Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Location Of European Union Institutions" produced 213 items.
| 1. Counting the cost of overseas trips | February 8, 2012 |
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Are journeys abroad by delegations of MEPs worth the expense? The European Parliament's budgetary control committee is looking at ways to cut the costs of such travel and... |
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| 2. Budgets committee approves €38m purchase of buildings | December 15, 2011 |
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Purchase of three buildings to be funded from unspent 2011 surplus, while a further €110 million will be needed for renovation. The European Parliament's budgets... |
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| 3. France-Germany announce second EU summit | October 20, 2011 |
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Merkel and Sarkozy statement says second European Council will be held by Wednesday at the latest. Preparations for Sunday's European Council have been thrown into disarray,... |
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| 4. MEPs to endorse 5.2% budget increase | October 20, 2011 |
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Parliament wants €133bn for the EU budget as MEPs argue more money is needed for jobs and growth. The European Parliament will call for a substantial increase in... |
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| 5. Fire forces closure of European Parliament | September 19, 2011 |
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Staff evacuated because of fire in nearby electrical substation. A fire in an electrical substation today led to a power cut in large parts of the EU quarter, including the... |
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| 6. The European Parliament belongs in Strasbourg | July 14, 2011 |
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The Parliament should only have one seat, and it shouldn't be in Brussels. Your headline on a news report on the possibility of a single seat for the European Parliament –... |
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| 7. 'Majority of MEPs' want to axe trips to Strasbourg | July 12, 2011 |
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Group says Strasbourg should be given a university and the European Court of Justice instead of the Parliament. The majority of MEPs are in favour of a single seat for the... | |
| 8. MEPs demand one base ‘to save money' | May 12, 2011 |
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Report says Parliament could save money if it had just one base. MEPs have called for the European Parliament to stop meeting in both Brussels and Strasbourg, as a... | |
| 9. MEPs seek EU seat at United Nations | May 5, 2011 |
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Parliament to discuss defence and security, while MEPs argue that Better co-operation is ‘a necessity'. MEPs are expected to issue a call for an EU seat on the United... |
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| 10. Commission told: you are not welcome here | April 7, 2011 |
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Debate highlights tensions between the EU and local governments, with local mayor voicing opposition to Commission plans to develop Delta site.
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| 11. ‘EU's capital' struggles to live up to its billing | April 7, 2011 |
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Is Brussels a capital of Europe?
The conference began with an assessment of the extent to which Brussels is or is not a capital of Europe. | |
| 12. Capital gains and losses for Brussels | March 24, 2011 |
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Efforts need to be made to close the gap between the Belgian city and the EU institutions. Brussels claims to be the capital of Europe, but the claim is, like much of the... | |
| 13. Parliament's place is in Strasbourg | March 17, 2011 |
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By voting to reduce the number of plenary sessions in Strasbourg, MEPs are reinforcing a harmful image of the European Union. Some MEPs have chosen to adopt an amendment on... |
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| 14. France to take legal action over decision to cut Strasbourg trips | March 15, 2011 |
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EU affairs minister says vote to hold two sessions in one week “ignores” treaty obligations. The French government has said it will take the European Parliament to the... |
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| 15. Sleepless in Strasbourg? | March 10, 2011 |
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What do MEPs, Parliamentary staff, journalists, lobbyists and diplomats all have in common? Difficulties in booking a hotel room for the Parliament's monthly plenary session... |
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| 16. Defiant MEPs approve ploy to axe trips to Strasbourg | March 10, 2011 |
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Defying the wishes of the leaders of the Parliament's two biggest political groups, the MEPs voted by a margin of more than 100 to fudge the EU treaty obligation that the... |
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| 17. Group of MEPs demands debate on Parliament's seat | February 10, 2011 |
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Study claims MEPs want say on Parliament's seat, while Daul and Schulz dismiss study as ‘waste of time'. A group of ten current and former MEPs, chaired by Edward... |
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| 18. MEPs fear diminishing economic influence | February 10, 2011 |
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MEPs claim that they are being sidelined while EU leaders plan to insert a permanent eurozone crisis mechanism into the EU treaty. Elmar Brok, a German centre-right MEP,... | |
| 19. Spending rows damage the EU's credibility | February 10, 2011 |
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Fights over budget and location do not make the EU look good in the eyes of the public. The arguments between different European Union institutions over their administrative... | |
| 20. Seeking to raise the interest rate | February 3, 2011 |
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Plans will aim to improve attendance at debates; dull debates and diary clashes take the blame. Poor attendance at its plenary debates has been a growing problem for the... |
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