World news about “EU Commission”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Barroso talks to euronews on his second term The euronews Brussels correspondent, Sergio Cantone, asked President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso… 08/02/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, Barroso EU Commission
Barroso, centrist reformer and chameleon José Manuel Barroso, in his first five years in office as President of the European Commission, showed his power of… 07/02/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, Barroso EU Commission
Commission less neo-liberal than before – expert Political expert Mario Telo, from the Institute for European Studies in Brussels, speaks to euronews about the… 07/02/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, Barroso EU Commission
Commissioners must convince MEPs they can do the job To become a European Commissioner means sitting a test. The European Parliament has power of approval over the whole… 07/02/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, Barroso EU Commission
Workings of the European Commission Headquartered in the Berlaymont building in Brussels, the European Commission acts as an executive of the European… 07/02/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, Barroso EU Commission
The OECD and the European Commission rule out a Greek default on its debt The European Comission and the OECD insisted in Davos that there will not be any bailout for the Greek economy because… 04/02/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, World Economic Forum, OECD
Bulgarian ‘new’ commissioner concludes EP hearings Her first priority would be Haiti. New European Commissioner-designate Kristalina Georgieva has come through a hearing… 03/02/2010 - Tags: Bulgaria, EU Commission, European Union, Barroso EU Commission
Double-headed EU ‘makes no sense’ Beatriz Beiras, euronews: “Josep Ramoneda, political analyst and Director of the Centre for Contemporary Culture… 22/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Presidency
Haiti: after the quake, the political aftershock As the rescue mission in Haiti starts to wind down and the aid effort begins to find its feet, thoughts are now… 22/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, Aid, Earthquake in Haiti
Bulgaria’s Jeleva pulls out of Commission running The Barroso II Commission must wait yet a little longer to see the light of day, after Bulgaria’s member… 19/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, Politics
The Lisbon Treaty explained Among the long-awaited Lisbon Treaty’s goals are modernising how the EU states take common decisions and raising… 19/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Presidency, Barroso EU Commission
Climate and farm Commissioners hammer home positions Denmark’s Connie Hedegaard, who struggled to chair the failed Copenhagen climate conference just a few weeks ago… 15/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, Copenhagen
Barnier reviewed for internal market, financial services top job Veteran French politician Michel Barnier, slated for the European Commission’s EU internal market portfolio, has… 13/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, Michel Barnier
Commission risks Parliament veto over three nominees Serious doubts have surfaced over the ability of Bulgaria’s nominee to the European Commission to handle the… 13/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, Politics
Bulgaria’s choice of commissioner finds many MEPs wary The European Parliament’s Liberals, Socialists and Greens have shown themselves to be the most wary of… 12/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, Politics
MEPs question Commissioners’ competence one by one The European Parliament has begun confirmation hearings for the next European Commission. Britain’s Baroness… 11/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, President of the European Council
EU staff pay demand to be fought out in court Europe’s civil servants are having their fight for a pay rise taken to court, because the European Union member… 06/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, European Court of Justice
Barroso II Commission The members of the European Commission being dubbed ‘the Barroso II team’, newly-appointed by the … 04/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, Barroso EU Commission
Visa-free EU travel for Balkan states? The European Commission has proposed that citizens from Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia be allowed to travel freely… 06/11/2009 - Tags: Balkans, EU Commission, European Union, Travel
Jacques Delors: Former European Commission President “The event was a shock, we had to wait and see if it was going to happen peacefully.” 20 years ago… 30/10/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Climate Change and Development: what global response? Two year ago, Rajendra Kuma Pachauri received the nobel peace prize alongside Al Gore for his work at the head of the… 24/10/2009 - Tags: Developpment Aid, EU Commission, Climate
Europe divided over Barroso Europe’s citizens have made their choice; the next European Parliament is in place. But who will lead the… 12/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, European elections
Barroso II: European parliament to vote on new EC teamThe new European Commission officially takes office next week if, as expected all the fresh appointments are approved… 08/02/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, José Manuel Barroso
