Why China, Russia won't condemn Syrian regime

cnn Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:13:00 AM CET | info [other]

As international leaders express outrage over mass killings in Syria -- and lament the inability to pass a U.N. Security Council resolution denouncing the Syrian regime -- questions linger about the two countries behind the impasse....

Euro zone loses patience with Greece

reuters Sunday, February 5, 2012 1:04:00 AM CET | info [other]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it guaranteed it would implement reforms needed to secure a second financing package from the euro zone and the IMF....

EXCLUSIV FMI cere scumpirea cu 15% a electricităţii în februarie şi cu 15% a gazelor până la vară

adevarul Sunday, February 5, 2012 12:30:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Fondul Monetar Internaţional a cerut Guvernului majorarea cu cel puţin 15% a preţului la electricitate până la finele lunii februarie, ca urmare a secetei care a redus producţia în hidrocentrale, potrivit unui draft al scrisorii de intenţie redactat în aceste zile şi obţinut de „Adevărul"....

Feb EC Report to Blast again Bulgarian Judiciary

novinite Saturday, February 4, 2012 1:04:00 PM CET | info [other]

Bulgaria's judiciary has emerged once again as a major problem in the upcoming report of the European Commission, the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, informed Saturday. The report, under the Verification and Cooperation Mechanism, is interim and does not include political conclusions of the type that.......

Comisia Europeana a anuntat castigatorii Concursului ‘Tineri traducatori’

informatia-zilei Saturday, February 4, 2012 11:18:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Vineri, Comisia Europeana a anuntat numele celor 27 de castigatori ai concursului anual pentru tinerii traducatori „Juvenes Translatores’. Din totalul de peste 3.000 de elevi din invatamantul liceal care au luat parte la concursul desfasurat in noiembrie anul trecut, a fost desemnat cate un castigator pentru fiecare stat membru al Uniunii Europene....

Weaknesses in Bulgaria�s judicial system to be among the accents in next EC progress report

focus-news-en Saturday, February 4, 2012 9:15:00 AM CET | info [other]

Brussels. The accent in the next European Commission's interim report on Bulgaria�s progress under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) in the area of justice and home affairs will be put on the weaknesses in Bulgaria�s juridical system, The Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) reports. Work on the report is in its final stage....

Concursul UE pentru tineri traducatori. In Romania, premiul va ajunge la Tg. Mures

infoportal Saturday, February 4, 2012 3:22:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Astazi au fost anuntat numele celor 27 de castigatori ai concursului anual pentru tineri traducatori Juvenes Translatores , organizat de Comisia Europeana. Castigatoarea din Romania este Anna Kiss, eleva la Liceul Teoretic Bolyai Farkas din Targu-Mures....

Debt crisis: as it happened, February 3, 2012

telegraph Friday, February 3, 2012 11:43:00 PM CET | info [other]

The FTSE 100 has closed at a seven-month high after US data showing more US people are in work boosted global markets, while Greece announces it is to auction €625m of Treasury bills next week....

Top News from the European Commission 4 February - 2 March 2012

nieuwsbank Friday, February 3, 2012 9:22:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

[ Vrijdag 3 februari 2012 | European Union ] On 7 February 2012, the European Commission will present the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011 that benchmarks EU Member States' innovation performance and potentials...

Winners announced in EU Young Translators' Contest

nieuwsbank Friday, February 3, 2012 9:22:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

[ Vrijdag 3 februari 2012 | European Union ] Brussels, 3 February 2012 - 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)...

Crunch time for the Greek prime minister

kathimerini-en Friday, February 3, 2012 6:38:00 PM CET | info [other]

Lucas Papademos is preparing for a make or break meeting with Greek political leaders and is said to be considering resigning if the three parties in his coalition government cannot agree on reforms....

Una estudiante de Sevilla, entre los 'jóvenes traductores' galardonados por la Comisión Europea

es-noticias Friday, February 3, 2012 4:28:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

La Comisión Europea ha anunciado este viernes el nombre de los 27 jóvenes, uno por cada Estado miembro, que han sido galardonados con el 'Juvenus Translatores', un premio que reconoce su capacidad para hablar distintos idiomas de la Unión Europea. Entre los premiados está Isabel Suárez Lledó, del instituto sevillano San José....

United Kingdom Agribusiness Report Q1 2012 - new market research report published

pr-inside Friday, February 3, 2012 4:19:00 PM CET | info [other]

(PR-inside.com) On grains, spring droughts have not caused as much damage as previously expected, and as the harvest is of excellent quality, we expect UK farmers to take advantage of elevated prices. On sugar, we believe the EU decision to abolish production quotas by 2015 should help UK sugar output to fall by less than previously anticipated....

Brussels discovers a new black hole in Greek finances

smh Friday, February 3, 2012 2:42:00 PM CET | info [other]

PRESSURE on Greece's recession-stricken economy has intensified after international debt inspectors admitted an additional €15 billion ($18.4 billion) would be needed to fill a newly discovered black hole in the country's finances....

