Go to the Content Friday, 10 February 2012
Your search for "General Secretariat Of The Council Of The European Union" produced 25 items.
| 1. Robert Cooper appointed EEAS councellor | December 2, 2010 |
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Former British diplomat and director-general in the Council of Ministers joins the EU's diplomatic corps. | |
| 2. Timing, timing | December 17, 2009 |
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Time for a new job for Cristina. In bureaucracy, as in politics, timing is everything. For ten years Cristina Gallach was spokesperson for Javier Solana, while he was the... | |
| 3. Diplomatic service prompts Commission staff job fears | October 22, 2009 |
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Official at the European Commission worry about the consequences of the European External Action Service. The future status of thousands of European Commission officials... | |
| 4. French not spoken here... | February 26, 2009 |
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A linguistic contretemps between the Council and the Parliament. The conflict between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers in yet another budget row has... |
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| 5. High representative-in-waiting? | August 30, 2007 |
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It was at the EU summit in Brussels on 29 June 2004 that government leaders designated Javier Solana as EU foreign minister-in-waiting. That was in the days when people still... | |
| 6. Council and Commission clash over Russia | September 28, 2006 |
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A dispute between the European Commission and the Council of Ministers over negotiations with Russia has beset efforts to deepen ties with the EU's energy-rich neighbour.... | |
| 7. Grela stays loyal to Justus Lipsius | August 31, 2006 |
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Marek Grela, who was Poland's permanent representative to the EU until just before the summer break, is swapping one grey building for another. He has left behind the Polish... | |
| 8. Solana moots diplomatic service independent of the Commission | March 3, 2005 |
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Javier Solana, the EU's high representative for foreign policy, has floated the idea of setting up the Union's diplomatic service so that it is independent of both the... | |
| 9. Council and Commission ready for diplomat battle | December 2, 2004 |
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WORK on creating an EU diplomatic service to support the Union's future foreign minister has begun, opening up a host of potential turf wars between the European Commission... | |
| 10. Pearls of email wisdom | November 27, 2003 |
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I was particularly struck by Dennis Abbott's Europa contribution ‘Mankind's latest great achievement is...cheesy wit and wisdom by email' (European Voice, 20-26 November).... | |
| 11. Commission staff left out in cold by shortage of seats at meetings | June 26, 2003 |
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EUROPEAN Commission spokespeople are complaining that new rules reducing the number of seats available to the Commission during Council of Ministers sessions prevent them... | |
| 12. Leaders' pro-US letter ‘breached treaty' | February 6, 2003 |
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THE five EU prime ministers who signed a public declaration of solidarity with the US last week – departing from the common EU position on Iraq – acted in breach of the... | |
| 13. Women still missing out on top jobs, admits Council of Ministers | October 24, 2002 |
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EU governments have come under fire for failing to introduce reforms in the Council of Ministers aimed at promoting women. The criticism follows an admission by the Council... | |
| 14. Great and good bid Schwaiger farewell | January 31, 2002 |
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In a 'special session' last week EU ministers adopted a 'decision' naming Norbert Schwaiger as the Honorary Head of the Council Press Office. In the Justus Lipsius press... | |
| 15. Old-world charm improves north-south relations | March 29, 2001 |
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Relations between France and Sweden have never been particularly warm, but they reached a new low at the summit, when Persson's team insisted on including target dates for... | |
| 16. New cronyism row over Schengen | March 25, 1999 |
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The Commission is not alone in facing allegations of cronyism – the spotlight is now on the Council of Ministers, and not for the first time. Two years ago, eyebrows were... | |
| 17. Paris criticises Schengen staff recruitment drive | July 30, 1998 |
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THE French government is protesting over unfair recruitment practices in the Brussels-based Schengen secretariat, the body set up in 1996 to oversee the day-to-day running of... | |
| 18. EU split over role of 'big hitter' | July 2, 1998 |
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EUROPEAN governments remain deeply divided over the role of the EU's High Representative and its new foreign policy planning unit, only five working months before both are... | |
| 19. CFSP gets new marching orders | February 5, 1998 |
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THE EU's political directors have embarked upon a fundamental overhaul ofthe way Europe conducts its Common Foreign and Security Policy. Over the next five months, they will... | |
| 20. In brief, there is simply too much to do | January 15, 1998 |
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However, while the UK prime minister may be positively bursting with pride at the outstanding job his officials are doing, staff at the Council of Ministers' secretariat -... | |