EU’s Haiti relief programme is underwayDespite Haiti’s broken infrastructure continuing to hamper the relief programme, the UN says aid is now getting… 20/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, Haiti, Aid, Earthquake in Haiti
Bulgarian Euro Commission candidate stands downBulgaria’s candidate for the European Commission has withdrawn her nomination to join the executive, amid… 19/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, José Manuel Barroso
Oettinger open to future EU laws on energy policyGuenther Oettinger would propose legally-binding energy conditions for European Union countries “if not enough… 14/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, Politics, Brussels
Barnier backs EU finance reformFrench politician Michel Barnier has pledged to extend a planned regulatory shake-up to every corner of Europe’s… 14/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Parliament, Finance
Doubts over nominee threaten new EU CommissionControversy surrounding a would-be EU Commissioner is threatening a European institutional crisis. The Parliament in… 13/01/2010 - Tags: Bulgaria, EU Commission, European Union
Rumiana Jeleva’s strengths, weaknesses considered by MEPsIt has been stressful for would-be members of the new European Commission being questioned by European Parliament… 12/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, Politics
Wannabe EU commissioners continue hearingsMore would-be commissioners go under the spotlight today in the EU parliament. The nominee for Trade Commissioner… 12/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Parliament
MEPs grill wannabe EU commissionersMEPs gave Britain’s Catherine Ashton lukewarm support for her nomination as the EU’s new foreign affairs… 12/01/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Parliament, United Kingdom
Europe after Copenhagen seeks new climate directionsThe “disaster” of Copenhagen, as Sweden’s environment minister has called the failed climate… 22/12/2009 - Tags: Environment, EU Commission, Sweden
Microsoft browser case droppedThe European Commission has agreed to drop its Internet browser case against Microsoft. The US software giant is… 16/12/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Microsoft, Software
EU staff demand 3.7% pay riseEU civil servants have taken part in a three hour strike demanding a 3.7 per cent pay rise that they had expected… 14/12/2009 - tag: EU Commission
Fewer fish, hard times and Norway factor affect quota talksEuropean Union fishing quota decisions for 2010 this week are expected to be even more complicated than usual because… 14/12/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, Fishery
New rights for rail passengersWhat compensation can train users expect in case of problems? 14/12/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Transport
EU zests Copenhagen with climate fund for poor countriesThe European summit in Brussels has produced a funding pledge from the leaders, aimed at encouraging the participants… 11/12/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Climate
Barnier wants changesIncoming EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier says Europe needs a new growth model. The Frenchman is also… 07/12/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Nicolas Sarkozy, Michel Barnier
Barroso’s new team to focus on economyEuropean Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has named the 26 people for his new executive. He chose his new… 28/11/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso
Barroso names new EU commission teamEuropean Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has announced his new team of commissioners to steer the 27-nation… 27/11/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Treaty of Lisbon, José Manuel Barroso
Obama warns Iran over its “no” to nuclear dealIran’s leadership is maintaining a defiant attitude towards the international community after rejecting a… 20/11/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Iran, Nuclear Energy
EU appoints new leadership teamBelgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy has been appointed as the first permanent European Council President and the… 19/11/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Presidency, Foreign policy
Van Rompuy one step closer to presidencyFormer UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is out of the race for EU presidency. Belgium Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy… 19/11/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, Foreign policy
Opinion split after Bluefin Tuna quota cutQuotas of bluefin tuna are to be cut by 40 percent next year but environment groups say it is still not enough to save… 16/11/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Fishery
Citizens’ initiative, fleshing out the Lisbon TreatyWith the Lisbon Treaty about to come into effect, new light is being shed on what it means when it talks about the… 12/11/2009 - tag: EU Commission
Chemical companies fined for cartelThe European Commission has issued fines totalling 173 million euros to 24 companies for their part in a cartel… 11/11/2009 - Tags: Chemicals, EU Commission
EU lobby registerWho are the lobbyists at work in Brussels and Strasbourg, invited to register publicly a year and a half ago? Has this… 09/11/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union
Germany’s surprise EU CommissionerA local politician with a controversial past is the surprise choice of Germany as its member in the European… 26/10/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Germany, Angela Merkel
Barriers render EU eCommerce ‘non-existent’A call to break down remaining barriers to online shopping in the EU, such as national laws on VAT, recycling and… 22/10/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Trade
