Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Erkki Liikanen" produced 459 items.
| 1. Rehn for president | March 17, 2011 |
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Does Finland's European commissioner have his eyes on a big job back home? Finnish media stories last week suggested that Olli Rehn, the European commissioner for economic... |
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| 2. European Voice ten years ago | January 24, 2008 |
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Brussels, 22 January 1998THE European Commission is to follow the lead set by MEPs and raise age limits on its recruitment competitions by ten years.The first signs of the... | |
| 3. European Voice ten years ago | November 22, 2007 |
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Brussels, 20 November 1997UNDER pressure from MEPs, a trio of European Commissioners is preparing to set out how it intends to tighten up existing procedures to combat any... | |
| 4. Saintly Slovak | July 6, 2006 |
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Good guys have it tough these days. Do-gooders barely register on the radar screen of a jaded and cynical world. If they are noticed at all, there is a tendency to indulge in... | |
| 5. European Voice ten years ago | June 29, 2006 |
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The European Commission is trying to restore its battered image in Brussels and achieve better value for money by introducing a comprehensive buildings policy for its staff... | |
| 6. European Voice ten years ago | January 12, 2006 |
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The EU is facing demands for the most radical overhaul of its budget in the Union's history as it tries to square rising costs with expanding ambitions. Changes being mooted... | |
| 7. European Voice ten years ago | November 17, 2005 |
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The unique system of European schools originally designed to educate the sons and daughters of EU officials is coming under increasing strain. Frustration and anger is... | |
| 8. Lobbying for and against defence | November 17, 2005 |
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The biggest lobby group for the defence industry in Brussels represents more than 800 firms with a combined yearly revenue of €100 billion. The Aerospace and Defence... | |
| 9. A Day in the life of Günter Verheugen? | June 30, 2005 |
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If, as seems increasingly likely, Catherine Day, who is currently director-general for environment at the Commission, is moved to head the enterprise department, will this... | |
| 10. Chips revolution sparking ‘Big Brother' snooping fears | May 4, 2005 |
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SMART new radio technology that could make it easier for companies to keep track of their lost stock – and allow citizens to get more information about the goods and... | |
| 11. Driving ambitions – to reduce deaths, ease emissions and invest in infrastructure | September 23, 2004 |
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Two MEPs voice their opinions on the best route towards vehicle and environmental safety. Carmakers can no longer merely pay lip-service to their environmental commitments,... | |
| 12. Top commissioners' posts filling fast | September 9, 2004 |
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MORE top jobs in the cabinets of José Manuel Barroso's commissioners-in-waiting were filled this week. Charlie McCreevy, Ireland's minister of finance, who is to... | |
| 13. Paediatric drugs plan faces setback | September 9, 2004 |
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PLANS to boost research into the effects of ‘out of patent' drugs on children could be scrapped because European commissioners cannot agree on a budget line for the... | |
| 14. Creating the ‘nano' state: why small is beautiful | July 15, 2004 |
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NANOTECHNOLOGY. It's so tiny you cannot see it. But it's the next big thing – at least it is if you believe European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin and former... | |
| 15. Car giants in cul-de-sac over parts legislation | July 8, 2004 |
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EUROPEAN car manufacturers have admitted they offered “no shockingly new” evidence to the European Commission – even though they pleaded with President Romano Prodi... | |
| 16. Industry ‘stalling progress' on pedestrian safety | July 8, 2004 |
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THE good news is that, thanks to huge investment from the car industry, drivers and their passengers are more likely than ever to survive a car crash. The bad news is that... | |
| 17. Safe bets and surprises for new College | July 8, 2004 |
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AS MANY as ten new faces could be seen in the new European Commission when it begins its mandate in November, according to insiders. The only definite newcomer so far is... | |
| 18. EU must stop brain-drain to stay innovative | July 1, 2004 |
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THE European Commission is looking ahead to the seventh research Framework Programme (7FP), but there is much to be done with the current programme (6FP) if the EU is to... | |
| 19. Dutch minister hits out at ‘lame duck' Commission | June 17, 2004 |
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DUTCH Foreign MinisterBen Bot has warned that the Netherlands' EU presidency starting on 1 July will take place in difficult conditions, as the European Commission is now... | |
| 20. Legitimate businesses risk drowning in sea of ‘spam' | June 3, 2004 |
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TODAY'S phenomenal increase in spam is resulting in a drop of consumer confidence in the internet as a marketplace and is costly for consumers, distance selling companies... | |
