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EU Commission: Workings of the European Commission

Workings of the European Commission

Headquartered in the Berlaymont building in Brussels, the European Commission acts as an executive of the European Union, like a supranational independent government, with one commissioner from each…

EU Commission

EU Commission: Barroso, centrist reformer and chameleonBarroso, centrist reformer and chameleon EU Commission: Barroso talks to euronews on his second termBarroso talks to euronews on his second term EU Commission: Commissioners must convince MEPs they can do the jobCommissioners must convince MEPs they can do the…
José Manuel Barroso, in his first five years in office as President of the European Commission, showed his power of political adaptability so often…
The euronews Brussels correspondent, Sergio Cantone, asked President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso about his priorities for his…
To become a European Commissioner means sitting a test. The European Parliament has power of approval over the whole team, though individual…
  1. Commission less neo-liberal than before – expert
  2. Iceland seeks EU warmth to fend off isolation
  3. Bulgarian ‘new’ commissioner concludes EP hearings
  4. Washington confirms Obama not to attend EU-US summit
  5. Brussels protest over job cuts
  6. Gender imbalance and positive discrimination

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EU delays body scanner decisioneuropa EU delays body scanner decision 21/01 21:03 CET

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Society: Peeling red tape off social rights

Peeling red tape off social rights

Guaranteeing the right to social benefits of some 10 million mobile Europeans who live, work or are retired outside their home countries in the EU has become a growing challenge for the European…

Society

: Greek credibility on the lineGreek credibility on the line Culture: On the trail of the lost heart of SuleymanOn the trail of the lost heart of Suleyman Culture: Istanbul is the 2010 European capital of cultureIstanbul is the 2010 European capital of culture
Young Greeks were told: ‘Get an education, so you’ll make a good living’. But something went wrong along the way. Greece spent like there was no…
This year Europe celebrates not one but three capitals of culture: Essen in Germany, Istanbul and Pecs in Hungary. During the Ottoman Empire, Pecs…
Off the beaten track, we’ve asked figures from the world of art to give us their vision on Turkey’s most diverse city. Between East and West, this…
  1. Entrepreneurs vital to beat recession
  2. Clearing unexploded mines from European seas
  3. Better parental leave could boost birth rates
  4. Eastern European writers assess EU integration
  5. EU plans assault on poverty and social exclusion
  6. Learning to do business with China

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Conflict: Forgotten victims of a frozen conflict

Forgotten victims of a frozen conflict

Internally displaced people from Azerbaijan are the forgotten victims of the frozen conflict: Nagorno Karabakh. Entire communities were expelled from their lands after war broke out. In the…

Conflict

Humanitarian aid: Fighting the Buruli ulcerFighting the Buruli ulcer Water: A clear look at dirty waterA clear look at dirty water Tsunami: Post-tsunami Sri Lanka – Five years onPost-tsunami Sri Lanka – Five years on
The Buruli ulcer eats holes in children. They are the main victims in several African countries. International charity organisations are working with…
Worldwide, a billion people have no access to clean drinking water. One third of humanity does not even have a basic toilet at home. Two thirds of…
It was a giant wave bowling in at 200 kilometres per hour destroying everything in its path. The tsunami of the 26th December 2004 killed more than…
  1. Romania, Dec. 1989 – seeking the truth
  2. India’s way to cutting carbon emissions
  3. Climate change challenges China
  4. Kenyans fight drought with stone-age technology
  5. Minaret debate angers Swiss muslims
  6. Latvia blues, from military-political to economic

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Africa: Africités Summit roundup

Africités Summit roundup

Every three years, representatives of local authorities and local governments across Africa hold a summit to discuss how they can better serve the 350 million people who live in their communities…

Africa

Mideast: Jerusalem: eternally divided or a glimpse of a better future?Jerusalem: eternally divided or a glimpse of a… Terrorism: Mauritania’s battle with a new wave of terrorismMauritania’s battle with a new wave of terrorism Terrorism: Terrorism threat in MauritaniaTerrorism threat in Mauritania
Who owns Jerusalem? Who is allowed to build or live there? Israel approves hundreds of building permits a year for Jews wanting to settle in the Arab…
The terrorism that Tunisia experienced in the 1980s erupted in Algeria in the 1990s. The wave of terrorist activity later spread west to Morroco…
Mauritania, a large country next to the Atlantic Ocean, a vast expanse made up of desert, the sand constantly swirling towards the capital…
  1. No jump start for peace
  2. West Bank settlers accused of hounding Palestinians
  3. Demining Jordan
  4. Rebuilding the Palestinian Authority
  5. EU helps Jordan reform its vocational training system
  6. Women’s rights in Jordan

