EU recruitment strategy gets overhaul
Appointments to the EU institutions will focus more on the personal and professional competences of candidates rather than detailed EU knowledge, David Bearfield, the director of the European Personnel...
View ArticleStrasbourg Parliament hails ‘safest ceiling in the world’
MEPs will be able to resume sessions in Strasbourg by 22 September as the ceiling of the European Parliament's plenary building in Strasbourg is now "completely repaired" and "probably the safest...
View ArticleNew campaign seeks end to ‘impenetrable’ Euro-speak
Using simpler language would vastly improve the EU's communication, according to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, which launched an online campaign to make the EU institutions more...
View ArticleThe impact of the EU on real estate in Brussels
"Europe's hold over real estate prices in Brussels is a significant reality," writes Nicolas Bernard of the Facultés Universitaires Saint Louis in the September issue of Brussels Studies, arguing that...
View ArticleLocalisation ‘key’ to EU communication
Cooperation with regional and local media is the key to better communicating EU policy issues to citizens, concluded panellists at a debate on the issue in Brussels on 8 October, organised by the...
View ArticleRace for EU top jobs back on track
Nominations for top jobs in the EU institutions look set for a fresh round of speculation after French President and outgoing EU presidency holder Nicolas Sarkozy announced that the Lisbon Treaty would...
View ArticleMEPs push for ‘structured dialogue’ with EU citizens
The European Parliament yesterday (13 January) adopted, by a large majority, a report calling for a "structured civil dialogue" between the EU institutions and civil society.
View ArticleThe European Commission 2004-09: A Politically Weakened Institution?
The European Commission has been "politically weakened" under President José Manuel Barroso's stewardship, suggests a European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN) report compiled by national experts from...
View ArticleEU quarter development marred by ‘missed opportunities’
Squabbling among Brussels authorities has derailed town planning throughout the Belgian capital's recent history, alleges a study published this week by a think-tank based in the city.
View ArticleExternal Action Service: Much ado about nothing
The European External Action Service (EEAS) certainly does not signify the advent of a new dynamism in the EU's common foreign policy. There are too many differences between the interests of the...
View ArticleEU officials win pay rise battle with member states
National governments have no right to block a planned salary increase for EU officials, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled yesterday (24 November).
View ArticleHow the EU institutions work and how to work with the EU institutions
It is more necessary than ever for private and public organisations to understand how to work with European institutions, argues Alan Hardacre. Though EU policymaking can be complex and difficult, he...
View ArticleBrussels to handle new treaty provisions, says Rehn
Finance Commissioner Olli Rehn yesterday (12 December) brushed aside the possibility of UK legal threats and warned the City of London that it could not avoid EU financial regulation as a result of the...
View ArticleA European diplomatic service in quest of a foreign policy
The Lisbon Treaty introduced a major institutional innovation in the field of external relations by creating a common diplomatic service, the European External Action Service (EEAS). During the past 20...
View ArticleEU staff to strike over budget cuts, threaten to hit summit
Thousands of staff members working at the EU institutions are expected to go on strike in Brussels today (8 November) to protest against potential budget cuts. If unsuccessful, unions plan another...
View ArticleEurope Day takes ironic turn as EU staff strike
A day before Europe Day (9 May), held yearly to celebrate the peace and unity in Europe, 3,500 staff of the European institutions held a strike against budgets cuts that may see their salaries cut by...
View ArticleEU institutions seek exclusion, extra time on data protection
EXCLUSIVE / EU justice ministers meeting in Luxembourg today (6 June) are expected to consider giving EU institutions a sweeping exemption from new data protection rules.
View ArticleData protection: One law should cover EU, governments and private sector
The biggest threat to European citizens’ privacy is posed not by companies, but by governments, according to Digital Europe’s director-general. The US Prism scandal has highlighted the potential for...
View ArticleParliament asks for treaty revision on Strasbourg seat
A parliamentary committee adopted a report that calls on member states to abolish MEPs' monthly commute from Brussels to Strasbourg. The latest attempt to reduce the number of parliamentary seats might...
View ArticlePower to the People
EuroparlTV shows you how the only directly elected EU institution has turned from a little forum for discussing legislation into a powerful player over the course of the last 25 years. Comment on:...
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