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News Tuesday 9th February 2010
An Economic Agenda for Europe
This week the Robert Schuman Foundation has published a European Issue by Jean-François Jamet entitled "An Economic Agenda for Europe". By mid-2020 European leaders have to put forward a joint economic strategy for the EU with 2020 in view.
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60th Anniversary of the Schuman Declaration - Grand CVCE Competition
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the declaration in which Robert Schuman set the foundations for the construction of Europe on 9th May 1950 the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe (CVCE) is organising a competition open to all classes in the secondary and technical sections, both public and private in Luxembourg, Poland and France. It is free to take part. To enter the competition a teacher has to fill in an on-line form between 8th February and 23rd April.
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In Greece Carolos Papoulias was re-elected as President of the Republic
Carolos Papoulias was re-elected as President of the Republic of Greece almost unanimously by the members of the Vouli, the only Chamber in Parliament. The only candidate running he was elected in the first round of voting by a 2/3 majority as required by the Constitution. He won 266 votes (160 from PASOK, 91 from New Democracy and 15 on the part of People's Orthodox Alarm-LAOS). Carolos Papoulias thereby became the president of Greece elected with the greatest of ease since the end of the monarchy in 1975.
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Referendum on the Icesave Agreement Law - 6th March 2010
On 6th March the Icelanders are being called to vote by referendum on the law approved on 31st December by the Althing (Parliament) whereby the Icelandic State commits to providing its guarantee to a loan representing 3.8 billion euros payable over 15 years at a rate of 5.55% and to reimburse the 320,000 clients, notably British and Dutch, of Icesave. The President of the Republic Olafur Ragnar Grimsson decided not to ratify the law in virtue of article 26 of the Icelandic Constitution. The people are therefore being called to decide and answer to question "Do you approve of the law on the Icesave agreement?"
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Conference at the CERI: The EU in quest of legitimacy" - 9th February 2010
On 9th February the Robert Schuman Foundation and the CERI are organising a seminar entitled "The EU in quest of political legitimacy: towards new common ground?" This seminar which is open to the public aims to add positively to the debate on finding new common ground for the EU. The theme of the third meeting in this series of seminars focuses on the theme "The problem of designating the Union: how should the EU be embodied as a political and legal entity." The session will take place with Olivier Beaud, Professor in Public Law at the University of Paris II - Panthéon Assas. Nicolas Jabko, researcher at the CERI-Sciences Po, will be the co-host.
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Conference
Foundation
The General Assembly of the "Amical des Agronomes Français de Belgique" took place on 2nd February in Brussels. Pascale Joannin, Director General of... Foreign Affairs
Council
Given the scale of the earthquake that has struck Haiti the 27 Foreign Ministers who met on 25th January approved aid of 300 policemen and the... Romania
Financial Crisis
On 27th January the IMF and the EU announced that they were resuming their anti-crisis aid to Romania. The total amount expected is 3.3 billion... Franco-German
France
The next Franco-German Council of Ministers will take place in Paris on 4th February. This is the first joint ministers council after the entry into... Telecoms
Commission
On 28th January telecommunications regulators of the 27 Member States met for the first time in Brussels as members of the new Body of European... Germany
Financial Crisis
The German government has just raised its growth forecasts for 2010 to 1.4%; the GDP fell by 5% in 2009. According to Economy Minister Rainer... President
European Council
Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council travelled to Poland, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic. On 26th January he spoke with Polish... Exhibition/Denmark
Culture
The Art Museum, Louisiana in Humlebaek will be devoting an exhibition to colour until 13th June. This exhibition entitled "Colour in Art" presents... Spain
Financial Crisis
On 29th January the Spanish government announced an austerity plan of 50 billion euros over three years that aims to reduce drastically public... Motorways of the Sea
Commission
On 27th January the European Commission authorised the public funding of the Fres Mos project, a Sea Motorway" between the French ports of... Savings
Eurostat
According to data published by Eurostat on 28th January household savings rates declined in the third quarter of 2009 in comparison with the previous... Security
Parliament
On 27th January MEPs looked into two issues which are the focus of debate between the Union and the USA: body scanners in airports and the transfer... Unemployment