Poor coordination wastes aid billionsUp to six billion euros is wasted per year in development aid given to other countries by the European Union; the … 22/10/2009 - Tags: Developpment Aid, EU Commission, European Union
Sunday fishing rule denialRecreational fishermen will not be forced to declare what they catch under European quota rules, Brussels has… 19/10/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Fishery
Low-carbon energy in the EUDespite the financial crisis, the European Commission wants the EU to triple the amount of money it spends on… 19/10/2009 - Tags: Energy, Environment, EU Commission, Climate
German Government defends Opel DealThe German government is confident it can resolve the European Union’s doubts on the Opel deal. Eyebrows have… 17/10/2009 - Tags: Cars, EU Commission, Germany
EU questions German state aid for OpelThe German decision to offer state aid to ailing car-maker Opel has raised eyebrows in Brussels, which says there are… 17/10/2009 - Tags: Cars, EU Commission, Germany
Fish quotas set for cut as cod stocks sufferCod fishermen have been battered by some more bad news by the European Commission as it looks to fixing quotas for… 16/10/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, Fishery
EU-wide cancer initiative seeks to integrate effortsThe European Partnership for Action Against Cancer has been launched. This sets out to integrate all … 29/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Health, Cancer
EU wants financial super-watchdogTrying to prevent a repeat of the economic crisis, the European Union is proposing a total overhaul of the way banks… 23/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Financial Crisis
Barroso’s re-election gets mixed responseIt was a relieved José Manuel Barroso who was congratulated on being re-elected as President of the European… 17/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Portugal, Portuguese election
Socialists’ Schulz comments on Barroso winEuronews: “Jose Manuel Barroso has secured a second term as European Commission President, the European… 16/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Politics
EPP’s Barnier comments on Barroso winEuronews: “Michel Barnier, head of the French delegation in the European People’s Party, Jose Manuel… 16/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Politics
Parliament endorses BarrosoJose Manuel Barroso has won the support he needed from the European Parliament to serve another five years as the… 16/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso
Barroso’s final job pitchAccentuating social angles, Jose Manuel Barroso has made his final pitch to the European Parliament to secure its… 15/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso
Long shot or landslide for Barroso?Barroso is expected to win endorsement, but by what margin? Parliament members who are against him tried to delay the… 15/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso
Shuffling for next CommissionIf Portugal’s Jose Manuel Barroso wins EU parliament approval next week for another run as European Commission… 11/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, José Manuel Barroso
Barroso heads for EP vote amid doubtsA weaker mandate than his first could await Jose Manuel Barroso if he secures a fragile simple majority in the… 10/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, José Manuel Barroso
Barroso struggles to win over opponentsJose Manuel Barroso has been on the campaign trail to whip up support for a second term as European Commission… 10/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso
Backing a ban on bluefin tuneSushi lovers take note: bluefin tuna could soon be off the menu. The European Commission has provisionally backed a… 09/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Fishery
eCall goal to save lives on the roadThis call system for drivers could save lives: eCall. The worldwide mobile communications industry body GSMA has… 09/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, Security, Transport
Barroso seeks parliament groups’ approvalJose Manuel Barroso pushes on with his campaign to get the backing of the European Parliament’s main political groups… 08/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso
Brussels does bookkeeping with GoogleBooks on the Internet, democratically accessible now but perhaps expensive in the future… The Internet search… 07/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Internet, Culture, Literature
Barroso: “This is not the time for partisan division in Europe”The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, has been spelling out his political ambitions for the… 04/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, Treaty of Lisbon
Barroso kindles EP’s interestJose Manuel Barroso has unveiled the policy document he will take up with the European Parliament next week, outlining… 03/09/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, President
Barroso approaches parliament testHolidays over, Jose Manuel Barroso sets out to convince enough of the European Parliament’s members to accept… 27/08/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Parliament, José Manuel Barroso
Gdansk shipyards fight another dayA restructuring plan for the Gdansk shipyards has finally been agreed with the European Commission meaning disputed… 22/07/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Poland, Industry
Milk wars rage onThe European Commission’s report into the dairy farming crisis was published today and as expected, it states… 22/07/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Agriculture
