
Your search for "Günter Verheugen" produced 442 items.
| 1. The Verheugen experience | July 28, 2011 |
Former European commissioner returns to Brussels. Welcome back to Günter Verheugen, who was a European commissioner from 1999-2010, and has since become non-executive... |
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| 2. Honesty is the best policy | April 28, 2011 |
Tightening up rules for commissioners. The European commissioners agreed last week to tighten the code of conduct governing their behaviour. Among the rules is one that... |
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| 3. Verheugen restricted | February 3, 2011 |
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Former European commissioner for enterprise will not be able to have any contact with his previous department. The European Commission acted yesterday (3 February) to... | |
| 4. Verheugen allowed to take up advisory posts | July 8, 2010 |
Former European commission given go-ahead to take up several positions for banks and business. The European Commission has authorised Günter Verheugen, who for ten... |
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| 5. Change in administration of pharma policy welcomed | December 10, 2009 |
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Pharmaceutical policy moves from enterprise to health and consumers. When José Manuel Barroso announced the proposed line-up of his next European Commission, it was... | |
| 6. In the green corner... | October 29, 2009 |
Former lawyer proud of his time as commissioner. The car industry, the Canadian government and Maltese heron hunters will be among those not sorry to see him go. But... |
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| 7. In space, no one can hear you postulate | October 15, 2009 |
Going boldy where other people have gone before. Another year, another attempt to get serious about space policy. Europe may be losing the battle for global competitiveness... |
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| 8. Kroes hopeful of deal on compensation claims | October 8, 2009 |
Commissioner's plans face mounting opposition over fears of a wave of ‘US- style' class actions. Neelie Kroes, the European commissioner for competition, is still pressing... |
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| 9. Row over emissions plan for vans | October 8, 2009 |
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Enterprise commissioner seeks to delay proposal to cut emissions from vans and minibuses. Günter Verheugen, the European commissioner for enterprise, is fighting to... | |
| 10. Neutral lobbyist | October 8, 2009 |
The president of BusinessEurope needs to work hard to give the organisation a forceful voice. Jürgen Thumann has never shunned responsibility. Aged 19, he became... |
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| 11. UK questions Opel deal | September 24, 2009 |
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Mandelson questions choice of Magna as carmaker's new owner and presses Commission to probe link between German subsidies and job cuts. Peter Mandelson, the UK's business... | |
| 12. A look back in well-controlled anger | September 10, 2009 |
An academic avoids the dangers of anger as he unravels quite how – and why – Romania secured EU membership. Tom Gallagher's book is a look back in anger at a decade-long... |
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| 13. Is it feeble to be flexible? | July 23, 2009 |
The European Commission has been getting into difficulties as it tries to ease the conditions for member states to get access to the EU's various aid funds. The European... |
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| 14. Gentle Swede | July 2, 2009 |
Selected for his experience, Christian Danielsson will be Sweden's man on the ground in Brussels during the country's presidency. The challenges facing the incoming Swedish... |
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| 15. Phone chargers to be standardised in EU | June 29, 2009 |
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Largest mobile-phone makers accept European Commission demand for common chargers. Ten of the world's biggest mobile phone today responded to pressure from the European... | |
| 16. The 'new normal' could be messy and inefficient | June 4, 2009 |
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The economic crisis and political changes in key member states could mean a different, and rather unpleasant, future for the EU. Whatever the voter turnout and its political... | |
| 17. EU issues warning on GM deal | May 29, 2009 |
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EU ministers join together to reject ‘economic nationalism' in bid to save US carmaker's European subsidiaries. Ministers affirmed today that national governments must... | |
| 18. EU ministers to discuss GM | May 28, 2009 |
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Belgian and UK concerns prompt special meeting of industry ministers on support for European subsidiaries of General Motors. The European Commission announced today that it... | |
| 19. Verheugen warns of threat from 'protectionist US elements' | March 26, 2009 |
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Enterprise commissioner tells European Business Summit that the public procurement sector is a particular problem Günter Verheugen, the European commissioner for... | |
| 20. European Business Summit in pictures | March 26, 2009 |
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See who is attending the European Business Summit in Brussels | |