Equipping the EU to tackle the mafia
20-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The EP’s special committee on organised crime looked at a range of options on Monday aimed at tackling organised crime across the EU. They included a Union-wide...
View ArticleStatement by President Barroso on the Nobel Peace Prize
José Manuel Durão Barroso - President of the European Commission Nobel Peace Prize Press Conference/Oslo Oslo, 11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — I am very happy to have arrived in Oslo today. Being here...
View Article.eu celebrates 7th anniversary
Study reveals how EU residents perceive Europe’s internet extension Brussels, 19-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — With registrations topping 3.74 million just ahead of its seventh birthday, .eu has...
View Article.eu to attend the eCommerce Poland trade fair IV Targi eHandlu
Brussels, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — To encourage e-commerce in Poland, EURid, the .eu registry, will attend IV Targi eHandlu (the eCommerce Poland trade fair) in Poznań, Poland, on 25 April 2013....
View ArticleThe European Road Safety Day – May 6
European Road Safety Day, dedicated to reducing pedestrian fatalities in urban areas Brussels, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Road Safety Day – May 6 – is the Commission’s contribution to...
View ArticleEU, US, Canada agreed to join forces on Atlantic Ocean research
Brussels, 27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Union, the United States and Canada today agreed to join forces on Atlantic Ocean research. The agreement focuses on aligning the ocean observation...
View ArticleEU, Russia in agreement to fight against illicit drugs
Brussels, 5-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Joint press release of the Council of the EU and the European Commission Today the EU and Russia completed signature of a new cooperation agreement on the control...
View ArticleAir transport agreement between EU & Israel
Brussels, 10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the margins of the EU Transport Council in Luxembourg, the European Union and Israel have today signed a comprehensive air transport agreement which will...
View ArticleEC report calls for more coherent EU response to migration challenges and...
Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — How are the EU and its Member States addressing the challenges and opportunities of migration? Analysing the 2012 and early 2013 developments in the areas of...
View ArticleEU, Canada negotiate Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU and Canada are currently negotiating the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in order to take their trade and investment relationship to a...
View ArticleThe registry for the .eu tld EURid released .eu Q1 progress report
Brussels, 11-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ahead of the introduction of the new generic TLDs later this year, EURid, the registry for the .eu top-level domain, remains focused on improving the quality of...
View ArticleThe European Commission has today proposed a Single Resolution Mechanism...
12-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today proposed a Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) for the Banking Union. The mechanism would complement the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM)...
View ArticleEC Vice-President Viviane Reding in Bulgaria for the Future of Europe Debate
22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ”Bulgaria must stay on the reform path, and its citizens have a key role to play in the process”, said European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding ahead of a dialogue...
View ArticleEU’s statistical office Eurostat released June 2013 unemployment rates: euro...
31-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The euro area1 (EA17) seasonally-adjusted2 unemployment rate3 was 12.1% in June 2013, stable compared with May4. The EU271 unemployment rate was 10.9%, down from 11.0% in...
View ArticleEU at G20 Summit: restore global confidence, sustainable and inclusive global...
04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Improving confidence in the global economy, making decisive progress on the way to sustainable and inclusive global growth, countering protectionism and stepping up the fight...
View ArticleEurostat released euro area and EU annual inflation figures
17-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Euro area¹ annual inflation was 1.3% in August 2013², down from 1.6% in July. A year earlier the rate was 2.6%. Monthly inflation was 0.1% in August 2013. European Union³...
View ArticleThe European Union to fully open its market for wines from Moldova
25-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission proposes to fully open the European Union’s market to wine imports from the Republic of Moldova, in advance of the envisaged provisional application...
View ArticleBank supervision would be “more effective at EU level”, Eurobarometer poll
Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Over half of EU citizens feel that banks should be regulated by the EU, rather than national governments. Half also believe that they would be better...
View ArticleEIA: banning hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in supermarkets the cheapest and most...
London, UK, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Banning the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – super greenhouse gases used in refrigeration – in supermarkets would be one of the cheapest and most effective...
View ArticleEuropean Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou calls for closer cooperation...
Brussels, Belgium, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union should work more closely with Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in areas of common interest such as education...
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