Germany
The gross unemployment rate in Germany leapt to 8.6% in January due to a traditional slowing in activities after the end of year celebrations... Parliament
Financial Crisis
On 28th January the special committee on the financial, economic and social crisis auditioned experts in view of preparing a report that will be... Moldova
Romania
Romanian President Traian Basescu, who visited Moldova on 27th and 28th January for the first time since the end of communist rule over this country,... Appointment
NATO
The Chief of Staff of the French Army, Stéphane Abrial was appointed "Supreme Allied Commander for the Transformation" of NATO on 29th July. This... Unemployment
Spain
According to the Spanish National Statistics Institute the unemployment rate rose to 18.83% of the working population in the fourth quarter of 2009... Agriculture
Foundation
Nicolas-Jean Bréhon, an agricultural economist, published an article in le Monde on 30th January entitled "The CAP is dead, long live the CAAP". He... Auschswitz
Poland
On 27th January former prisoners of Auschwitz-Birkenau and many personalities including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid tribute to the... Elections
Moldova
Together the four main opposition parties won the early general elections in Moldova with 50.7% of the vote and 53 MPs ahead of the Communist Party... Court Cases
Belgium
On 28th January the European Commission referred Belgium to the Court of Justice because it has failed to transpose Financial Transparency Directive... Deficit
Commission
On 27th January the European Commission asked Latvia and Hungary to bring their public deficits down below 3% within the set time whilst Malta and... Commission
Loans
The European Commission paid the second part of its loan to Latvia to a total of 1.2 billion euros on 27th July together with the first payment of... Commission
Financial Crisis
On 28th January the European Commission published data for the month of January showing an improvement for the 10th consecutive month in the business... Resignation
Slovenia
During a parliamentary debate on 26th January Slovenian Environment Minister Karl Erjavec whose resignation had been demanded by Prime Minister Boru... ICTY
Serbia
In parallel to the visit of the head of Serb diplomacy to Brussels on 26th January, who hoped to make progress with regard to his country's accession... Portugal
Financial Crisis
Portuguese Prime Minister José Socrates has showed that he is determined to bring his country's the public deficit below the 3% mark by 2013. During... Europe
USA
The security of Europe "is a cornerstone of the American foreign policy," said American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on 29th January in Paris... Court Cases
Italy
The European Commission launched a procedure against Italy on 28th January for the non-respect of community standards in terms of private life in... Interim Government
Belgium
Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt succeeded in reaching agreement on 19th December to form an interim government until 23rd March next... Reform
Macedonia
During its last two sessions the Macedonian government adopted 37 draft laws that aim to harmonise national legislation with that of Europe. These... Digital
Studies/Reports
Bruegel has published a "paper for the attention of the new commissioner responsible for the digital agenda". In spite of progress achieved with... Culture
European Council
The President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy took part in a seminar on 25th January entitled "Which language, which culture in a universe... Russia
NATO
NATO and Russia renewed their military links on 26th January with the scrutiny of a cooperation programme for 2010 particularly with regard to... Czech Republic
Financial Crisis
The annual IMF mission to the Czech Republic ended on 25th January. According to its conclusions the rate of the country's economic growth is due to... Inflation
Eurostat
According to estimates published on 29th January by Eurostat the annual inflation rate in the euro area lay at 1% in January 2010 against 0.9% in... Seminar/CERI
Foundation
On 9th February the Robert Schuman Foundation and the CERI are organising a seminar entitled "The EU in quest of political legitimacy : towards new... Afghanistan
UK
On 28th January the UK was the host for an international conference on Afghanistan together with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan... BERD
Bosnia-Herzegovina
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development granted a loan of 67 million euros to Bosnia-Herzegovina on 27th January to support its... Agriculture
Studies/Reports
Just as the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is under discussion the Institute for a European Environmental Policy published a study on... Greece
Albania
On 27th January the Constitutional Court annulled an agreement signed between Albania and Greece with regard to the delimitation of the territorial... Training/Women
Auditors Court
In a report presented on 26th January the European Auditors Court looked into professional training for women co-funded by the European Social Fund... Exhibition/Portugal
Culture
