Europe
Publications
Jean-Dominique Giuliani, Chairman of the Robert Schuman Foundation made a contribution to the special insert "Recomposer l'Europe. Tendances et jeu... Waste
Eurostat
According to data published by Eurostat on 19th march 524kg of municipal waste per person were generated in 2008 in the EU (a stable rate in... Nordic Region
Denmark
On 11th March the Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen asked her counterparts from the other Nordic countries to commit to promoting cooperation on... 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... Transport
Council
The 27 Transport Ministers debated a draft regulation on 11th March with regard to investigations into and the prevention of civil aviation accidents... Austria
Financial Crisis
On 16th March the Austrian government decided to introduce a minimum wage. This measure is due to help fight against poverty and foster the return by... Government
Ukraine
The Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich succeeded on 11th March in forming a parliamentary coalition. This was made possible by the adoption of a... USA/EADS
Commission
Karel de Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade spoke on 9th March about the decision taken by Northrop Grumman/EADS not to answer the call for... Berlin/Aga Khan
Culture
More than 200 objects covering 1000 years of Islamic art selected from Aga Khan's collection, one of the richest and vast in the world, are on show... Recovery
Denmark
In his report "Denmark 2020: Knowledge - Growth - Prosperity - Welfare" Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen puts forward an ambitious recovery... Macedonia
Italy
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini met the Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia Vasko Naumovski on 11th March. He reiterated his promise to... Fundamental Rights
Commission
The Commission proposed on 17th March negotiation directives for the Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Lisbon... Greece
Financial Crisis
The Greek Finance Minister gave his monthly report to the European Commission on 8th March on the implementation of the stability and growth... France/EU
Studies/Reports
The German Society for Foreign Policy (DGAP) has published a study by Claire Demesmay and Andreas Marchetti entitled "Frankreich ist Frankreich ist... Digital
Italy
The American search engine Google and the Italian Culture Ministry signed an agreement to digitalise a million books free of copyright on 10th March... Bilbao/Sculpture
Culture
The Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao is presenting a monographic exhibition by Anish Kapoor until 12th October. This exhibition has been organised in... Black Sea
Publications
Pantheon Assas publishing has released a book under the guidance of Baptiste Chatré and Stéphane Delory entitled "Conflits et sécurité dans l'espace... Patents
Spain
The Spanish Industry, Tourism and Trade Minister, Miguel Sebastian presented the first strategic plan to promote industrial property on 9th March... Visas
Parliament
On 9th March MEPs adopted, 562 votes in favour, 29 against a regulation authorising citizens from third countries with a long stay visa delivered by... Women
Parliament
On the occasion of International Women's Day on 8th March MEPs discussed the numerous challenges that still have to be met in terms of parity:... Afghanistan
UK
On 10th March British Foreign Minister, David Miliband gave a speech on Afghanistan at the Massachussets Institute of Technology (MIT). He notably... Consumers
Parliament
MEPs adopted three resolutions on 8th March with regard to the protection of consumers and the internal market. For the internal market to work... ECB
Financial Crisis
On 10th March ECB Chairman Jean-Claude Trichet declared that the European Central Bank (ECB) was not rejecting the idea of a European Monetary Fund... 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... UK
Financial Crisis
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown presented a series of measures on 14th March that are designed to give greater power to consumers and put an end... Pollution
Court
Operators with installations located close to a polluted area may be deemed to be liable for the pollution said the European Court of Justice on 9th... 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... Lithuania
Slovenia
President of the Slovenian Republic, Danilo Türk undertook an official visit to Lithuania on 10th March. The Slovenian President spoke with his... Archives/Gulag
Culture
On 10th March Radio France Internationale (RFI) and the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) launched the first "audio-archives" of the... Parliament
Financial Crisis
MEPs asked on 10th March, 536 in favour, 80 against, the establishment of a world tax designed to discourage the taking of excessive risks on the... Migrations
Serbia
Ivica Dacic, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Serbia announced on 11th March the readmission of 900 Serb immigrants mostly of Rom or... Balkans
Belgium
Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme was in Macedonia on 8th March to meet his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski. They notably discussed the... Turkey
Armenia
Armenia may withdraw its signature from the normalisation protocols for bilateral relations signed in October 2009 with Turkey if Ankara uses the... Romania
Financial Crisis
On 11th March the European Commission paid out the second part of 1 billion euro of the 5 billion euro community loan granted to Romania in May 2009... 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... 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... Resignation
Slovenia
Slovenian Agricultural Minister Milan Pogacnik resigned on 10th March the day after his arrest because of a corruption scandal. "I am resigning... Facebook
Foundation
The Schuman Foundation is now on Facebook. The arrival of spring brings a flourish of new opportunities - come and discover our profile - "Robert... Portugal
Financial Crisis
José Socrates' government revealed the main goals of its economic stability programme on 8th March; this is designed to bring Portugal's public... Schuman Report
Foundation
The Robert Schuman Foundation has just published the fourth edition of "The State of the Union 2010, Schuman Report on Europe" with the publishing... Armenia
Turkey
On 17th March in an interview of British TV channel BBC Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that of the 170,000 Armenians living in the... Counterfeiting
Parliament
In a resolution adopted on 10th March 633 votes in favour, 13 against MEPs encourage initiatives that aim to protect intellectual property rights,... UK
France
French President Nicolas Sarkozy travelled to London on 12th March to prepare the European Council of 25th and 26th March. He said the British Prime... 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... Iceland
Financial Crisis
