Month: March 2020

Nine EU governments urge MEPs on passenger data

Nine EU governments urge MEPs on passenger data Interior ministers say data needed to track Europeans fighting in Syria. European Voice By Toby Vogel 8/1/13, 10:03 AM CET Updated 4/23/14, 9:31 PM CET Click Here: Cardiff Blues Store The interior ministers of nine member states of the European Union have written to the European Parliament…

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Yves Mersch – Memory man

Yves Mersch – Memory man Profile of ECB’s executive board member European Voice By Tim Jones 9/4/13, 9:15 PM CET Updated 1/25/16, 6:17 PM CET When Jean-Claude Trichet and Jürgen Stark left the European Central Bank two years ago, to be succeeded by 40-something Benoît Cœuré and Jörg Asmussen, 25 years of institutional memory left…

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Is Angela Merkel good for Europe?

Is Angela Merkel good for Europe? Is the German chancellor too cautious to run the EU’s largest and strongest member state? European Voice By John Wyles 9/11/13, 9:10 PM CET Updated 4/13/14, 1:50 AM CET Polls suggest that more than 60% of Germans think that Angela Merkel is good for Germany. That is why she…

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MEPs back data protection rules

MEPs back data protection rules Vote opens way for negotiations with European Commission and member states. European Voice By Toby Vogel 10/21/13, 1:06 PM CET Click Here: NRL Telstra Premiership Updated 1/28/18, 10:56 PM CET The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has backed ambitious plans to overhaul the European Union’s data-protection rules.   The committee…

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A British balancing act

A British balancing act UK publishes first part of review of EU powers. European Voice By Ian Wishart 7/24/13, 10:59 PM CET Updated 5/21/14, 11:42 AM CET The British government published on Monday (22 July) the first results of a review into the powers of the European Union, with documents outlining the benefits and drawbacks…

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Ukraine attempts to revive EU deals

Ukraine attempts to revive EU deals Yanukovych called Barroso, asking for discussions to resume European Voice By Andrew Gardner 12/4/13, 11:01 PM CET Updated 5/23/14, 6:37 PM CET Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych is seeking to revive talks on trade and political deals offered by the European Union just days after he decided not to sign…

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