25/05/2013 |
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SPEECH/13/457 Date: 25/05/2013 Commission européenne José Manuel Durão Barroso Président de la Commission Européenne Addis Ababa, 25 mai 2013 Monsieur le premier ministre Hailemariam Desselegn, président de l’Union africaine, Monsieur Dlamini Zuma, président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, Mesdames et Messieurs les présidents, Mesdames et Messieurs les premiers ministres, Excellences, Chers hôtes,... |
24/05/2013 |
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SPEECH/13/461 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Speech: High Level Conference on Education and Development/Brussels 23 May 2013 Dear Andris, Dear Catherine, Dear Laurentien, Ladies and gentlemen, I am very grateful for this opportunity to address an issue I feel very... |
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SPEECH/13/460 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Atlantic Ocean Cooperation Marine Institute / Galway 24 May 2013 Taoiseach, Minister Coveney, Commissioner Damanaki, Senator Wells, Dr Jones, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted that this landmark conference takes place in my home county, which gives... |
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SPEECH/13/459 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Speech: Conference "10 Years after Thessaloniki: An appraisal of the EU perspective and challenges in the Western Balkans"/ Dublin, Ireland 24 May 2013 Ministers, Director General, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I'm delighted to have the opportunity to participate... |
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SPEECH/13/458 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding Vice-President for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship From vision to action: putting citizens at the heart of Europe The Bridge Forum Dialogue /Luxembourg 24 May 2013 Main Messages [J]ustice for citizens was the "Cinderella" of EU law. |
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SPEECH/13/456 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Speech - Conference "10 Years after Thessaloniki: An appraisal of the EU perspective and challenges in the Western Balkans"/ Dublin, Ireland 24 May 2013 Minister of State, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the Irish... |
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SPEECH/13/453 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech - 3rd meeting of the Steering Group of the European Innovation Partnership on Water Brussels, 24 May 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for joining me again today at the third meeting of the Steering Group of the European Innovation Partnership... |
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SPEECH/13/452 Date: 24/05/2013 Commission européenne Michel BARNIER Membre de la Commission européenne, chargé du Marché intérieur et des Services Audition publique sur la surveillance financière dans l’UE Bruxelles, le 24 mai 2013 Monsieur le Gouverneur, Madame la Présidente, Messieurs les députés, Mesdames et Messieurs, Je voudrais tout d’abord vous remercier pour votre participation... |
23/05/2013 |
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SPEECH/13/455 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission Catherine Ashton EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission European Parliament/Strasbourg 23 May 2013 Mr President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament. |
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SPEECH/13/454 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission Catherine Ashton EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission European Parliament/Strasbourg 23 May 2013 Mr President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, We share the concerns expressed by this House on the execution in India of Mr Afzal Guru... |
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SPEECH/13/451 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission Siim Kallas Vice-President of the European Commission Speech - Brussels 23 May 2013 Good afternoon, Today I want to talk to you about seaports. 3.7 billion tonnes of cargo pass through Europe's ports each year. They are a vital gateway to the rest of the world. |
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SPEECH/13/450 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Speech: Webcast Conference on Big Data /Brussels 23 May 2013 To add your comment to this speech, see the social version of the speech here As I speak, the world is generating 1.7 million billion bytes... |
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SPEECH/13/449 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Press point/Brussels 23 May 2013 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to welcome President Anastasiades at the European Commission today. |
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SPEECH/13/447 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Electronics for Europe Press Conference on launch of European strategy for micro- and nano-electronic components and systems /Brussels 23 May 2013 To add your comment to this speech, see the social version of the speech here... |
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SPEECH/13/444 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission Michel BARNIER European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services Speech: Global conference on sustainability and reporting (GRI) Amsterdam, 23 May 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, let me thank the Global Reporting Initiative and its chief executive Ernst LIGTERINGEN for inviting me today. |
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SPEECH/13/439 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission Andris PIEBALGS European Commissioner for Development Speech: EU Conference on Education/Brussels 23 May 2013 Your Royal Highness, Special Envoy, Baroness Ashton, Commissioner Vassiliou, Commissioner Georgieva, Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this High-level Conference. |
22/05/2013 |
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SPEECH/13/448 Date: 22/05/2013 European Commission Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Speech: Plenary session of the European Parliament/ Brussels 22 May 2013 President, Honourable Members, I would like to pay tribute to the quality of the report which has been prepared by your Rapporteur, Mr. Richard Howitt. |
