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Towards A Sustainable European Wine Sector
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 9:29 pm | European Union
The deterioration of the balance between supply and demand in the wine sector and the increasing challenges inherent in a European and international wine market require reform of the sector. More >>
Making The European Wine Sector More Competitive
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 3:35 pm | European Union
In their third debate on how best to reform the wine sector, EU agriculture ministers, meeting in Luxembourg on 22-23 October, discussed ways to balance supply and demand and win back markets. More >>
EU, WFP Alarmed At Impact Of Climate Change
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 3:31 pm | European Union
We may be facing the perfect storm for the world's hungry and most vulnerable people. The combination of climate change and soaring food prices require global actions. More >>
EU Declaration On Freedom Of Expression In Iran
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 11:01 am | European Union
The EU remains deeply concerned at the growing repression against all groups which exercise their right to freely express their opinions, and at the escalation of restrictions on freedom of the press and freedom of expression in the Islamic Republic of Iran. More >>
Europe's Pacific Island Development Strategies
Friday, 19 October 2007, 2:44 pm | European Union
The Pacific States are the first to sign the country strategy papers in the framework of the 10th European Development Fund - allocating them €267 million for the period 2008-2013. More >>
EU Holds First HLG Meeting On Nuclear Safety
Saturday, 13 October 2007, 12:12 pm | European Union
The High Level Group (HLG), which was created by the European Commission in order to develop common understanding and reinforce common approaches in the fields of nuclear safety and waste management, held its first meeting today. More >>
EU Winners Of Nobel Science Prizes Congratulated
Friday, 12 October 2007, 12:20 pm | European Union
"We have to go back many years to find the last time that the majority of Nobel laureates in the science prizes were Europeans" said European Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potočnik. More >>
Nurse Freed From Libyan Death Sentence At EU
Friday, 12 October 2007, 7:11 am | European Union
Kristiana Valcheva is now 48. She first arrived in Libya with her husband in 1991. In 1999 she was working at the Hauari hospital in Benghazi when they were arrested over the outbreak of AIDS there. More >>
European Commission Promotes Hydrogen Cars
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 9:31 pm | European Union
Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier. When used as fuel either in combustion motors or in fuel-cell systems, it does not produce any carbon emissions (carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, unburned hydrocarbons or particulates). More >>
Integrated European Maritime Policy Proposed
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 9:24 pm | European Union
The Commission has adopted a Communication setting out its vision for an Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU, together with a detailed action plan setting out an ambitious work programme for the years ahead. More >>
EU Declaration Against The Death Penalty
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 9:17 pm | European Union
The EU, in the framework of a cross regional alliance, will introduce a resolution on a moratorium and the abolition of the death penalty at the 62nd United National General Assembly. More >>
EU Parliament Pres. Speaks Against Death Penalty
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 11:54 pm | European Union
Parliament's President Hans-Gert Pöttering will open the Plenary session today by reaffirming the European Parliament's opposition to executions throughout the world. More >>
Presentation Of The Three Sakharov Prize Finalists
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 11:44 pm | European Union
BBC reporter Shirin Wheeler will moderate and editors from Novaya Gazeta and the China Labour Bulletin, as well as a lawyer from the Sudan Organisation Against Torture will take part. More >>
EU: Action against destructive deep sea fishing
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 1:23 am | European Union
On 4 and 5 October, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York will discuss what action might be taken to prohibit destructive fishing practices on the high seas. The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, will propose a coherent ... More >>
MEPs urge Sudanese to accept UN peacekeeping force
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 1:19 am | European Union
In adopting a resolution on the situation in Darfur, the European Parliament urges the Government of Sudan to accept a United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. MEPs underlines that Sudan has failed in its ... More >>
Immigration: EU sets out its views
Friday, 29 September 2006, 3:15 am | European Union
Just few days after the Justice and Home Affairs Council met in Tampere, MEPs adopted a resolution drafted by the PES, ALDE, Greens and EUL/NGL groups aiming to draft some basic lines on how the European Union should handle immigration. More >>
Clean air in Europe: more ambitious, more flexible
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 3:37 am | European Union
MEPs adopted a codecision report (first reading) by Holger Krahmer (ALDE, DE) on the directive on the quality of ambient air, with 571 votes in favour, 43 against and 18 abstentions. Parliament calls for more ambitious targets than those set out ... More >>
European Parliament critical of slowdown in Turkey
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 3:34 am | European Union
In adopting a report on Turkey's progress towards accession, MEPs stated that they were critical of the slowdown in the reform process. Relations with Cyprus and Armenia, as well as restrictions on freedom of expression and religion, figured prominently ... More >>
A Time for Europe to Celebrate - Europe Day
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 9:24 am | European Union
DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO NEW ZEALAND PO Box 5106, WELLINGTON Wellington, 2 May 2006 File: 17.7 MEDIA ADVISORY More >>
Subject: New Internet domain name “.eu”
Monday, 10 April 2006, 5:39 pm | European Union
As of Friday 7 April, anyone with a residence in the European Union may apply to register a name under the .eu Top Level Domain, on a first-come, first-served basis. Nationality of an EU Member State is not a prerequisite. More >>
