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Hungary at the head of the EU

2011-01-04T13:20:00.0000000

Hungary followed on from Spain and Belgium to become head of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2011.

MEPs call for an EU green jobs strategy by 2011

2010-09-08T16:07:00.0000000

Europe needs a “green” jobs strategy by 2011, says a resolution approved by Parliament in plenary session on Tuesday.

External Action Service: EP's budgetary powers guarantee parliamentary oversight

2010-07-01T08:51:00.0000000

A crucial vote for the nascent EU diplomatic corps - the European External Action Service - could be held next week by the European Parliament.

Buzek opens discussion on new EU Energy Community

2010-06-04T11:32:00.0000000

Strengthened cooperation in energy networks, an EU energy research fund and a common gas purchasing group.

Brussels session: EU summit, Moscow bombings, remembrance of Katyn massacre

2010-04-08T10:49:00.0000000

European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek on Wednesday condemned last week's terrorist attacks in the Moscow underground and paid tribute to the victims of the Katyn massacre 70 years ago.

Special 7 April plenary sitting to discuss jobs and growth summit

2010-04-07T10:20:00.0000000

The European Parliament will hold a special plenary session on Wednesday 7 April to discuss the results of the March jobs and growth summit with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.

Commission adopts strategic priorities for 2010

2010-03-31T16:32:00.0000000

The European Commission has today adopted its work programme for 2010.

Euro-zone, airline blacklists, farm produce on Brussels March plenary

2010-03-23T09:04:00.0000000

The economy of the euro-zone will be under the spotlight when MEPs meet in Brussels on 24-25 March.

Buzek: "European institutions alone can not render the EU economy competitive, Member States have to feel 'ownership' of the strategy"

2010-03-18T10:13:00.0000000

Following the first ever meeting with the College of European Commissioners in Brussels, European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek said: "This was a very successful meeting.

Working for the EU

2010-03-12T11:59:00.0000000

EU overhauls selection procedure for civil servants, shifting the focus from formal knowledge to actual knowhow.

Europe 2020 strategy: how to make it work?

2010-03-05T08:48:00.0000000

Doubts as to how the Europe 2020 economic strategy can made to work were raised by Employment and Social Affairs Committee MEPs with Commissioner László Andor on Thursday, the day after the European Commission unveiled its proposal.

New Youth group highlights Parliamentary Intergroups

2010-03-02T12:25:00.0000000

Informal cross-party cooperation in the European Parliament is through the 27 “Intergroups” formed by MEPs. They bring together groups of MEPs on specific issues such as animal welfare, water access and climate change.

2 day Parliamentary session in Brussels

2010-03-01T13:30:00.0000000

NEW: The eurozone, the Greek debt crisis and the '2020' jobs and growth strategy were debated by MEPs Wednesday afternoon.

Opening of Brussels plenary session

2010-02-25T08:56:00.0000000

At the start of this week's Brussels session of the European Parliament, EP President Jerzy Buzek expressed sympathy for victims of the Belgian rail disaster of 15 February and the Madeira floods of 21 February.

EU to improve its negotiating technique for climate change meetings

2010-02-23T10:00:00.0000000

The European Union attended the climate change summit in Copenhagen in December “well prepared and at the forefront” of environmental policies, said Moratinos, and would have liked its positions to have been better represented.

The European Union analyses its policies on Haiti, Iran and climate change

2010-02-22T10:56:00.0000000

The heads of European diplomacy will hold two meetings on Monday, 22 February in Brussels, first in the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), chaired by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, and afterwards the General Affairs Council (GAC), where the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, will be the Chair.

Spanish Presidency wants to set general guidelines for “EU2020” Strategy during Council meeting in March

2010-02-20T13:24:00.0000000

The Spanish Government, currently holding the EU Presidency is to meet the new European Commission in Madrid on 23 February to study the priorities for the Spanish term, and to prepare for the March Council meeting, which will work on designing the basic structure for a new EU model of economic policy.

The Week Ahead 22-28 February 2010

2010-02-22T00:25:00.0000000

EU summit. MEPs will assess the informal meeting of EU leaders of 11 February on the economic crisis (Wednesday).

Commission creates two new Directorates-General for Energy and Climate Action

2010-02-18T12:27:00.0000000

The European Commission has today taken a number of decisions to implement the organisational consequences of the allocation of portfolios to Commissioners.

EU social policy to ease the integration of immigrants

2010-02-18T12:24:00.0000000

The EU should strengthen the links between its integration policies and the Social Policy Agenda and the 2010 review of the Social Agenda should take greater account of the social effects of immigration.