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SPEECH/13/446 Date: 22/05/2013 European Commission Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade Speech: Plenary debate of the European Parliament on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership/ Strasbourg 22 May 2013 From the outset, let me underline the importance of this Parliament's interest, commitment and contribution to preparations for negotiations of a Transatlantic Trade... |
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SPEECH/13/445 Date: 22/05/2013 European Commission Catherine Ashton EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Speech - European Parliament/Strasbourg 22 May 2013 President, honourable Members, During the Arab Spring, the European Union froze the assets of senior figures from the former Tunisian, Egyptian and Libyan... |
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SPEECH/13/443 Date: 22/05/2013 European Commission Olli REHN Vice-President of the European Commission and member of the Commission responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro European Parliament session / Strasbourg 22 May 2013 President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, The Commission is collegially, with the steer of President Barroso, working on... |
23/05/2013 |
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OLAF/13/2 Date: 23/05/2013 23 May 2013 The thirteenth European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) Report, published today, presents OLAF's activities in 2012. During the year, OLAF has reinforced its investigative function and achieved significant results. OLAF investigations have become more efficient and the overall average duration of OLAF cases has decreased by seven months, from... |
24/05/2013 |
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MEX/13/0524 Date: 24/05/2013 EXME 13 / 24.05 DAILY NEWS 24 / 05/ 13 President Barroso attends the 50 years of the African Union President Barroso is personally conveying his congratulations to the African Union (AU) on its 50th Anniversary, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
23/05/2013 |
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MEX/13/0523 Date: 23/05/2013 EXME 13 / 23.05 DAILY NEWS 23 / 05 / 13 Commission proposes to open negotiations for an investment agreement with China The EU has today taken the next step towards an investment agreement with China: The European Commission adopted a draft negotiating mandate which will now be sent to... |
22/05/2013 |
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MEX/13/0522 Date: 22/05/2013 EXME 13 / 22.05 DAILY NEWS 22/ 05 / 13 Commission calls for action on energy and tax evasion and fraud President Barroso is attending today's European Council, where he will make a presentation on the energy situation in the EU and will call for implementation of a number of... |
25/05/2013 |
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MEMO/13/456 Date: 25/05/2013 European Commission MEMO Brussels, 25 May 2013 50 years ago on this day, representatives from 32 African countries came together in Addis Ababa to form the Organisation of the African Unity. Their aim was to promote unity and solidarity among African States and to accelerate the process of integration in... |
24/05/2013 |
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MEMO/13/455 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission MEMO Brussels, 24 May 2013 The European Union, the United States and Canada today signed the "Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation" with the aim of furthering research into the workings of the Atlantic Ocean and its interaction with the Arctic. |
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MEMO/13/453 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission MEMO Brussels, 24 May 2013 Ahead of International Missing Children’s Day (25 May), European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner said: "As every year, the European Commission is supporting International Missing Children Day to make sure we remember children who have gone missing, today and on... |
23/05/2013 |
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MEMO/13/454 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission MEMO Brussels, 23 May 2013 Summary: Commissioner Barnier has indicated his intention to come forward with a proposal for a Directive to improve the governance and transparency of occupational pension funds in the autumn of 2013. |
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MEMO/13/451 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission MEMO Brussels, 23 May 2013 IP/13/455 Some figures as to why micro and nano-electronics are important: In Europe, more than 200.000 people are directly employed in micro- and nano-electronics and the demand for skills is unceasing. |
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MEMO/13/448 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission MEMO Brussels, 23 May 2013 Ports matter – the key facts Ports are crucial for the European transport business, for Europe's competitiveness, and have a huge potential for job creation and investment. Europe's ports are the gateways to the European continent. |
22/05/2013 |
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MEMO/13/452 Date: 22/05/2013 European Commission MEMO Brussels, 22 May 2013 The Spokespersons of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, and Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, issued the following statement today: "High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner... |
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MEMO/13/449 Date: 22/05/2013 European Commission MEMO Strasbourg, 22 May 2013 Victims of violence, in particular domestic violence, will soon be able to count on EU-wide protection, after the European Parliament voted with an overwhelming majority (602 votes in favour, 23 against, 63 abstentions) to endorse the European Commission's proposal for an EU-wide protection... |
24/05/2013 |
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IP/13/462 Date: 24/05/2013 Commission Press release Brussels, 24 May 2013 European Almost two third (64%) of young Europeans intend to vote in the 2014 European Parliament elections whereas around one thirds (35%) say they are unlikely to do so, according to a Commission survey on youth participation in democratic life. |
