Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Hans-Gert Pöttering" produced 346 items.
| 1. Painful history lessons | March 10, 2011 |
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More problems for the House of European History. The European Parliament's museum project – to create a House of European History in Brussels – is turning into something... |
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| 2. Cautious Klaus | January 20, 2011 |
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Secretary-general of the European Parliament doesn't face the cameras. Klaus Welle, the secretary-general of the European Parliament and sometime right-hand man of Hans-Gert... | |
| 3. Presidential premium | October 7, 2010 |
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Who fancies an old European Parliament car? Would you buy a used car from this EU institution? The European Parliament is selling five BMWs, a Mercedes, a Škoda, a... |
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| 4. A lack of European solidarity | May 12, 2010 |
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Jerzy Buzek's linguistic problems. European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek has run into some linguistic problems in his attempt to have an area in Brussels, next to the... |
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| 5. Is the Parliament too politicised? | March 18, 2010 |
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Staff move between the groups and secretariat; Parliament's Secretariat accused of seeking to delay report A dispute among MEPs over how the European Parliament spends its... | |
| 6. MEPs' big push brings small gains | October 15, 2009 |
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MEPs seek to change legislative agenda; Commission will have last say in proposal revisions. In Germany's political system, when a parliament is dissolved before a general... |
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| 7. Sceptical industrialist | September 17, 2009 |
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The chairman of the European Parliament's industry committee has a forthright manner, which sometimes borders on bluntness. His critics describe Herbert Reul as opinionated;... |
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| 8. Pöttering: the glory years | July 16, 2009 |
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Relive those classic moments in a big glossy book. Those already pining for the glory days of Hans-Gert Pöttering's illustrious reign as president of the European... |
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| 9. Buzek elected Parliament's president | July 14, 2009 |
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Former Polish prime minister to head the European Parliament for two-and-a-half years. Polish centre-right MEP Jerzy Buzek was today elected as the president of the European... | |
| 10. Parliament's immaturity laid bare | July 9, 2009 |
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By agreeing on its next president in secrecy, the Parliament is working against its own principles of more transparency. The European Parliament appears to have problems... | |
| 11. MEPs to set out stall for the next five years | July 9, 2009 |
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First task is to decide on new Parliament president; ceremony to be held for departing MEPs. The new European Parliament will convene for the first time on Tuesday (14 July)... |
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| 12. Mauro withdraws candidacy for Parliament president | July 6, 2009 |
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Jerzy Buzek gets clear run to become the first president of the European Parliament from a new member state. Italian MEP Mario Mauro has withdrawn his bid to stand... | |
| 13. MEPs challenge changes to voluntary pension fund | June 18, 2009 |
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Discontent will attempt to close funding gap, but fund's board of directors appeals against MEPs' move. Reform of the European Parliament's controversial additional... |
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| 14. European Council running order | June 18, 2009 |
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| 15. Centre-right remains strongest political force in Germany | June 8, 2009 |
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CDU/CSU win 42 seats in the European Parliament elections despite a drop in support. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Chancellor Angela Merkel remains Germany's... | |
| 16. Demob happy in Strasbourg | May 14, 2009 |
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No asparagus but quizzes, the harmonica and barbed wire! The final European Parliament session in Strasbourg was marked by some strange events. On Monday, before the session... |
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| 17. Irish archbishop calls for Lisbon treaty clarifications | May 11, 2009 |
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Diarmuid Martin says Irish citizens need to understand the importance of Europe. One of Ireland's chief Catholic clergymen has called on EU leaders to provide the Irish... |
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| 18. MEPs seek to prevent Le Pen from chairing the Parliament | May 5, 2009 |
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Left and centre-right groups want to amend the Parliament's internal rules. The European Parliament aims to change its rules to prevent French National Front MEP Jean-Marie... | |
| 19. Show and tell | April 30, 2009 |
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Parliament's working methods leave a lot to be desired. You couldn't make it up. Last Thursday (23 April), European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering and German... | |
| 20. Parliament's bit-part actors are political incompetents | April 2, 2009 |
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European voters deserve better than a lifelong MEP and a former mayor. The European Union is often accused – rightly – of lacking political drama, but last week at least... | |
