http://www.eubusiness.com Latest business news from the Institutions of the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.gnh The European Parliament has adopted by a strong majority proposals on a French-inspired financial transaction tax (FTT) which has been bitterly opposed by Britain. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance tax summit European Parliament Headline1 2012-05-23T21:53:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/institutions/g8-us-2012 The G8 summit will take place from 18 to 19 May in Camp David (US). The European Union will be represented by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy. The G8 summit continues to play an important role in shaping global responses to global challenges. This year, G8 leaders will address the following main topics: regional and political developments and security issues the global economy energy and climate issues food security No publisher eub2 Institutions USA 2012-05-18T09:09:33Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.gka The European Union needs to create the post of an elected president to foster greater political unity, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Thursday as the bloc faces deep economic and political problems. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Germany Finance European Council economy 2012-05-17T16:33:26Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/somalia-shipping.gfu The German parliament on Thursday gave final approval to an extension of the European Union's anti-piracy operation off the Horn of Africa to include targeting equipment stored on Somali beaches. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. 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Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Myanmar European Parliament 2012-05-10T11:48:22Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/institutions/citizens-initiative The European citizens' initiative allows one million EU citizens to participate directly in the development of EU policies, by calling on the European Commission to make a legislative proposal. This website provides information on all citizens' initiatives, it explains the rules, and enables you to launch your initiative. No publisher eub2 Institutions Living & Working in EU 2012-05-09T16:28:24Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/institutions/citizens-eci The European Commission marked Europe Day, 9 May, by registering the very first European Citizens' Initiative. Other proposed initiatives were also due to be added to the online register in the coming days. No publisher eub2 Institutions Living & Working in EU 2012-05-09T16:34:24Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/bahrain-politics.g9p Bahrain has denied entry to a member of the European Parliament who the opposition said wanted to check on the situation of jailed hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and other political prisoners. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Bahrain rights unrest European Parliament politics 2012-05-01T08:22:24Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/lithuania-us-cia.g8j European parliamentarians urged Lithuania Friday to continue a probe into an alleged CIA prison on its soil, said to have hosted a secret US jail for Al-Qaeda suspects. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. CIA European Parliament Lithuania US attack prison 2012-04-27T14:50:23Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.g7d Ireland's bailout programme is meeting its targets, allowing the government to strengthen the focus on steering the eurozone nation out of recession, an official statement said on Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. 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Schengen treaty Bulgaria 2012-04-25T21:10:36Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-finance.g3x Ireland's prime minister said Thursday he was confident voters would back the EU's fiscal pact treaty in a referendum next month despite a poll showing the outcome was wide open. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. finance referendum Ireland politics debt public European Council 2012-04-19T20:17:51Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovenia-finance.g3s Slovenian parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly ratified the new European Union treaty tightening budget discipline. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. 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Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. travel Schengen migration European Council 2012-04-19T16:12:12Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/poland-religion.g2g A Polish court ordered conservative European Parliament member Ryszard Legutko on Tuesday to apologise to two youths for calling them names in 2009 when he served as the country's education minister. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Catholic trial EU Law Poland religion European Parliament 2012-04-17T16:53:32Z News Item