Press Releases and Speeches from the European Commission in Brussels

 

News Archive:  2008 2007 2005

News releases - 2006

31 December 2006

• Statement by European Commission Vice-President, Franco Frattini on the eve of Bulgarian and Romanian accession to the European Union

30 December 2006

• Statement by Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner on the passing of Saddam Hussein

28 December 2006

• Two new members join the EU family

20 December 2006

• Annual EU Film Festival moves from October to May in 2007

19 December 2006

• Press conference launching the German EU Council Presidency
  Introductory remarks by Federal Foreign Minister Steinmeier

16 November 2006

• Financial services: Commission sets out vision for modernising EU investment fund market

15 November 2006

• The European Commission provides € 7M for natural disaster preparedness in South-East Asia

15 November 2006

• Culture contributes to 2.6% of EU’s GDP and employs at least 5.8 million Europeans, says a study published today in Brussels

15 November 2006

• "Global Europe and Asia" Speech by David O'Sullivan, European Commission Director General for Trade at the Singapore Business Federation

7 November 2006

• “Europe and China: partnership, competition and leadership”
  Speech by EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson at Tsinghua University Beijing

6 November 2006

• Climate change and the EU’s response

6 November 2006

• Employment in Europe 2006

6 November 2006

• NEW EU SECURITY RULES AT AIRPORTS
  A guide for travellers

31 October 2006

• October 2006: Economic sentiment improves again in both the EU and the euro area

30 October 2006

• First Internet Governance Forum: Internet must remain the driver for democracy and economic development, says Commission

30 October 2006

• UN Security Council: EU Presidency Statement on the debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

27 October 2006

• Climate change: Member States need to intensify efforts to reach Kyoto emission targets

26 October 2006

• The Commission allocates € 9 million enabling the pursuit of numerous actions initiated under the "Pilot Project Fight against Terrorism"

26 October 2006

• The celebrations of the 50^th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome to focus on youth

24 October 2006

• EU-China relations: Commission sets out its strategy

17 October 2006

• EU 50th birthday logo selected

17 October 2006

• €28.3 million for new research into avian and pandemic influenza

17 October 2006

• September 2006: Euro area annual inflation down to 1.7%; EU25 down to 1.9%

16 October 2006

• Speech by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, titled “Seeing through the hallucinations: Britain and Europe in the 21st century”

13 October 2006

• €15 million funding for security research to combat terrorism

11 October 2006

• Statement on North Korea by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations at the European Parliament Plenary

9 October 2006

• "Bilateral Agreements in EU trade policy" Speech by EU Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson at the London School of Economics

6 October 2006

• Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner to visit Singapore on 10^th October

6 October 2006

• One year on: the European Commission's response to the South Asia earthquake

5 October 2006

• Aviation security: the EU acts against new threats from liquid explosives

5 October 2006

• Aviation security: EU acts against liquid explosives - Questions and answers

4 October 2006

• New strategy puts EU trade policy at service of European competitiveness and economic reform

4 October 2006

• Global Europe: Competing in the World - A contribution to the EU’s growth and jobs strategy (Executive Summary)

4 October 2006

• Global Europe: Competing in the World - A contribution to the EU’s growth and jobs strategy (Full Communication)

4 October 2006

• Global Europe: Competing in the World - A contribution to the EU’s growth and jobs strategy (Facts & Figures)

26 September 2006

• Commission confirms Bulgaria’s and Romania’s EU accession on 1 January 2007, completed by a rigorous package of accompanying measures

25 September 2006

• EU for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner’s speech titled: “The European Union: A global power?” at the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation and Texas A&M University,
  EU Center of Excellence
  College Station, Texas

18 September 2006

• Speech by EU Commissioner for Economic & Monetary Policy, Joaquín Almunia titled:
  “MONETARY AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION - THE EU EXPERIENCE” at the Singapore Management University

13 September 2006

• EU Presidency Statement on Singaporean ban on civil society representatives attending the World Bank and IMF Annual meetings

