Under scrutiny

Michal Kaminski will be watching closely as the Belgium presidency gapples with issues as economic recovery, hedge fund regulation and the establishment of the EU´s diplomatic corps

Interview with Edvard Kožušník, Rapporteur of the IMCO Committee

This exclusive interview with Mr Edvard Kožušník, Rapporteur of the EU Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee, was conducted for Talkstandards.com via email during July 2010 in relation to the Open Forum on Transparency in EU Standardization

EU parliament committee paves way for approval of Swift deal

EU parliament committee paves way for approval of Swift deal
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Monday's vote was greeted by Tim Kirkhope, European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group spokesman on civil liberties as a "significant" improvement on ...

MEPs tell self-employed lorry drivers to take a rest

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - MEPs have voted to reject a European Commission proposal that would have exempted self-employed lorry drivers from EU working-time rules.

EU biofuels 'need to be certified for sustainability'

EU nations are being encouraged to set up certification schemes to ensure biofuels help cut emissions and do not threaten biodiversity.

E.U. Tries to Balance Terror War and Privacy

BRUSSELS — The European Commission proposed ways Tuesday to safeguard information used by the authorities to track the finances of terrorism suspects and to ensure that body scanners at European airports do not jeopardize the health or privacy of passengers.

Jan Zahradil interview with New Europe

After the EPP's Secretary General, Antonio Lopez-Isturiz predicted the demise of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), and claimed that the Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS) would rejoin the EPP, Jan Zahradil, vice-Chairman of the Group and head of the ODS delegation met with New Europe to give their response.

Parliament president leads EU tributes to Kaczynski

Parliament president Jerzy Buzek has expressed his solidarity with Poland following the death of the country's prime minister Lech Kaczynski in the Smolensk air crash.

Vote on longer maternity leave postponed

Concern about costs to business prompts second delay in the European Parliament.
The European Parliament has postponed adopting legislation that would increase mothers' minimum right to maternity leave from 14 to 20 weeks, because of concerns that it would place too heavy a financial burden on businesses and governments.

European Conservatives and Reformists leader praises Bokros' ideas

The head of the EP group of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) said on Thursday that the ideas of conservative Democratic Forum PM-candidate Lajos Bokros would be "the best for Hungary".

29th June 2010 - ECR group meeting with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council