FRANCE and Germany are engaged in a behind-the-scenes competition to land the job of EU’s top policeman, as both countries want one of their own nationals to head the Union’s police agency Europol.
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Kinnock pledges on ‘parachutage’ clash with rumours of promotions NEIL Kinnock, the European commissioner for personnel and administrative reform, has assured the staff unions that the practice of promoting officials from commissioners’ private offices, known in Brussels parlance as ‘parachutage’, will be much reduced at the end of the current Commission.
Commission to announce Iraq recovery funds FUNDS worth around €200 million per year should be allocated to help Iraq recover from Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship and the turmoil sparked by the US-led military invasion, the European Commission is expected to recommend next week.
Commission prepares plans to curb large cash transactions THE European Commission is planning a clampdown on all cash transactions of €15,000 or more in a bid to fight terrorists and gangsters laundering their ill-gotten gains.
Socialist to succeed Cox after big parties’ deal A SOCIALIST MEP will be the next president of the European Parliament under a deal between the assembly’s two biggest political groups, the president of the European People’s Party (EPP) has revealed.
Health card set to apply only to ‘necessary care’ operations A NEW EU-wide health card that aims to slash red tape will not lead to cross-border ‘shopping around’ for cosmetic surgery or legal abortions, according to officials.
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Stellar cast aims to light up lacklustre European polls [more...]
Election survey predicts only limited change [more...]
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