Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
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| 1. Wallis's resignation leads to row over replacements | January 26, 2012 |
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Liberal MEP could be replaced by her husband amid concern that move will hurt Parliament's image. The announcement by Diana Wallis, a UK Liberal MEP, that she intends to step... |
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| 2. Rehn slams eurozone credit rating downgrades | January 14, 2012 |
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S&P strips France and Austria of AAA status; Cyprus and Portugal downgraded to 'junk'. Olli Rehn, the European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, has strongly... |
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| 3. Italy would back 'gradual' ban on Iranian oil | January 6, 2012 |
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EU later this month expected to agree on a ban on imports of Iranian oil. Mario Monti, Italy's prime minister, has said that Italy will only agree to an embargo on imports of... |
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| 4. Merkel, Sarkozy to push for financial transaction tax | January 5, 2012 |
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German and French leaders will discuss eurozone crisis at meeting next week. Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel will renew calls for a financial transaction tax at a bilateral... |
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| 5. The paper clip, 3 January | January 3, 2012 |
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Protests in Hungary, Spanish debt worries and problems for the German president in our round-up of what's in the newspapers. Thousands of people protested in Budapest last... | |
| 6. A strange quarrel over the right to feed the EU's poor | December 10, 2011 |
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Power-struggle between the European Commission and national governments over food aid. A battle over who should pay for free food for the EU's poorest citizens has turned... |
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| 7. Poland expects ECB to help end euro crisis | December 1, 2011 |
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EU's presidency believes Germany will accept central-bank role in exchange for changes to the EU treaty. The Polish presidency of the EU's Council of Ministers believes... |
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| 8. Merkel, Sarkozy back treaty change | November 24, 2011 |
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German chancellor and French president reject extension of ECB's powers and say treaty-change proposal will be made before next European summit. Angela Merkel and Nicolas... |
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| 9. The business of social responsibility | November 17, 2011 |
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Examining a project that bids to integrate the study of poverty into MBA programmes. Why should business education concern itself with poverty? Conceivably it might feature... |
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| 10. Bias persists against newer EU states | October 13, 2011 |
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Agriculture commissioner admits reform concessions. Dacian Ciolos, the European commissioner for agriculture and rural development, has admitted compromising on his ambition... |
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| 11. The farm manager | October 13, 2011 |
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The European commissioner for agriculture promises reform. In the complex world of Romanian politics, Dacian Ciolos was a very rare bird: a technocrat with no party... |
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| 12. EU readies aid plan to shore up fragile banks | October 6, 2011 |
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National finance ministries and the European Commission are trying to stave off a banking crisis by preparing for a recapitalisation of the region's weakest banks. A... |
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| 13. Greece passes controversial property tax | September 28, 2011 |
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Reports of eurozone split over terms of second Greek bail-out. The Greek government last night approved a property tax that aims to raise funds to help the country reduce... |
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| 14. '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... | |
| 15. Harsh mood music, glum coda | June 9, 2011 |
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Allegations about jet travel and hotel bills have hurt the Commission, which will be sensitive about the possible knock-on effects on staff salaries and pensions. The... |
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| 16. 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... | |
| 17. Parallel lives | April 28, 2011 |
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Similar problems for director-generals. When the Commission's department for justice and home affairs was divided up into a department for justice and a department for home... | |
| 18. Extra train (one way) to carry staff to Strasbourg | April 20, 2011 |
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Parliament scraps monthly charter flight from Brussels to Strasbourg. The European Parliament has scrapped its monthly charter flight from Brussels to Strasbourg at the... |
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| 19. Grand plans, poor timing | April 7, 2011 |
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An ambitious proposal on financing the EU will struggle to win support in the face of harsh economic realities. The long-heralded proposal from three European Parliament... | |
| 20. Commission adopts Roma targets | April 5, 2011 |
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Member states required to draft Roma integration strategies, report on progress.
The European Commission has adopted targets in education, housing, employment and health... |
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