Italy blocks sanctions on Syria
EU to extend personal sanctions, but Italy opposes ban on exports of aviation fuel.
Insight
Sorting facts from myths
László Andor speaks frankly to Tim King about the EU’s policy failures – and some successes – and doubts the need for super-commissioners.
Other Voices
The Stockholm syndrome in politics
In the Ukraine crisis, Europe is repeating mistakes that it has many times before with Russia, writes the foreign minister of Lithuania.
- What chance a 2030 deal?The chances of a climate and energy agreement are high – but don’t bet your house just yet.
- A pivotal point for Europe’s economyThe 2030 climate and energy package that EU leaders will discuss next week should be seen as part of an economic-recovery stimulus package, writes Jeremy Oppenheim, programme director for the New Climate Economy.
good Week
A good week for...
Nigel Farage
Opportunities for the MEP and leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party to be photographed holding a pint of beer are coming thick and fast these days. This week saw the party win one by-election – with former Conservative Douglas Carswell becoming UKIP’s first elected MP – and come close to success in another. New figures show that Farage’s party has a chance of winning in at least 30 constituencies in next year’s general election, although it is likely to win only in five.
bad Week
A bad week for...
Paola Testori Coggi
The head of the European Commission’s department for health and consumers resigned on Wednesday (15 October) after being found to have breached Commission tender procedures. The Italian’s 32-year-long Commission career included playing a leading role in tackling various food-safety and animal-health scares.
Profiles
Grzegorz Schetyna – surprise replacement
Profile of Poland's foreign minister.
Grzegorz Schetyna told journalists on 10 September: “This is a bad moment to change Poland’s foreign minister.” Less than two weeks later, he took over the position from Radek Sikorski, who had held the job since 2007.
People & Places
Commissioners’ private offices take shape
Jean-Claude Juncker’s cabinet Clara Martínez-Alberola, a Spanish official who has worked in José Manuel Barroso’s private office since 2005, has been appointed deputy head of the office …
Higher education reforms, Erasmus and studying abroad.
- Erasmus+ means more mobility
- Bologna looks to the future
- Knowledge alliances roll out across Europe
- Studying the EU at a distance
The structure of the Erasmus programme has changed, giving students more opportunities to study abroad.
A review of the Bologna process for higher education reform is long overdue.
Commission searches for projects that bring together higher education and the workplace.
Students as far afield as the United States and New Zealand are keeping a close eye on developments in the European Union.
EV Health Check Annual Forum
4 November 2014 - 9-4:30pm
Résidence Palace, Brussels, BE
Building on 5 years of successful “EV Health check” events, European Voice’s annual event on healthcare will gather key policy makers, international business leaders and industry specialists.
With: Carole Longson, Roberto Bertollini, Peter Liese, Nicola Bedlington, Peter O'Donnell, Günter Danner, Zaide Frias
EMIR European Market Infrastructure Regulation
6 November 2014 - 9-5:30pm
Salons Etoile Wagram, Paris, FR
The first obligations of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation – EMIR – have come into force in 2014. EMIR, combined with other regulations like Mifid II and …
With: Jacques Molgo, Ben Parker, Mark Barber, Valérie Sainsaulieu, Lee McCormack, Gail Le Coz, Eugene Stanfield, Gérard De Lambilly, Andrew Sterry, Patrik Roos