Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
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| 1. Commission's development plans thrown into disarray | February 8, 2012 |
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Commission demands action from regional government to reduce traffic on rue de la Loi. The European Commission has abandoned its plans to develop an office site in Brussels... | |
| 2. It never rains, it floods | February 8, 2012 |
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One big happy family at the EEAS? Whisper this very, very softly, but the members of the EU's diplomatic corps might one day soon – 15 months after its formation – find... |
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| 3. Living in a German Europe | February 8, 2012 |
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Thankfully, Angela Merkel – Europe's most determined and powerful politician – is at last listening to others. Vladimir Lenin was reportedly fond of quoting Karl Marx on... | |
| 4. 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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| 5. Almunia plans to modernise EU state-aid rules | February 2, 2012 |
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State-aid rules should become more ‘efficient' under plan. Joaquín Almunia, the European commissioner for competition, will today announce proposals to modernise the... |
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| 6. Feeling the pinch | January 26, 2012 |
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A low-key venue for a Commission seminar. Never let it be said that the European Commission isn't feeling the pinch in these tough economic times. The college of... | |
| 7. Little sign of weakness | January 26, 2012 |
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The Commission is performing well in trying circumstances. The comment piece entitled “A weaker Commission?” (19-25 January) requires a response. | |
| 8. Support for all | January 26, 2012 |
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Yannis Vardakastanis, president of the European Disability Forum, on how childhood misfortune led to a fulfilling life and career helping others. When Yannis Vardakastanis... | |
| 9. Greece urged to reach deal with bondholders | January 24, 2012 |
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Latest private-sector involvement plan deemed unacceptable; former European Commission president to head up bail-out fund's investment arm. Finance ministers tonight (23... | |
| 10. Finance ministers strike deal on derivatives | January 24, 2012 |
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Compromise means agreement with European Parliament is likely within days. National finance ministers have reached a deal on proposed legislation governing how the trade... | |
| 11. A weaker Commission? | January 19, 2012 |
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Whose fault it is that the European commissioners in Barroso II are performing below both hope and expectation? Could it be that our expectations of the European Commission... | |
| 12. San Tropez, anyone? | January 19, 2012 |
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Date confusion over the next European Council. When Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, announced in December that national leaders would meet again in... |
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| 13. Inching away from democracy? | January 19, 2012 |
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Observers fear rise of ‘illiberal democracy'. European Union officials are increasingly worried that Turkey might be drifting in the direction of authoritarianism. A wave... |
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| 14. COO, cabinet DN | January 19, 2012 |
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| 15. At the coalface | January 12, 2012 |
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Anna Zvolikevich on the challenges of representing Ukrainian heavy industry in Brussels. This may not be the easiest time to be promoting Ukrainian interests in the EU –... |
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| 16. A career gamble that has paid off | December 15, 2011 |
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Silke Toenshoff on how her desire for a job that combines politics and economics brought her to the Committee of the Regions. When Silke Toenshoff applied almost a decade ago... |
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| 17. A coalition of EU lovers and haters | December 15, 2011 |
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The incoming Danish presidency is split on the bigger questions of European policy, but it should have no problem pushing forward day-to-day work. Those in Brussels wanting a... | |
| 18. Eco-friendly federalist | December 15, 2011 |
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Isabelle Durant, a Brussels native who has taken a short trip to the European Parliament. “Isabelle Durant is a friend of the Marxist guerrilla movement and has come here... |
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| 19. ‘Phantom' MEPs finally make it to the European Parliament | December 12, 2011 |
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18 additional MEPs formally take up seats in Parliament. An additional 18 MEPs will officially take up their seats today (12 December) at the final plenary session of the... | |
| 20. Defending the spirit of Beaumarchais | December 8, 2011 |
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Cécile Despringre on a career spent protecting the rights of authors and audiovisual artists. At different points in her career, Cécile Despringre has worked... |
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