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IP/13/461 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 May 2013 Following an in-depth investigation (see IP/12/1338), the European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed merger of Munksjö AB of Sweden and the label and processing paper business of Ahlstrom Corporation of Finland in the specialty paper industry. |
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IP/13/459 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 May 2013 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 efforts of the three partners. |
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IP/13/457 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 May 2013 A restriction on the use of three pesticides belonging to the neonicotinoid family was today adopted by the Commission. These pesticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam) were identified as being harmful to Europe’s honeybee population. |
23/05/2013 |
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IP/13/460 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 May 2013 May 2013May 2013 In May 2013, the DG ECFIN flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator improved marginally in the EU (-20.2 after -20.4 in April 2013) and the euro area (-21.9 after -22.3 in April 2013). |
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IP/13/458 Date: 23/05/2013 European Press release Brussels, 23 May 2013 Commission The European Commission decided today to ask the Member States for their agreement on a mandate to open negotiations on an investment agreement with China. This is the first ever proposal for a stand-alone investment agreement since foreign direct investment became the... |
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IP/13/456 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 May 2013 The European Commission has accepted commitments offered by Air Canada, United and Lufthansa to address the Commission's concerns that the parties' cooperation under a revenue-sharing joint venture may be in breach of EU antitrust rules and harm premium passengers on the Frankfurt-New... |
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IP/13/455 Date: 23/05/2013 European Press release Brussels, 23 May 2013 Commission The European Commission today launches a campaign for coordinated public investments in micro- and nano-electronics (such as semiconductors and computer chips), designed to expand Europe's advanced manufacturing base. |
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IP/13/454 Date: 23/05/2013 European Press release Brussels, 23 May 2013 Commission The European Commission has today adopted a proposal on financing operations in support of investment projects outside the EU by the European Investment Bank (EIB), on the basis of an EU budgetary guarantee. |
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IP/13/453 Date: 23/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 May 2013 The European Commission will confirm today its commitment to making education more equal and of a higher quality in the Development agenda beyond 2015 through continued financial support, during a High level event in Brussels. |
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IP/13/451 Date: 23/05/2013 European Press release Brussels, 23 May 2013 Commission The European Commission has today launched a new initiative to improve port operations and onward transport connections at 319 key seaports along Europe’s coastline. |
22/05/2013 |
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IP/13/450 Date: 22/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 22 May 2013 The European Commission is presenting its views on how migration and mobility can contribute to inclusive and economic social development and how to strengthen global cooperation in this area. |
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IP/13/448 Date: 22/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 22 May 2013 The European Commission welcomed today’s adoption by the European Parliament of the Commission proposal to make the internal market for pyrotechnic articles leaner. Further to this vote fireworks will soon become safer to use thanks to new rules requiring clearer labels and... |
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DOC/13/4 Date: 22/05/2013 COMMISSION SECRETARIAT-GENERAL D/13/4 Brussels, 22/05/2013 EUROPEAN Delegations will find attached the conclusions of the European Council (22 May 2013). ________________________ In the current economic context we must mobilise all our policies in support of competitiveness, jobs and growth. |
24/05/2013 |
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CLDR/13/18 Date: 24/05/2013 Commission européenne Bruxelles, le 24 mai 2013 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Activités des Institutions Déplacements et visites Lundi 27 mai 27-28/5 Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) + FAC Development Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Ali ZEIDAN, Prime Minister of Lybia Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives... |
22/05/2013 |
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CES/13/41 Date: 22/05/2013 22 May 2013 The EESC is urging the Council to send out the right signal to the European public and to prove that Europe is able to tackle this fundamental issue. Tax evasion costs EUR 1 trillion a year - EUR 2 000 for each and every one of Europe's... |
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BEI/13/70 Date: 22/05/2013 PRESS RELEASE 22 May 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) signed in Rome today a €600 million loan for rebuilding industrial infrastructure in areas hit by the earthquake in Emilia-Romagna one year ago. |
24/05/2013 |
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AGENDA/13/18 Date: 24/05/2013 European Commission Brussels, Friday 24 May 2013 Top News Background notes from the Spokesperson’s service for journalists The European Commission reserves the right to make changes Wednesday 29 May: Commission presents the 2013 Country-Specific Recommendations 2 Thursday 30 May: The Commission, the Council and the Parliament bring together religious leaders... |