Bruselas admite nuevos retrasos en la solución a la crisis de Grecia

elpais Friday, February 3, 2012 2:30:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Alemania afloja la presión para que Atenas ceda soberanía fiscal. . Aún no ha habido un acuerdo para que la banca asuma las pérdida que le exigiría resolver la crisis fiscal helénica...

Announced the 27 winners of the Juvenes Translatores Contest

euroalert Friday, February 3, 2012 2:25:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Anunciados los veintisiete ganadores del concurso europeo Juvenes Translatores publicado el en Educación y Formación Un ganador de cada país de la UE ha sido ya seleccionado para el concurso de jóvenes traductores. Según la Comisión Europea, los ganadores demuestran que los conocimientos.......

Winners announced in EU Young Translators' Contest

focus-news-en Friday, February 3, 2012 2:08:00 PM CET | info [other]

Brussels. The names of the 27 winners of the European Commission�s annual Young Translators' Contest, known as �Juvenes Translatores�, are published today. 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....

Arab Spring, Islam's Summer: Time to build bridges over the Mediterranean

chathamhouse Friday, February 3, 2012 1:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

At the beginning of 2012, Europe faces two simultaneous crises. Alongside the continuing instability of the eurozone lies the risk that the Arab uprisings could implode if people’s economic aspirations remain unfulfilled. Inevitably, European Union leaders are focusing on the first of these crises, the future of the euro....

20 Years After Maastricht - Quo Vadis, Europa? - Viviane Reding Vice-President Of The European Commission

egovmonitor Friday, February 3, 2012 12:29:00 PM CET | info [other]

Ladies and Gentlemen: Let me congratulate the Press Club Brussels Europe for three reasons!...

Top News from the European Commission 4 February – 2 March 2012

europa-pressReleases Friday, February 3, 2012 12:22:00 PM CET | info [other]

AGENDA/12/5 Brussels, Friday 3 February 2012 Background notes from the Spokespersons' service for journalists. The European Commission reserves the right to make changes. Tuesday 7 February: Innovation Union Scoreboard reveals Member States' innovation ......

Winners announced in EU Young Translators' Contest

europa-pressReleases Friday, February 3, 2012 12:15:00 PM CET | info [other]

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 3 February 2012 – 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).......

Potočnik: More legislative power, but no money for environment (Interview)

euractiv-en Friday, February 3, 2012 9:00:00 AM CET | info [other]

Compared to other policy areas, environment still remains the Cinderella of the European budget, where allocations amount to just over €2 billion compared to research which gets more than €50 billion for the FP7. Negotiations on the next EU budget 2014-2020 will be crucial, said Commissioner Janez Potočnik in an interview with EurActiv Slovakia ....

Retirement Plans, Milan Probe, EU Cartel Fines: Compliance

bloomberg Friday, February 3, 2012 6:34:00 AM CET | info [other]

The U.S. Treasury Department will help expand the availability of annuities and lifetime income choices in , the agency said. retirement plans The department yesterday proposed two regulations to make it easier for those approaching retirement to buy an annuity through their company-funded pensions or 401(k) savings accounts....

Samsung Galaxy Tab Design-Around Passes Muster With German Court

zimtelegraph Friday, February 3, 2012 12:35:00 AM CET | info [other]

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has suffered a setback in its multicountry, extremely complex, and seemingly everlasting patent fight with Samsung. In the latest episode, its request to ban Samsung from selling two devices in Germany — its Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet and its Galaxy Nexus smartphone — was rejected by the Munich Regional Court....

Steven Pifer: US, EU should consider visa bans in protest of Yanukovych's anti-democratic policies

kyivpost Thursday, February 2, 2012 10:24:00 PM CET | info [other]

Editor's Note: The following is a statement before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C., by former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer on Feb. 1. Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on European Affairs Developments in Ukraine and Implications for U....

Punctul de vedere al expertilor cu privire la viitorul euro: nu are un viitor

obiectivdesuceava Thursday, February 2, 2012 10:11:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Zona euro nu poate supravie]ui în forma sa actual\ – aceasta este predic]ia alarmant\ a unor economi[ti [i politicieni de top de toate nuan]ele politice. În interviuri [i articole pentru The Independent de joi, exper]ii au fost solicita]i s\-[i spun\ predic]iile pe termen scurt [i lung privind viitorul euro....

David Miliband article '100% not an attack on his brother'

guardian Thursday, February 2, 2012 8:44:00 PM CET | info [other]

Warning in New Statesman to grand old Labour figures is not an attempt to undermine Ed Miliband, say brother's friends David Miliband was mildly irritated. A lengthy New Statesman article, in which he warned that some of Labour's grand old figures were in danger of leading the party into.......

Regions speak out on future of fisheries

worldfishing Thursday, February 2, 2012 4:25:00 PM CET | info [other]

A seminar was held at the European Parliament on 1 February entitled “The Future of the European Fisheries Sector”, organised by the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) and the MAREMED project....