The Commission Working Document entitled “First progress report on the strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment” highlights the Commission’s contribution to the common goal shared with European Institutions and Member
The Communication ‘A Strategic Review of Better Regulation in the European Union’ highlights three important elements in relation to assessing the impacts of EU actions – the creation of an Impact Assessment
President Borrell, Honourable Members, Ladies and gentlemen, When the lights went out across Europe last week, our interdependence as Europeans was laid bare for all to see. In a flash, greater integration
All the fuss surrounding the near-bankrupt situation of the Social Insurance Fund, the treasure chest that holds the pensions to be paid out to us all upon retirement, has been maneuvered in
The Finnish EU presidency pledged Monday that until the end of the month it would exhaust all efforts regarding its initiative to avert an EU – Turkey crisis, so that Turkey meets
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said here Monday that the UN is working for the completion of the preparatory work to achieve the resumption of Cyprus talks.In statements Annan noted that he
Defence Ministers of Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania signed Monday an agreement of technical cooperation concerning a Balkan battle group to operate in the framework of the EU, in which the four
The European Commission will negotiate Community visa facilitation and readmission agreements with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. “This step reflects the commitment by the
In an effort to boost the finances of the Social Insurance Fund and ensure its survival now in jeopardy, the Labour Ministry is working on a number of options that will be
The European Commission adopted a Communication setting out its agenda for revising the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) in the light of experience gained since it began operating in January 2005.