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Economy: Germany and Poland join hands across the Oder

Germany and Poland join hands across the Oder

Its six fifteen a.m. this is Berlin, Bogdan Kazimirek catches the eastbound Eurocity train to Poznan in Poland, the Polish frontier is just 60 kilometres from the German capital. The German and…

Economy

Berlin Wall: Leipzig-The birthplace of a peaceful revolutionLeipzig-The birthplace of a peaceful revolution Poland: Poznan prepares for UN Climate ConferencePoznan prepares for UN Climate Conference Poland: The re-invention of Poland’s KatowiceThe re-invention of Poland’s Katowice
Leipzig, the city of Bach and Mendelssohn is also the place that spawned a revolution. On October the 9th 1989, 70,000 citizens defied the guns and…
Global warming is descending on Poland – Poznan to be precise, which is to host the forthcoming United Nations Climate Conference in December. But…
Katowice – surrounded by mountains and built in Poland’s coal mining area. But this Silesian city is about to re-invent itself with a major…
  1. A taste of Lyon, capital of gastronomy
  2. Gijon comes to terms with an ever changing world
  3. “Made in China” does the business in Germany
  4. Hit the North for British ideas on urban renewal

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EU Parliament: National parliaments and the EU’s Lisbon Treaty

National parliaments and the EU’s Lisbon Treaty

The new Lisbon Treaty increases national parliaments’ involvement in the formation of European legislation. This has been hailed as a constructive novelty by some, while others warn that it also…

EU Parliament

EU Presidency: Spain at the helm to implement the Lisbon TreatySpain at the helm to implement the Lisbon Treaty Human Rights: EU award for Sakharov’s Memorial in RussiaEU award for Sakharov’s Memorial in Russia Climate: Spain’s example fighting climate changeSpain’s example fighting climate change
Spain takes over the European presidency in the new year. It is a presidency that will oversee the implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon. Is now…
While the governments of the EU favour realpolitik in their relations with Russia, the European Parliament plays a role as guardian of conscience. It…
Spain is one of the European countries at the highest risk from climate change. National and local authorities are harnessing innovation to try and…
  1. Iceland and the EU – a lasting affair?
  2. Visa-free EU travel for Balkan states?
  3. Will the pieces of the Lebanese political jigsaw ever fit?
  4. Malta, immigration and xenophobia
  5. EU is seeking for Council President
  6. Airline passengers rights

Latest agora

European Union: Agora sees out 2009

Agora sees out 2009

2009 has been a memorable year for the EU, studded with successes and failures, subjected to global tensions and internal growing pains in equal measure. How has the EU emerged from a troubled 12…

European Union

Religion: Debate rages over Swiss minaretsDebate rages over Swiss minarets Berlin Wall: Tiananmen Square and the Berlin Wall 20-years onTiananmen Square and the Berlin Wall 20-years on Climate: Climate Change and Development: what global response?Climate Change and Development: what global…
This edition of Agora took us to Switzerland, where amongst the Alpine tranquility a controversy is raging over the construction of minarets around…
1989 saw two of the most dramatic events in recent world history, in June China ordered the crackdown on pro-democracy students at Tiananmen Square…
Two year ago, Rajendra Kuma Pachauri received the nobel peace prize alongside Al Gore for his work at the head of the international group of experts…
  1. Will the Lisbon Treaty achieve its goals?
  2. “What’s left for the Left?“
  3. Europe divided over Barroso
  4. Will globalisation break up Europe or help it close ranks?
  5. What future for Guadeloupe?
  6. Two differing views on Gaza from within Israel

questions for europe

Euro: Adopting the euro

Adopting the euro

People in the Eastern member states of the European Union have become less enthusiastic about adopting the euro according to a recent Eurobarometer survey. Why is that?

Euro

Children: TV KidsTV Kids European Union: The Three CouncilsThe Three Councils COP 15: Copenhagen : An EU failure?Copenhagen : An EU failure?
Young French people on average spend three and a half hours per day in front of TV or internet screens or game consoles. That’s about 1,200 hours in…
There is the Council of the European Union, the European Council and the Council of Europe. They are completely distinct. What are they?
Chaotic, laborious and disappointing are the words some critics use to describe talks at the Copenhagen climate summit in December. Some point the…
  1. Spain’s EU presidency to boost organ donations
  2. The Lisbon Treaty explained
  3. European ombudsman election
  4. European Year against Poverty
  5. Barroso II Commission
  6. Young Europeans