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18-07-2005 • News & Events
The Commission is considering new tougher standards on car pollution, which could enter into force by mid 2008. For the
first time, the rules will be extended to four-wheel drives and heavy SUVs.
The Commission on 15 July has opened consultations to define new car pollution limits (so-called Euro 5), which for the
first time will include heavy sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and...
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Published at 15-07-2005 from Deutsche Welle
Against the backdrop of the delayed Discovery shuttle launch, Europe and Russia and decided to build a space shuttle
to crack through the space monopoly held by NASA. Can they successfully take on the US?
For years, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russians planned on creating their own spaceship, developing such
probes as the EU's Hermes and the Russian Buran. But... |
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06-07-2005 • News & Events
By a vast majority, parliament rejected the proposal on the patentability of software and other computer-related
inventions on 6 July 2005. The Commission will not come forward with another proposal on the much-disputed issue.
Six hundred and forty eight out of 680 MEPs voted in favour of a multi-party proposal to reject the Commission's draft
proposal. Shortly before the vote,...
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04-07-2005 • News & Events
Presentation by Jeremy Hill, British Ambassador, on 1 July
Minister, Your Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Tributes
I would first like to pay a warm tribute to the outgoing Luxembourg Presidency, which has been led in Bulgaria by the
Dutch Embassy and their Ambassador, Baroness Henriette van Lynden. I congratulate them on their efforts. Baroness van... |
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21-06-2005 • News & Events
We have held a wide-ranging review of the process of ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for
Europe. This Treaty is the fruit of a collective process, designed to provide the appropriate response to ensure that
an enlarged European Union functions more democratically, more transparently and more effectively.
Our European ambition, which has served us so...
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02-06-2005 • News & Events
Joint Statement of President of the European Parliament Josep Borrell Fontelles, President of the European Council
Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso on the results of the referendum in
the Netherlands on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.
The people of the Netherlands, like the voters of France, have chosen to say...
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01-06-2005 • News & Events
The European Commission adopted a Communication on “European policies concerning youth”. This text is a follow-up
to the adoption of the European Youth Pact by the European Council in March 2005, which made young people a key part of
the renewed Lisbon partnership for growth and jobs and which proposed taking action for young people in the fields of
employment, integration and...
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01-06-2005 • News & Events
"The French voters have today, Sunday 29 May, chosen to say no to the ratification of the Constitutional treaty. We
take note of this.
We regret this choice, coming as it does from a Member State that has been for the last 50 years one of the essential
motors of the building of our common future.
We completely respect the expression of the democratic will that has made...
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28-05-2005 • News & Events
The Commission urges member states to accelerate their changeover from traditional analogue to digital TV. A
communication has found that in seven years time, less than half of the EU-25 will provide analogue TV broadcasting any
more.
According to the Commission communication on 24 May 2005, the advantages of digital TV are obvious:
*Better picture and sound quality *Better...
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27-05-2005 • News & Events
MEPs have backed new EU laws to crack down onmoney laundering and terrorist financing.
The European Parliament adopted rules on Thursday that will force lawyers, estate agents, bankers and other key
professions to check the identity of customers, and report suspicions of money laundering or terrorist financing.
Banks, credit companies and other financial institutions will have...
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16-05-2005 • News & Events
"I want my money back", Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday 12 May while speaking to the presidents of Italian agriculture
unions, quoted by AFP.
The President of the Italian Council said so in reply to worries from Italian farmers that less money would be
available for them after the EU accession of Romania and Bulgaria in 2007.
Italy contributes with 16% of the EU agriculture...
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16-05-2005 • News & Events
MEPs have overwhelmingly adopted a new directive that recognises professional qualifications across EU member states.
The directive hopes to make it easier for professionals to work across the EU by eliminating current national
constraints.
Rapporteur Stefano Zappala MEP, who steered the proposal through the parliament, said the directive will create a
‘general system which...
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28-04-2005 • News & Events
Two French firms and a Swedish company are the recipients of the Grand European Information Society Technology Prize
2005. This prize, of €200,000 to each winner, is organised by the European Commission together with the European
Council of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering. It is open each year to companies or organisations that
present an innovative information...
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Published at 27-04-2005 from UNDP
Sofia, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania, 25 April 2005 – Today Bulgaria and Romania take an important step on their way
to becoming full-fledged members of the European Union (EU). They will sign EU accession treaties, which mark the
beginning of the formal preparation process for entry into the Union. Both countries are expected to join in 2007.
“Signing the EU membership... |
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26-04-2005 • News & Events
Speaking at the 21 April meeting of Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, Mr Bartolomeo
told MEPs that a realistic stance must be taken in the fight against drugs. "It is not an exact science," he said.
The committee was examining the Commission’s 2005-2008 drugs action plan, adopted in February 2005 as part of the
Council’s 2005-2012 Strategy on...
