Communications from the Commission to provide guidance to Member States Communication from the Commission — The application of State aid rules to measures taken in relation to financial institutions in the context of the current global financial crisis, 13 October 2008 (see IP/08/1495) Communication from the Commission — The recapitalisation of financial institutions in the [...]

Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga in Munich today to discuss progress on Kosovo’s EU reform agenda. “Responsibility for delivering on Kosovo’s European perspective lies first and foremost with the Kosovo authorities”, Mr Füle stressed. He also recalled the December decisions of the European Council which provided [...]

Brussels – Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, will travel to Latin America this weekend for bilateral visits to Brazil and Mexico, the EU’s two strategic partners in the region. She will hold talks with the Presidents and Foreign Ministers of [...]

A two-year reprieve for the EU’s “food for the needy” programme, on which 18 million of the EU’s most deprived people rely, was backed by the Agriculture Committee on Monday. If Parliament as a whole endorses the plan to rescue the programme, it will run until the end of 2013, with a budget of up [...]

The following decisions were taken by the Cabinet at its meeting held on February 01, 2012. Accelerated Urban Development Programme for Matara On a proposal made by the President, as the Minister of Defence and Urban Development, the Cabinet decided to implement number of development programmes in Matara inclusive of the construction of Convention Hal. [...]

INDIANAPOLIS—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Indianapolis to highlight the Department’s “If You See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign’s continued partnership with the National Football League (NFL) to help ensure the safety and security of employees, players and fans during the regular season, and Super Bowl XLVI. “At a major national [...]

News from the European Commission’s Midday Briefing Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Commission européenne Safety of passenger ships: EU Transport Commissioner receives commitment from Cruise industry to fully engage in review of passenger ship safety rules at EU and IMO Vice-President Siim Kallas, European Commissioner for Transport today was briefed by the board [...]

Brussels – The names of the 27 winners of the European Commission’s annual Young Translators’ Contest, known as ‘Juvenes Translatores’, are published today (see full list below). A winner for each EU country was selected from among more than 3 000 secondary school pupils in total who sat the contest in November 2011. The number [...]

Week of committee and political group meetings – Brussels Financial transaction tax. Financial experts will appear before the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee to discuss the proposal to introduce a financial transaction tax in the EU (Monday). Situation in Hungary. Following the debate with Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán at the Strasbourg plenary session in January, [...]

New Delhi Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased once again to take part in the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit. I must once again thank Dr. Pachauri and the TERI Institute for your tireless efforts. I don’t need to explain to you any more what sustainable development is about. Nevertheless, let me quickly remind you what [...]