Under the title of "Resistência. Da Alternativa Republicana à Luta contra a Ditadura" the Portuguese Centre for Photography in Porto is organising an... Treaty ratified
Italia
Italian deputies have voted at the unanimity on july, 31th the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, just one week after the positive vote from the... Space
Slovenia
The Slovenian Minister for Higher Education Gregor Golobic signed a participation agreement on 22nd January with regard to Slovenia in the European... Election
Greece
The election of the president of the Greek republic by Parliament (Vouli) will take place on 3rd February said the President of Parliament Philippos... France
Financial Crisis
The number of unemployed, those without work at all, declined in December in mainland France by 18,700 over one month to lie at 2.61 million at the... Italy
Financial Crisis
In December the unemployment rate reached 8.5% increasing by 0.2 points in comparison with the previous month and by 1.5 points in comparison with... Cyprus
UN
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is in Cyprus from 31st January to 2nd February to aid negotiations. "The leaders have asked me to say that... Industry
Eurostat
In November 2009 the new industrial orders index rose by 2.7% in the euro area (up to 10.3% in Austria) and by 2.6% in the Union in comparison with... Pensions
Spain
The Spanish government announced on 29th January that it was going to suggest delaying the retirement age to 67 years instead of the present 65 in... Agreement?
Serbia
Serb Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic travelled to Brussels on 26th January. He notably met High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security... Council
General Affairs and External Relations
On 27th July the 27 Foreign Ministers called on the Commission to issue an opinion on the request for EU membership on the part of Iceland. They... SME
Germany
The German government has established a special microcredit fund of 100 million euros to help very small companies which banks refuse to make loans... Rural Development
Commission
On 29th January the Committee for Rural Development approved the use of available funding as part of the European plan for economic recovery and the... Ulster
UK
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen and his British counterpart Gordon Brown met in Dublin and London on 25th and 27th January to discuss the situation... Yemen
UK
On 27th January in London a meeting took place to re-iterate the support of the international community to Yemen. A meeting of donor countries to... Climate
Commission
On 28th January the EU made its support to the Copenhagen Agreement on the Climate official and presented its commitments in terms of goals to reduce... Government
Lithuania
Audronius Azubalis, former journalist and chair of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee was appointed on 29th January as head of Lithuanian... UK
Financial Crisis
According to statistics published on 26th January by the National Statistics Office, the UK is no longer in recession: growth increased by 0.1% in... Carbon Tax
Eurobarometer
An survey undertaken by Eurobarometer and published on 29th July shows that Europeans do not support the idea of a special tax on products that are... Museum/Essen
Culture
The new Folkwang Museum in Essen, which has a wealth of Impressionist paintings, opened its doors on 30th January. The opening to the public is one... Georgia
Publications
Palgrave Macmillan has published a book by Ronald Asmus, Executive Diretor of the Transatlantic Centre of the German Marshall Fund in Brussels: "A... Unemployment
Eurostat
In December 2009 unemployment rose to 10% in the euro area and to 9.6% in the European Union in comparison with 9.9% and 9.5% the previous month and... Gas
Hungary
On 29th January during a working visit by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zoubkov to Budapest Russia signed an agreement with Hungary with... Greece
Financial Crisis
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou acknowledged on 27th January that Greece was suffering a "credibility deficit" on the financial markets. He... General Affairs
Council
On 25th January the Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos presented the programme of the Spanish Presidency of the Union to his... Hungary
Financial Crisis
The Hungarian Central Bank MNB reduced its main rate by a quarter of a point to 6% on 25th January after an identical reduction at the end of... Davos
Financial Crisis
The Davos Forum ended on 30th January on a note that was far from euphoric because as growth has started again the budgetary problems of states such... Poland
Financial Crisis
According to figures published on 28th January Poland recorded growth of 1.7% in 2009, the only country in the EU to have increased its economic... Euro
Estonia
The Estonian Finance Minister announced on 23rd January that Estonia now met all criteria to adopt the European currency which it hopes to do in... Counterfeiting
Commission
A joint customs operation as part of the ASEM (Asia-Europa Meeting) led to the confiscation of more than 65 million counterfeit cigarettes and...

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