Milk crisisThe European Commission’s long-awaited report into dairy farming – due to be published later this week… 20/07/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, Agriculture
Milk protesters head to StrasbourgMilk producers from across Europe will descend on Strasbourg today, to protest against falling prices. An estimated… 14/07/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Agriculture
Fines for gas giants top billion eurosGerman utility E.ON and GDF Suez of France have been served with fines totalling more than 1.1 billion euros by the… 08/07/2009 - Tags: Consumers, EU Commission, European Union
Ecofin debates recession exit strategyEurope’s finance ministers have poured some cold water on the idea that the world is pulling out of recession… 07/07/2009 - Tags: Ecofin, EU Commission, European Union
EP awaits Council clarity on BarrosoNew Liberal leader in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt has placed the ball firmly in the EU Council’s… 02/07/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, José Manuel Barroso
Universal phone charger deal doneThe world’s leading mobile phone manufacturers have agreed a deal to create a universal charger. Most… 29/06/2009 - Tags: Energy, EU Commission, Telecommunication
Aquaculture expansion callEurope needs to cultivate more fish, the ministers in charge have decided. Green groups disagree, saying aquaculture… 23/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Fishery, Ecology
Van Miert, former Commissioner, diesFormer European Commissioner Karel Van Miert has died, apparently from falling from a ladder in his garden in Belgium… 23/06/2009 - Tags: Belgium, EU Commission, Accident
Lufthansa gets Brussels go-aheadLufthansa has got permission from the European Commission to buy Brussels Airlines. The German flag carrier had… 22/06/2009 - Tags: Airlines, EU Commission
Barroso now faces European Parliament approvalThere was little hiding Jose Manuel Barroso’s emotion after the EU leaders spoke with one voice to endorse him… 19/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso
EU leaders back Barroso for a new termThe outgoing President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has been unanimously endorsed by the… 19/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Summit, José Manuel Barroso
EU leaders back Barroso for new termThe outgoing President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso has been unanimously endorsed by the EU’s… 19/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Summit, José Manuel Barroso
Protests outside EU summit meetingClimate change activists and farmers have been staging protests outside the EU summit in Brussels amid tight security… 18/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Summit, Agriculture
EU summit gets underwayLeaders from the 27 European Union members have been arriving in Brussels for a summit. They’re going to hear… 18/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Summit, José Manuel Barroso
EU leaders meet for crucial summit in BrusselsTwo weeks after a European election marked by a record low turnout, EU leaders are meeting today to vote on a number… 18/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Summit, José Manuel Barroso
The life and times of Jose Manuel BarrosoThe President of the European Union’s executive body is expected to remain in the job. Though critics say he has… 18/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Summit
Barroso then and nowThe President of the European Union’s executive body is expected to remain in the job. Though critics say he has… 17/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Summit, José Manuel Barroso
Barroso’s job prospectsThis week’s EU summit will see what sort of endorsement Jose Manuel Barroso gets in his bid for a second term as… 16/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Summit
EU adds window locks to child safety standards listIn a bid to reduce the number of cases of children falling to their deaths from windows the EU is introducing a new… 12/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Children
Another boost for Barroso from Czech RepublicJose Manuel Barroso’s campaign to keep his job is gathering momuntum with the Czech prime minister becoming the… 12/06/2009 - Tags: Czech Republic, EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, European elections
Paris may seek favours for backing BarrosoJose Manuel Barroso may have the backing of Europe’s heavyweights to continue as Commission President, but… 11/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, EU Parliament, European Union, José Manuel Barroso
Protecting EU financial interestsSet up after the resignation of the Santer Commission due to allegations of corruption and nepotism, the European… 10/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, Financial Crisis
Barroso declares his hand in Commission raceEU Commission President José Manuel Barroso has been meeting the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt ahead of his… 10/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, European elections
Barroso gets a German ringing endorsementThe outgoing EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has confirmed he wants another five years in the job. He… 09/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Germany, European elections
Socialists oppose BarrosoEurope’s socialists are determined that Barroso’s re-election won’t be a mere formality… 09/06/2009 - Tags: EU Commission, Politics, European elections
