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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. |
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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. |
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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... |
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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... |
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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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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. |
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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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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. |
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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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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... |
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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... |
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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 Speech - European Parliament session / Strasbourg 22 May 2013 President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, The Commission is collegially, with the steer of President Barroso,... |
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SPEECH/13/442 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, This is a crisis that has brought unspeakable suffering to the people of Syria and that has already gone beyond... |
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SPEECH/13/441 Date: 22/05/2013 European Commission Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Plenary session of the European Parliament/ Brussels 22 May 2013 President, Honourable Members, Let me first of all thank Doris Pack for an excellent Draft Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). |
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SPEECH/13/440 Date: 22/05/2013 European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Press conference/Brussels 22 May 2013 This European Council has made good progress on our European approach to energy policy and tax evasion and fraud. |
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STAT/13/78 Date: 22/05/2013 22 May 2013 Regional unemployment rates1 varied widely across the 270 NUTS 2 regions2 of the EU27 in 2012, with the lowest rates recorded in the regions of Salzburg and Tirol (both 2.5%) in Austria and Tübingen, Oberbayern and Trier (all 2.7%) in Germany, while the highest rates were registered... |
21/05/2013 |
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CES/13/40 Date: 21/05/2013 21 May 2013 At its upcoming plenary session of 22-23 May, the European Economic and Social Committee will host a debate with Vincent Chauvet and Martin Wittenberg, initiators of the ongoing European Citizens' Initiative, "One single tariff". |
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CJE/13/61 Date: 21/05/2013 Press and Information Court of Justice of the European Union PRESS RELEASE No 61/13 Luxembourg, 21 May 2013 As part of the constant contacts which the Court of Justice of the European Union maintains with the highest courts of the Member States, a delegation from the Court will make an... |
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IP/13/452 Date: 21/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2013 Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, announced today the appointment of Nataliya Apostolova as the new Head of EU Delegation to Libya. |
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IP/13/449 Date: 21/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2013 Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy said: "I welcome this major step enhancing the safety of offshore oil and gas production in the EU. Past accidents have shown the devastating consequences when things go badly wrong offshore. |
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IP/13/447 Date: 21/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2013 The EU will provide some €37 million to strengthen the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries through support for the Programme to promote Regional Maritime Security (MASE). |
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IP/13/446 Date: 21/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2013 Measures to help crisis-hit countries to use much needed EU funds have been proposed today by the European Commission. The measures would help these Member States to tackle youth unemployment, to support small and medium sized business and to pay for key... |
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IP/13/445 Date: 21/05/2013 European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2013 Ninety-four per cent of bathing sites in the European Union meet minimum standards for water quality, according to the European Environment Agency's annual report on bathing water quality in Europe. |
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MEMO/13/450 Date: 21/05/2013 European Commission MEMO Brussels, 21 May 2013 Highlights of EU Commissioner for Budget and Financial programming Janusz Lewandowski's speech at today's EU General Affairs Council meeting. The debate was on the state of negotiations on the EU's next financial period (MFF 2014-2020) On MFF in general: - It is in... |
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MEMO/13/447 Date: 21/05/2013 European Commission MEMO Brussels, 21 May 2013 "It was with great distress and sadness that I learned about the tornado that shook Oklahoma causing destruction and loss of lives. On my personal behalf and in the name of the European Commission please accept our deepest sympathies. |
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MEX/13/0521 Date: 21/05/2013 EXME 13 / 21.05 DAILY NEWS 21 / 05 / 13 President Barroso sets out Commission's intentions for the European Council Ahead of this week's European Council, President Barroso today addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg. |
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PRES/13/201 Date: 21/05/2013 EUROPEAN COUNCIL THE PRESIDENT EN EUCO 116/13 PRESSE 201 PR PCE 101 I'm glad to be able to join you all this evening, here in Mechelen, a city with a long history. It's a real pleasure to see so many of you, from so many countries, gathered here for your... |
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PRES/13/199 Date: 21/05/2013 EUROPEAN COUNCIL THE PRESIDENT EN EUCO 115/13 PRESSE 199 PR PCE 100 It is my pleasure to invite you to the meeting of the European Council on 22 May 2013 in Brussels. The aim of this European Council is to set the direction for future work on two issues of crucial... |
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SPEECH/13/438 Date: 21/05/2013 Commission européenne Michel BARNIER Membre de la Commission européenne, chargé du Marché intérieur et des Services Speech - Parlement européen – Séance plénière Strasbourg, le 21 mai 2013 Madame la Présidente, Mesdames et Messieurs les Députés, Aujourd’hui vous êtes appelés à vous exprimer sur un paquet législatif d’importance majeure pour... |
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SPEECH/13/435 Date: 21/05/2013 European Commission Maria Damanaki European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Speech: European Maritime Day/Valetta 21 May 2013 Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to this year's edition of European Maritime Day. |