8 September 2006

• Speech by Javier Solana at the University of Copenhagen on “Europe's answers to the global challenges"

7 September 2006

• Sixth ASEM Summit
  ASEM partners account for 28% of EU25 imports and 15% of exports

7 September 2006

• Balancing security and data protection for air travel

6 September 2006

• Statement on the situation in the Middle East by Benita Ferrero-Waldner
  European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy to the European Parliament Plenary

6 September 2006

• European economic growth speeds up in 2006 boosted by buoyant investment and consumption

5 September 2006

• The European Qualifications Framework: a new way to understand qualifications across Europe

5 September 2006

• Climate change: Commission takes awareness-raising campaign into schools

4 September 2006

• Green Paper on detection and associated technologies in the work of law enforcement, customs and other security authorities

31 August 2006

• The EU and Asian Heads of State or Government to attend the ASEM Summit in Helsinki

31 August 2006

• Joint press statement from the EU Presidency, European Commission & the European Council General Secretariat (after the Stockholm donor Conference)-
  Humanitarian aid and early recovery in Lebanon: the EU action

31 August 2006

• Press Briefing in Singapore on ASEM 6 Summit
  “Global Challenges – Joint Responses”
  to be held in Helsinki, 10 & 11 September 2006

30 August 2006

• Lebanon: Commission pledges €42 million for early recovery

25 August 2006

• Commission calls on Member States to contribute to the European digital library

25 August 2006

• Household survey: Telecoms and broadband access in Europe

24 August 2006

• Statement by Commission President José Manuel Barroso on Lebanon

23 August 2006

• European companies set to increase their R&D investment over the next three years, Commission survey shows

23 August 2006

• Speech by the EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on
  “What are the EU energy challenges?”

21 August 2006

• Euro area external trade surplus 2.0 bn euro

18 August 2006

• Humanitarian crisis in Lebanon: Commissioner Michel's visit to Tel Aviv to urge for Israeli action

10 August 2006

• EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel will visit Lebanon on 14-16 August and Israel on 17 August

10 August 2006

• Arab and European Parliamentarians agree joint declaration on the Middle East

8 August 2006

• EU response to the conflict in Lebanon

27 July 2006

• Opening statement by Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy to the ASEAN - EU Post Ministerial Conference in Kuala Lumpur

26 July 2006

• Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Speech to International Conference on Lebanon in Rome

24 July 2006

• EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson proposes salvaging development elements of Doha following suspension of negotiations

24 July 2006

• "There is no more time left": Peter Mandelson’s statement to the press in Geneva following suspension of WTO Doha negotiations

24 July 2006

• Doha Lite? New market access in the Doha Round.
  Fact Sheet on what the EU offering in terms of new market access

24 July 2006

• No deal better than a bad deal?
  Fact Sheet on the costs of failure in the Doha Round

24 July 2006

• The US and a Doha deal
  Fact Sheet on what the WTO Membership were asking of the US

24 July 2006

• Three problems with the US proposal to cut domestic farm supports in the DDA
  Fact Sheet with background on the US offer

24 July 2006

• Doha Development Agenda (DDA): Chronology

20 July 2006

• Lebanon: European Commission launches aid decision for €10 million and urges all parties to respect humanitarian law

19 July 2006

• EU policy to fight illegal immigration

14 July 2006

• Middle East crisis: Commission mobilises a further €50 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable Palestinians

13 July 2006

• Reducing CO₂ emissions: The Commission seeks to promote hydrogen powered vehicles

13 July 2006

• Protecting EU-taxpayers’ money in Europe and beyond

13 July 2006

• Speech by Dr Joe Borg, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs on
  “The Green Paper on a future holistic Maritime Policy for the European Union and the Law of the Sea” at 30^th Virginia Law of the Sea Conference in Dublin

12 July 2006

• Roaming charges: Commission proposes to cap the high cost of using mobiles when travelling within the EU

12 July 2006

• International mobile roaming charges: frequently asked questions

12 July 2006

• European Commission welcomes the appointment of José Ramos-Horta as the new Prime Minister of Timor-Leste