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26-04-2005 • News & Events
Romania and Bulgaria signed an accession treaty with the European Union Monday, paving the way to join the bloc in
January 2007 in what they hailed as an "historic" step for their ex-communist nations.
Flanked by a huge blue screen trumpeting "welcome," the two countries' leaders signed the accord at a ceremony on the
sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in...
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20-04-2005 • News & Events
Vladimír Špidla, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, today hailed the launch
of the Europe-wide "Stop that Noise" campaign aimed at raising awareness of the risks of excessive noise at work. New EU
rules will set a new, lower limit of 87 decibels for workers' daily exposure to noise from next year. More than 13
million workers, not only...
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20-04-2005 • News & Events
The Commission has established a new external advisory group to provide the commissioners with objective and impartial
advice on EU policies.
The Commission has invited political scientists and researchers to join the new external advisory group called 'Group
of political analysis' (GPA). The purpose of the group is to provide the commissioners with expert and impartial advice...
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20-04-2005 • News & Events
The referendum jitters in the EU went up another level as the 18th consecutive poll in over a month pointed to a French
'No' vote six weeks before the referendum.
On 18 April the British newspaper the Guardian reported that the British PM Tony Blair was considering cancelling the
planned UK referendum if the French vote no as, legally speaking, there would no longer be a treaty...
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19-04-2005 • News & Events
The Dutch government is set to launch a campaign to support the EU Constitution before it goes to a referendum on 1
June.
The country's leading figures will appear on television to discuss the issues around the vote, following criticism
that the Dutch debate on the subject has been lacklustre so far.
The cabinet will focus on explaining the benefits of the new treaty and...
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15-04-2005 • News & Events
The European Commission is keen to set aside 1 billion euro to buy vaccines and antivirals in the event of an
influenza pandemic.
The proposal is to form part of the 2007-2012 framework agreement, the EU health and consumer safety commissioner, Mr
Markos Kyprianou, told MEPs on Tuesday (April 13).
The cash would go toward setting up a European Union Solidarity Fund, he...
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Published at 14-04-2005 from Deutsche Welle
The European Parliament has given the thumbs-up to Bulgaria and Romania to join the European bloc in 2007, but with
conditions. The countries still have to institute wide-ranging reforms to satisfy EU accession criteria.
The vote on Wednesday in Strasbourg cleared the way for the second expansion of the EU in eastern Europe. Both Bulgaria
and Romania are expected to sign the... |
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13-04-2005 • News & Events
The European Parliament has voted to allow Bulgaria and Romania to join the European Union in 2007.
Their eventual membership still depends on both countries reforming areas such as farming and security, as well as
making efforts to fight corruption. The vote opens the way for an accession treaty to be signed later this month. Some
MEPs tried to postpone the vote until after...
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08-04-2005 • News & Events
A preliminary ruling by the EU Court of Justice allows international companies to reclaim considerable sums of money
in tax from national governments.
The ruling, based on a case filed by the UK retailer Marks & Spencer, was suggested by the Court's advocate general
and is likely to be confirmed by the end of the year.
It states that a British law barring M&S from...
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07-04-2005 • News & Events
The European Commission has published new proposals for elements of EU expenditure from 2007 to 2013. EU budgets for
this period are currently subject to a political battle between Brussels and national governments.
The commission is trying to beat off the six EU capitals which contribute most to European coffers.Austria, Britain,
France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden are...
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06-04-2005 • News & Events
From 6 to 8 April, Atzo Nicolaï, the Minister for European Affairs, will visit Bulgaria and Romania. The visits are
mainly in conjunction with the accession of both countries to the European Union. Mr Nicolaï will talk to various
government representatives about the efforts the two countries have made in the run-up to accession, which is expected
to take place in January 2007....
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28-03-2005 • News & Events
1. The meeting was preceded by a presentation given by Mr Josep Borrell, President of the
European Parliament, followed by an exchange of views. The President of the Commission
took the opportunity to present the Commission's strategic objectives for 2005-2009. The
Heads of State or Government took note and welcomed the close agreement between the
Council, the European... |
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24-03-2005 • News & Events
The Certificate Course in EU Exams is designed to provide an introduction and training in application skills for the
EU open competitions.
The competitions for the European Institutions are particularly selective. They rely on the professional and
specialized knowledge of the candidates as well as their analysis, synthesis and drafting abilities. Nevertheless,
these...
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22-03-2005
The Annual Robert Schuman Award to Bulgarian Journalists, founded by the EC Delegation to Bulgaria, is presented for
outstanding achievements in covering EU issues and increasing public awareness of the progress of Bulgaria’s
accession to the European Union.
The award is granted to journalists who have shown substantial analytical skills and newsworthiness, actuality,......
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22-03-2005 • News & Events
The European Union hopes to settle all the remaining issues concerning the formation of four common spaces of the EU and
Russia by the Moscow May summit, said Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU's external relations commissioner.
I believe the remaining issues will be settled and we shall come to a compete understanding, she said to journalists
in Moscow.
In her words, at...
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