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Europe's ‘parallel' civil service?

What is the best way to administer the expanding and ever more diverse European Union? This question, relevant to all EU institutions, presents special issues in respect of agencies – particularly now that there are so many regulatory agencies located all over Europe as well as five executive agencies under direct management in Brussels to run Commission programmes.

Europe's ‘parallel' civil service?

A thorough evaluation of existing decentralised agencies and inter-institutional dialogue will help answer the question of how to organise European [...]

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Rights agency makes do with limited mandate

In June, more than a year after it was officially launched, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will finally become fully operational, when its first permanent director, Morten Kjærum, starts work.

Energising competition

Negotiations on the European Commission's latest energy market liberalisation have been dominated by one issue: ownership unbundling. Fierce [...]

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Agencies lose out in budget overhaul

An inter-institutional agreement to switch €50 million out of the EU budget for agencies in order to fund programmes on satellites and research has forced some agencies to cut back their operations.

Satellites of (institutional) change

Galileo's new-found status as an EU-funded project has brought changes to the institutional structures charged with its oversight.

Enisa – an agency fighting for its survival

The EU's network security agency, Enisa, has been on shaky ground for much of its existence, so much so that the European Commission's proposal last year to give it the axe had a ring of inevitability about it. The agency fought back, however, with some success. With MEPs now on its side, Enisa may now be given a second chance to prove its cyber-policing mettle.

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Spain facing court over Endesa case

European Commission threatening to take Madrid to the European Court of Justice.

US, EU begin fresh ‘open skies' talks

Second phase of liberalisation talks focuses on mergers and aligning rules governing the US and EU aviation markets.

Do manufacturers lack drive for greener cars?

A UK expert on greener vehicles has no sympathy for foot-dragging carmakers.