The unemployment rate in Iceland rose again in February to reach 9.3% of the working population in comparison with 9% in January said the Icelandic... Budget
Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended the draft finance law presented by her government to the Bundestag on 17th March. She justified the extent... Turkey
Sweden
On 11th March the Riksdag, the Swedish Parliament adopted a motion which acknowledges the 1915 genocide perpetrated by Turkey against the Armenians,... Independence
Lithuania
Lithuania celebrated the 20th anniversary of its independence on 11th March after having been annexed to the Soviet Union for 45 years. This 20th... Education
Hungary
20% of European students are due be able to study abroad every year as from 2020 said the Hungarian Education Minister Istvan Hiller on 11th March as... Agriculture
Commission
The European Commission announced on 16th March that the Member States will have to pay back a total 346.5 million euros that represents irregular... EU2020
Parliament
On 10th March MEPs adopted 462 votes in favour, 140 against a resolution on the EU strategy for 2020 which should in their opinion focus on reducing... NATO
Poland
NATO has to provide itself with an effective anti-missile defence system and in the future take on board the possibility of a nuclear threat from... Elections/Hungary
Foundation
On 11th and 25th April the Hungarians are being invited to renew the 386 members of the Orszaggyules, the only chamber in Parliament, elected for... Construction
Eurostat
According to estimates published by Eurostat on 17th March production in the construction sector decreased by 2.2% in the euro area and by 2% in the... Debate/Barnier
Foundation
EurActiv.fr together with the Robert Schuman Foundation is organising a debate with Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for the Internal Market and... Finland
Slovenia
Slovenian President Danilo Türk travelled to Finland as part of a State visit from 8th to 10th March. He met his Finnish counterpart, Tarja Halonen... Germany
France
French Prime Minister François Fillon travelled to Berlin on 10th March. After giving a conference to the students of the Humboldt University he held... Education
Commission
The report "Focus on higher education in Europe 2010: impact of the Bologna process" presented on 8th March by the European Commission reveals that... Unemployment
Eurostat
According to provisional data published on 15th March by the European Statistics Office, Eurostat, the number of people employed in the euro area... Competition
60th Anniversary/Schuman Declaration
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration the European-France Movement and the Young Europeans-France under the patronage of... External Trade
Eurostat
Estimates published by Eurostat on 18th Mach indicate that in January 2010 the euro area recorded an external trade deficit of 8.9 billion euros with... Climate
Commission
On 9th March the European Commission presented a strategy to boost the fight against climate change and to implement rapidly the Copenhagen... Employment/Health
Council
On 8th March the 27 European Employment and Healthcare Ministers voted on the action to take to eradicate violence against women in the Union... Energy
Romania
The Romanian government decided that the country's second nuclear power station will be built in Transylvania but its exact position will depend on... Southern Caucasus
Poland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk travelled to Azerbaijan on 10th and 12th March - he also went to Georgia and Armenia. His visit to Azerbaijan was... Investments
France
In 2009 France was the third country to receive direct foreign investment (DFI) in the world, to a total of 65 billion dollars indicated the latest... Ulster
Ireland
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen welcomed the historic vote by the Northern Ireland Assembly on 9th March with regard the devolution of policing and... Tefaf/Maastricht
Culture
The biggest antiques fair in the world, "The European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf) in which 263 exhibitors participate opened its doors on 12th March in... 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... Latvia
Financial Crisis
On 11th March the EU paid out the third part of a community loan of 3.1 billion euros granted to Latvia which was decided upon in January 2009. This... European Monetary Fund
Germany
During a meeting in Luxembourg on 9th March with Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, German Chancellor Angela Merkel provided her support... Opinion/Germany
Publications
The Institut für Demoscopie Allensbach published its third annual directory on 3rd March which analyses in the space of 900 pages the polls... Coalition
Latvia
The Latvian government coalition lost the parliamentary majority on 17th March after the withdrawal of the People's Party after a dispute with regard... Trade
Eurostat
According to data published by Eurostat on 11th March the EU's current account recorded a deficit of 27 billion euros during the fourth quarter of... Energy
Parliament
On 11th March MEPs adopted 444 votes in favour, 88 against a resolution on the development plan for CO2 poor technologies. They are asking for... Industry
Eurostat
According to estimates published by Eurostat on 12th March industrial production increased by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1.8% in the Union in... EU/Heritage
Culture
On 9th March the European Commission launched the "European Heritage Label". This initiative aims to promote sites that symbolise European... Arms
Studies/Reports
An arms race has brought some poor countries into conflict over the last five years - however the money devoted to the purchase of arms and fighter... Piracy
Commission
On 11th March the European Commission adopted a recommandation addressed to the Member States on the application of measures to prevent piracy and... Italy
Financial Crisis
In the fourth quarter of 2009 the GDP decreased by 0.3% in comparison with the previous quarter and by 3% in comparison with the same period in 2008... Diplomacy
Parliament
MEPs voted on 10th March on several foreign policy issues. They asked to be consulted regularly before the launch of joint security and defence... France
Armenia
The President of the French Republic Nicolas Sarkozy hosted a lunch for his Armenian counterpart Serge Sarkissian on 10th March. The two men... Italy
Commission
The European Commission put forward a legislative measure on 9th March to help citizens exercise their right to a fair trial in Europe when they do... Exhibition/Amsterdam
Culture
75 paintings by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Kazimir Malevitch and other "pioneers of moden art" lent by the Hermitage Museum of Saint-Petersburg... Tourism
Eurobarometer
According to a Eurobarometer survey on "The Behaviour of Europeans with regard to Tourism" published on 9th March 80% of Europeans plan to go on...