Go to the Content Friday, 19 March 2010
Your search for "Hans-Gert Pöttering" produced 342 items.
| 1. 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... | |
| 2. 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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| 3. 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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| 4. 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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| 5. 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... | |
| 6. 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... | |
| 7. 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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| 8. 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... | |
| 9. 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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| 10. European Council running order | June 18, 2009 |
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| 11. 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... | |
| 12. 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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| 13. 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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| 14. 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... | |
| 15. 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... | |
| 16. 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... | |
| 17. Topolánek's fall creates Lisbon treaty problems | March 26, 2009 |
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Barroso warns not to take treaty hostage.Vondra says ratification process is on track. European Union leaders are facing the possibility that the Czech Republic might not... | |
| 18. Welle, Welle, Welle | March 19, 2009 |
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Welle's Welt expands as Klaus settles in for a long reign. Klaus Welle took over on Monday (16 March) as secretary-general of the European Parliament, so the Parliament is... | |
| 19. A fresh challenge to show there is no stitch-up | March 19, 2009 |
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Rumours suggests the centre-right has found a response to its critics. Rumour has it that a second candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament has emerged within... | |
| 20. MEPs want greater influence over appointments | March 19, 2009 |
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Call for more control over make-up of Commission; concern that some parties are being left out. MEPs want to politicise the appointment of the next president of the European... |
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