Civil society urges the Council to end tax evasion2013-05-22
Description: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...

Making migration a driver for development2013-05-22
Description: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.

Making fireworks in the EU safer2013-05-22
Description: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...

Statement by the Spokespersons of High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the arrests of former Prime Minister of Georgia2013-05-22
Description: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...

EU-wide protection for victims of domestic violence to become law2013-05-22
Description: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...

Midday Express of 2013-05-222013-05-22
Description: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...

Unemployment in the EU27 regions in 2012 Regional unemployment rates ranged from 2.5% in Salzburg and Tirol to 38.5% in Ceuta and 34.6% in Andalucía2013-05-22
Description: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...