12 July 2006

• Competition: Commission imposes penalty payment of €280.5 million on Microsoft for continued non-compliance with March 2004 Decision

12 July 2006

• Neelie Kroes, EU Commissioner for Competition Policy at the Press conference on imposing penalty payments on Microsoft – introductory remarks in Brussels

10 July 2006

• Preparation of Eurogroup and Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels, 10 and 11 July

7 July 2006

• European Commission holds Conference on EU Trade and Investment with China: changes, challenges and choices

7 July 2006

• EU Environment Commissioner, Stavros Dimas’ Opening Speech on Climate Change at the G8 + 5 Legislator’s Forum in Brussels

7 July 2006

• EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson speech on "EU Trade and Investment with China: Changes, Challenges and Choices" at the EU-China Conference

6 July 2006

• Interoperability of European air traffic management systems: towards a Single European Sky

6 July 2006

• 50^th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: the EU launches a competition for a birthday logo

6 July 2006

• Speech by Vice President Franco Frattini
  European Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security
  "A year after London attacks"

5 July 2006

• Speech by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
  "The Finnish EU Presidency - From reflection to engagement" at the European Parliament Plenary Session

3 July 2006

• May 2006 : Euro area unemployment down to 7.9% ; EU25 stable at 8.2%

30 June 2006

• The objective for Finland's EU Presidency: a transparent and effective Union

30 June 2006

• Environment: EU ban on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products takes effect

30 June 2006

• Robust growth helps euro area weather high oil prices

29 June 2006

• New, secure biometric passports in the EU, strengthen security and data protection and facilitates travelling

23 June 2006

• Speech by Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner :
  "Doha: What is at Stake?"

23 June 2006

• Doha Round: some recent economic analysis

23 June 2006

• Doha Round: Geneva Ministerial, June 2006

22 June 2006

• Keep Europe moving: a transport policy for sustainable mobility

19 June 2006

• Speech of Commissioner Viviane Reding at Opening Ceremony of EUSEA2006 in Singapore titled: “More joint research projects and an open regulatory dialogue: keys for better business conditions and improved market access between the EU and South East Asia in the ICT sector”

19 June 2006

• Speech By Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister For Community Development, Youth And Sports And Second Minister For Information, Communications And The Arts, at the Euro-Southeast Asia ICT Forum 2006

19 June 2006

• Opening Remarks by Mr. Ong Keng Yong, Secretary-General of ASEAN, at the Euro-Southeast Asia Information and Communications Technology Forum

19 June 2006

• Dr Vivian Balakishnan joins EU Commissioner Viviane Reding and ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong at Opening Plenary Session of EUSEA2006 to forge ICT alliances between Southeast Asia and Europe

16 June 2006

• Profile of Mrs Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, who is on an official visit to Singapore from 17 June to 21 June 2006

15 June 2006

• Media Advisory: Mrs Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media to host press conference on Monday, 19 June 2006 with ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong

9 June 2006

• An EU-Singapore aviation agreement was signed today that creates a single market for air transport between the EU and Singapore

8 June 2006

• “Horizontal” Aviation Agreement between the EU and Singapore is to be signed on 9 June at 3.30pm in Luxembourg, creating a single market for air transport between EU and Singapore

8 June 2006

• EU External Action: Commission presents proposals to strengthen the Union’s role as a global actor

7 June 2006

• Oceans and seas: Commission sets a new vision for Integrated Maritime Policy

7 June 2006

• Questions and Answers on a Maritime Policy for the EU

7 June 2006

• Speech by Dr Joe Borg, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs on The Green Paper on an EU Maritime Policy and the role of Port Cities

7 June 2006

• EU Maritime Facts & Figures

7 June 2006

• Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the CFSP welcomes the extension of the Aceh Monitoring Mission

7 June 2006

• EU-Iraq: a new chapter

6 June 2006

• Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning Council Common Position 2006/318/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar

2 June 2006

• "Common Visa Application Centres" and introduction of biometrics in Visa Information System (VIS) will reinforce internal security and facilitate legitimate travelling to EU

