Tag: European Commission

Saturday, May 31st 2014 - 07:15 UTC
Germany and UK disagree on candidate for next EU Commission president

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she wants former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to become the next EU Commission president. But some European leaders have voiced opposition to the move, including the British government who argue that Mr. Juncker is too much of an EU federalist and called for “a lengthy process to find consensus”.
Wednesday, May 21st 2014 - 06:40 UTC
Anti-EU and protest parties expected to take 25% of seats in parliament election

The centre right has extended its lead over the centre left in the race for dominance in the European Parliament elections this week, a poll showed, but both sides are expected to fiercely contest the presidency of the European Commission.
Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 00:26 UTC
Majority of Europeans, 62% 'not interested' in the coming European Parliament elections

Six out of 10 Europeans are “not that interested” in the European Parliament elections later this month, according to a poll released ahead of Friday's Europe Day events and despite huge efforts by campaign managers to make the ballot more relevant.
Wednesday, March 26th 2014 - 22:44 UTC
Obama suggests a transatlantic trade pact would cut Europe' dependency on Russian energy

$EU wants access to US natural gas, but is reluctant to support fracking in the continent$

US President Barack Obama has told the European Union it cannot rely on the United States alone to reduce its dependency on Russian energy, as relations with Moscow chill over its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine.
Monday, March 24th 2014 - 06:47 UTC
EU/Mercosur still in the cold but committed to reach an agreement in coming months

The European Union and Mercosur held last Friday in Brussels the technical meeting, as was scheduled to assess the state of negotiations for a long delayed and ambitious association and trade agreement, but concluded with no calendar for the exchange of tariff reduction proposals, which is central to the discussions.
Tuesday, March 11th 2014 - 06:37 UTC
Cristina Fernandez invited to visit Europe and establish a closer dialogue

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman has revealed that the European Union has requested direct talks with Argentina, after a meeting held between President Cristina Fernández and European Commission vice-president Antonio Tajani on the sides of the official inauguration of Michelle Bachelet as Chilean president.
Wednesday, February 12th 2014 - 00:08 UTC
Gibraltar takes border queues dispute to Brussels: Spanish government 'furious'

The Spanish Government is “furious” at Gibraltar’s high profile with EU decision makers, the Rock’s Liberal Democrat MEP, Sir Graham Watson, said on Monday. The lawmaker was speaking on the eve of a three-day visit to Brussels by a delegation from the Gibraltar Government led by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.
Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 12:17 UTC
Spain has “not taken one step back” regarding its Gibraltar policy, rather the contrary

The Spanish Government has “not taken any step back” in relation to its Gibraltar policy “but it has taken many steps forward”, the country’s foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo has declared. Despite the issue having dropped profile in the news since recent weeks, it is an issue “permanently” on the Spanish agenda, the Spanish official told Onda Cero radio.
Wednesday, January 8th 2014 - 20:59 UTC
Gibraltar/La Linea unions and business groups call for free flow of persons across the border

Gibraltarian and Spanish unions and business organizations on Tuesday called on their respective governments to act and implement measures that will guarantee the free flow of persons across the border. In a memorandum that will be sent to the European Commission and the European Parliament, the cross-border group expressed its “absolute aversion” to the current situation at the frontier, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Thursday, December 26th 2013 - 08:24 UTC
Gibraltar changes tax laws to meet EU requirements

Gibraltar has changed its tax laws to tweak the Income Tax Act 2010 to meet EU requirements. The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo certified the bill as urgent to speed up its process through Parliament.