All posts tagged "European Commission"

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  EU gender equality report reveals ‘mountain to climb’

  The EU still has “a mountain to climb” in ensuring gender equality, the European Commissioner in charge of gender equality has warned, with women across the Continent continuing to face

  • Posted April 18, 2017
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  Calls for further EU security action as new measures signed into law

  The European parliament president signed a range of security measures into law on Wednesday, a day after a leaked document written by the European Commission’s security union taskforce revealed failings

  • Posted March 16, 2017
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  Incoming European Commission budget chief faces opposition from MEPs and NGOs

  After three committee hearings held in the European Parliament this week, the European Commission president’s choice of commissioner for budget and human resources faces opposition from MEPs and NGOs –

  • Posted January 10, 2017
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  Sustainable transport scheme recruits 500 new cities

  Nearly 1,000 European local authorities are hosting a car-free day today to mark the end of European Mobility Week, which runs from 16 to 22 September. Some 2,390 European cities

  • Posted September 22, 2016
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  UK’s last EU commissioner promises continued security cooperation

  Britain’s new European commissioner – who is likely to be the country’s last – has pledged to encourage a post-Brexit Britain to engage with Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency.

  • Posted September 16, 2016
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  EU needs minister of foreign affairs and defence HQ, says European Commission president

  The president of the European Commission yesterday called for the creation of a European minister of foreign affairs, with a seat at the table for discussions about peace in Syria.

  • Posted September 15, 2016
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  European Commission opens up new part of law-making process

  The European Commission has opened up a new part of its law-making process to the public. The commission has already been involving citizens and stakeholders in its decision-making process by

  • Posted July 11, 2016
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  Britain turns to private sector, foreign governments and retired officials for help with Brexit talks

  Britain is turning to foreign governments, the private sector and former civil servants to help it ramp up its capacity to conduct complex trade negotiations following Britain’s decision to leave

  • Posted July 5, 2016
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  Clash over civil service advice in EU referendum

  Civil servants were again dragged into the UK’s bitter EU referendum yesterday, when a former adviser to the prime minister said that officials had warned the prime minister it would

  • Posted June 21, 2016
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  EU Commission seeks new member for Regulatory Scrutiny Board

  The European Commission is looking for a professional with at least 15 years of relevant experience to join its Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) for a fixed three-year term. The RSB,

  • Posted June 21, 2016
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