Election of new EP President, 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors
by KG/EUROPAThe first act of the newly-elected European Parliament when it meets on 1 July will be to elect its President. The acting President, Gianni Pittella, who has been re-elected to Parliament,...
View ArticleParliament prepares to rubber stamp its president
by Andy CarlingOn Tuesday, the new plenary will gather in, where else but Strasbourg, and with half the parliament being new, they will, no doubt enjoy the long, painful journey to the surprisingly...
View ArticleCommission presents actions to better protect and enforce intellectual...
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission has adopted two communications – an Action Plan to address infringements of intellectual property rights in the EU and a Strategy for the protection and enforcement...
View ArticleAdapt or die
by New EuropeFor once, all of Europe’s politicians are in agreement: People are demanding change. This was the lesson from voters and from those who didn’t feel there was anything to vote for. From the...
View ArticleŠefčovič: What next for the EU?
by KG/EUROPAEuropean Commission Vice-President for interinstitutional relations and administration, Maroš Šefčovič, gave a speech about what next for the EU in the meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC...
View ArticleLithuania enters the Eurozone
by Dan AlexeLithuania on Wednesday obtained approval on its plans to join the eurozone on January 1. Ministers from the 28-nation bloc cleared the final legal hurdle for Lithuania to become the 19th...
View ArticleCommission says EU citizens more favourable towards the EU
by KG/EUROPAToday, the latest Standard Eurobarometer survey results are published. This is the first EU-wide opinion poll conducted since the European Parliament elections in May. According to the...
View ArticleEurope Expects
by New EuropeIt might be a noble cause. Most European parliament groups have already announced that they will not vote for the new Juncker Commission unless the new president and the member state...
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Be Bold!
by New EuropeGianni Pittella, the new Socialists &Democrats (S&D) group leader says that Europe needs to change, not just policies, but how it works to face the challenges that have been...
View ArticleThe Juncker Commission
by KG/EUROPAToday, President-elect Juncker unveiled his team and the new shape of the next European Commission. After the European Union has come through one of the most testing periods in its history,...
View ArticleThe Juncker Commission: no further EU enlargement
by Dan AlexeThe main thing to be retained from the structure and the composition of the new EU Commission is its strictly hierarchic and rather rigid structure. The new College has seven Vice...
View ArticleA break with the past
by Dan AlexeAfter the initial surprise, the Juncker Commission can now be judged for both its boldness and its weaknesses. Boosting the Eurozone economy was obviously the main goal behind its...
View ArticleA new commission staggers into existence
by Andy CarlingThe next European Commission is staggering into existence and it now looks like it might take office in time after a long series of delays and unseemly squabbling.It was in late May that...
View ArticleNew Head of European Commission Regional Office in Munich
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission has appointed Mr Joachim Menze as Head of its Regional Office in Munich covering both Bavaria and Baden Württemberg.Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič said: "I am very...
View ArticlePublic hearings of commissioners-candidate: format and schedule
by KG/EUROPAThe candidate commissioners as presented by incoming Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, will be scrutinised by the European Parliament committees from 29 September to 7 October....
View Article2013 - the year of all records for OLAF
by Dan AlexeAccording to the buoyant OLAF chief Giovanni Kessler, 2013 seems to have been the year of all records until now for the The European Anti-fraud Office: a higher number of cases were opened...
View ArticleCouncil adopts new rules on European political parties
by KG/EUROPAThe Council today adopted new rules on the statute and funding of European political parties, following a first-reading agreement reached with the European Parliament. The rules cover a...
View ArticleApplication of EU Law: how EU Member States performed in 2013
by KG/EUROPAThere has been a marked decrease in the number of on-going infringement cases in recent years whilst the number of cases resolved through in problem solving mechanisms such as EU Pilot has...
View ArticleEU Commission hearings get more partisan
by KG/XINHUACommittee hearings for the European Union (EU)'s new college of Commissioners have descended into partisan tit-for-tat. Confirmation of two of the most high profile nominees, Britain's...
View ArticleThe Unhearing
by New EuropeAs the results of the European Elections came in one May night, Jean-Claude Juncker, Martin Schulz and Guy Verhofstadt all stood in front of the citizens and pledged “No more backroom...
View ArticleRequests for Commission documents reach record high
by KG/EUROPAThe latest annual report on public access to documents, adopted today, shows that the European Commission dealt with more access to documents requests than ever before during 2013. There...
View ArticleAnother Fine Mess
by New EuropeTechnically, the European Parliament’s hearings into the candidates for the next Commission are an exercise in oversight and transparency. In truth, they are a contest of political power,...
View ArticleRewarded in Bulc: Juncker’s Commission
by Dan AlexeIt was meant to be an example of democracy and rejuvenation both for the Parliament and for the Commission, but the hearings of the future Commissioners fizzled out with the liquidation of...
View ArticleA New Hope
by New EuropeThe die is cast, the new Commission decided.This has happened before the European Parliament hearings have concluded, but no matter. The political groups have decided to bring down the...
View ArticleOn your marks
by New EuropeThere was a strange and unfamiliar feeling in the air after Jean-Claude Juncker finished presenting his programme to the European Parliament, something very different. There’s a word for...
View ArticleThird Letter to President Jean Claude Juncker
by KassandraWelcome President Juncker,You inspire hope, Mr. President, and great expectations because you are in a position to make things happen. You have to heal a Europe which has been close to...
View ArticleStatesmanship time
by New EuropeSadly, Jean Claude Juncker was right to speak of a “last chance Commission”, and so was Pierre Moscovici when he spoke of a “last chance saloon”. Even sadder is the fact that some Member...
View ArticleA heavy Tusk
by New EuropeThere are two real challenges, Presidents Jean Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk are facing in the years to come. They must convince Angela Merkel to let the European Central Bank to print...
View ArticleCommission appoints Head of the new European Political Strategy Centre
by KG/EUROPAPresident Juncker appointed today Ann Mettler, as Head of the European Commission's new European Political Strategy Centre. The EPSC is the Commission's in-house think-tank providing...
View ArticleJuncker’s revolution
by New EuropeThe instructions to the Commission services on how to run the shop for the period 2014-2019 issued by the Secretariat General last Tuesday, indicates the firm intention of President Jean...
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