Go to the Content Thursday, 9 September 2010
Your search for "Algirdas Šemeta" produced 25 items.
| 1. Ministers to discuss bank tax | September 2, 2010 |
|
|
Two taxation optionson the agenda but member states are divided over how to take action. The EU's finance ministers will meet in Brussels on 7 September to reconcile... |
 |
|
|
| 2. Commission relaunches talks on OLAF reform | July 15, 2010 |
|
|
The European Commission has relaunched discussions on reforming the EU's anti-fraud office, OLAF, in a bid to break a two-year deadlock. Algirdas Šemeta, the European... |
 |
|
|
| 3. Barroso should keep his eye on a guiding star | June 17, 2010 |
|
|
|
Commission president should take care that he does not do lasting damage to the principle of the single market. Pragmatism or principle? It is a constant dilemma for the... | |
| 4. Commission to relaunch talks on EU carbon tax | June 17, 2010 |
|
|
|
Proposal back on the agenda despite strong opposition from some member states. The European Commission will start discussions next Wednesday (23 June) on imposing a minimum... | |
| 5. The sky's not the limit | April 22, 2010 |
|
|
European commissioners take different routes out of Madrid. Getting to the meeting of European Union finance ministers in Madrid last week was a challenge. Getting away... |
 |
|
|
| 6. Commission launches search for new OLAF boss | April 8, 2010 |
|
|
|
Selection process comes on eve of a reappraisal of the anti-fraud office. The European Commission will today (9 April) launch the search for a new director-general for OLAF,... | |
| 7. Public prosecutor would help OLAF enter a new era | April 8, 2010 |
|
|
|
The Lisbon treaty offers a way to help clean up the EU's institutions and bolster the anti-fraud office. The European Parliament has over the short years of its existence... | |
| 8. Commission considers ‘enhanced co-operation' | March 11, 2010 |
|
|
Šemeta says he could push for an agreement on common corporate tax rules. Algirdas Šemeta, the European commissioner for taxation, has said he is prepared to push for an... |
|
|
|
| 9. Back in fashion but plagued by political problems | March 11, 2010 |
|
|
An EU-wide carbon tax is back on the agenda, but the Union must do more to realise its green ambitions. In Brussels no idea ever truly dies. Policy proposals linger in desk... |
 |
|
|
| 10. Šemeta seeks minimum tax on carbon emissions | March 4, 2010 |
|
|
|
New commission set to present draft legislation on carbon tax next month. Algirdas Šemeta, the new European commissioner for taxation, is planning to propose a minimum rate... | |
| 11. OLAF launches online tip-off service | March 1, 2010 |
|
|
Anti-fraud office hopes new service will make it easier for whistleblowers to come forward with information involving irregularities. The European Union's anti-fraud office,... |
 |
|
|
| 12. MEPs attack Šemeta over management of OLAF | February 25, 2010 |
|
|
The Parliament continues its attack on the new European commissioner for anti-fraud. Algirdas Šemeta, the new European commissioner for anti-fraud, has come under renewed... |
 |
|
|
| 13. Commissioners approve staff appointments | February 18, 2010 |
|
|
|
Backlog that had built up while the previous Commission had caretaker status is cleared.
The first meeting of the new college of European Commissioners yesterday (17... | |
| 14. Lack of screening burnt the Commission | January 28, 2010 |
|
|
The Jeleva episode reflects a deeper need for reform of the EU institutions' rules on conflicts of interest. One of the most remarkable aspects of the events that led to... |
 |
|
|
| 15. New Commission set to start work on 10 February | January 21, 2010 |
|
|
European Parliament to vote on Barroso's second team in Strasbourg on 9 February. The new European Commission is on course to take up office on 10 February, after a delay... |
 |
|
|
| 16. The candidates that failed to fall | January 21, 2010 |
|
|
It is a measure of how poorly Rumiana Jeleva performed as a candidate commissioner that she was the only nominee rejected. Going into the hearings, the expectation was... |
 |
|
|
| 17. Row delays endorsement of two commissioners | January 20, 2010 |
|
|
Liberal and centre-right MEPs argue over performances of Malmström and Šemeta. The endorsement of Cecilia Malmström and Algirdas Šemeta as members of the next... |
 |
|
|
| 18. Politics play into rating for new Commission | January 14, 2010 |
|
|
Jeleva and Šemeta come under fierce criticism, while the centre-right threatens to strike at Šefcovic. The chances of the new European Commission beginning its work on 1... |
 |
|
|
| 19. Who will be responsible for transparency? | December 17, 2009 |
|
|
A cross-party group of MEPs calls on the Commission's president to clarify his plans to increase transparency about lobbying. In the “Political guidelines for the next... |
 |
|
|
| 20. Commission portfolios re-shaped | November 27, 2009 |
|
|
|
Justice dossier split from home affairs; humanitarian aid split from development;
In announcing the distribution of portfolios in the next college of European... | |
