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Caroline Atkinson, Director of External Relations at the International Monetary Fund, issued the following statement in Washington today.
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Following the meeting of the Heads of State and Government on 11 February 2010 in Brussels, Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), made the following statement.
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Most Europeans still do not know they can call 112 anywhere in the EU to contact the police, fire brigade or an ambulance.
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The election of the European Commission by 488 in favour to 137 opposed and 72 abstentions brings to an end almost 5 months of delay due to wrangles in the ratification of the Lisbon treaty.
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EP Vice President Libor Rouček told MEPs that Thursday was the twentieth anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison, recalling his role in the dismantling of apartheid and that he was the first winner of Parliament's Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought. He then gave the floor to Michael Cashman, chair of the European Parliament delegation for relations with South Africa, who paid a tribute on behalf of Parliament to that country's former President.
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Three human rights resolutions, on the media in Venezuela, the political crisis in Madagascar and the situation in Burma, were approved by Parliament on Thursday.
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An agreement to prevent needle-stick injuries in hospitals, one of the most widespread and serious risks to health workers across the EU, was welcomed by an overwhelming majority in Parliament on Thursday.
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MEPs gave the green light on Thursday for EU funding to help Europe's unemployed start up small businesses.
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Helping to meet Haiti's humanitarian, reconstruction and nation-building needs must be the EU's priority in tackling the earthquake's aftermath, says Parliament in a resolution approved on Wednesday.
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The EU should create a "new climate diplomacy", and its future budget must provide enough funding to protect against, and adapt to, climate change, say MEPs in a resolution approved on Wednesday
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MEPs are deeply concerned about the long-standing and growing presence of al-Qaeda, and the deteriorating security, social and economic problems in Yemen, which they think could destabilise neighbouring countries.
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This press kit summarises the European Parliament's activities aimed at tackling the financial crisis and stabilising the economy.
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The Spanish Ministry of Defence will offer the military cadets and midshipmen of European Union countries the chance to study an EU course on the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) at the Spanish military academies of the three branches of the armed forces as part of the educational exchange programme known as the military ERASMUS.
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At the start of a new decade, Sub Saharan Africa is reeling from the effects of three major global crises – food, fuel and financial – that have reversed many of the economic achievements of the last 10 years and left some growth projections at levels below those of 30 years ago.
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After a sharp fall in the first half of 2009, the government’s globally-coordinated policy measures were crucial to the resumption of growth in the second half.
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The 5th High-level Seminar of Central Banks in the East Asia-Pacific Region and the Euro Area was jointly organised by the European Central Bank and the Reserve Bank of Australia, in cooperation with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
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The EBRD and European Fund for Southeast Europe are boosting the availability of financing to private businesses in Moldova with a $10 million loan to ProCredit Bank in Moldova for on-lending to micro and small enterprises.
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The EBRD is supporting the development of the retail infrastructure in Croatia with a €68 million loan to finance the construction of a modern shopping centre in Split, the second largest city in Croatia.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has agreed to sell its 15 percent stake in OAO Swedbank Russia to its parent and major stakeholder, Sweden’s Swedbank AB, a move which would give it full ownership of its Russian subsidiary.
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The EBRD Board of Directors has approved a €150 million sovereign loan to Serbijagas, a state-owned Serbian company responsible for the transmission, storage, distribution and trade of natural gas, to finance the upgrade of the country’s gas transmission network and the construction of a new gas storage facility.
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