31 May 2006

• EU response to Indonesia earthquake

28 May 2006

• European Commission outlines details of its relief funding for victims of the Indonesia earthquake

22 May 2006

• Questions and answers about EU biodiversity policy

17 May 2006

• Speech in Kuala Lumpur by Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner titled: “The Future of EU-ASEAN trade relations”

17 May 2006

• EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson in Malaysia: “Asia is changing; Europe’s trade policy needs to change with it”

16 May 2006

• EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson’s statement following his meeting with ASEAN Economic Ministers in Manila on 16 May 2006

15 May 2006

• Speech by Peter Mandelson at the European Chamber of Commerce in Manila: "Progressive liberalisation in a globalised world"

15 May 2006

• EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson: Asia's "globalisation dividend" has lessons for Doha

15 May 2006

• EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson visits ASEAN for trade talks

12 May 2006

• 15 May 2006: International Day of Families
  The family in the EU25 seen through figures

11 May 2006

• Flash estimates for the first quarter of 2006
  Euro area and EU25 GDP up by 0.6%

10 May 2006

• REPORT OF THE ASEAN-EU VISION GROUP:
  TRANSREGIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SHARED AND SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY

10 May 2006

• Speech by EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs titled: “Challenges and perspectives of the EU energy policy” at the meeting of South East, Far East, South East Asia (SAFESEA) group Ambassadors

May 4, 2006

• Speech by EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson: “Europe’s response to globalisation: where does EU trade policy go from here?”

May 4, 2006

• Europe’s films more successful than ever at Cannes Film Festival 2006

May 4, 2006

• Sunscreens: Commission moves to improve labelling

May 3, 2006

• Enlargement, two years on: all win as new Member States get richer

May 3, 2006

• Proposed Budget 2007: Focus on economic growth and progress

April 26, 2006

• “Temptress Europe – discover its sensuous and cultural diversity for yourself”
  Presentation of “Café d’Europe – an initiative launched by the Institute of the Regions of Europe under the patronage of the Austrian Presidency

April 21, 2006

• Collaboration between the European Commission and the World Bank

April 20, 2006

• Euro-zone annual inflation down to 2.2%

April 7, 2006

• “.eu”: Europe’s new internet domain now open for everybody

April 4, 2006

• Euro-zone unemployment down to 8.2%

April 3, 2006

• New EU Regulation on international mobile roaming: Commission opens final phase of consultations

March 31, 2006

• Commission provides additional €118 million to help rebuild Indonesia’s Aceh province

March 31, 2006

• March 2006 : Further strengthening of economic sentiment in both the EU and the euro area

March 27, 2006

• Euro area economy remains on track, quarterly report shows

March 27, 2006

• Member States Agree on the European Driving Licence

March 23, 2006

• Commission adopts provisional anti-dumping measures on Chinese and Vietnamese leather shoes

March 22, 2006

• European sky protected against unsafe airlines

March 21, 2006

• President Barroso calls on Europe's leaders to deliver progressive reforms not protectionism

March 17, 2006

• EU acts to combat resistance to antibiotics

March 15, 2006

• President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso’s speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg On "More Europe where it matters!"

March 14, 2006

• EU Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson’s remarks to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on "Leather footwear, tough competition and unfair trade"

March 8, 2006

• Fuelling our future: the European Commission sets out its vision for an Energy Strategy for Europe

March 8, 2006

• London meeting will bring key WTO negotiators together to prepare for April deadline

March 6, 2006

• International Women’s Day :
  A statistical view of the life of women and men in the EU25

March 3, 2006

• International Women’s Day, 8 March – European Commission to tackle gender inequality with new roadmap and €50 million gender institute

March 2, 2006

• Commission proposes concrete measures to deliver EU aid better and faster

March 1, 2006

• Annual EU Report on US Trade Barriers highlights behind-the-border and WTO issues; progress on Byrd Amendment, telecoms procurement

February 28, 2006

• Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union regarding the award of the Olof Palme Prize 2005 to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

February 23, 2006

• EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson proposes progressive duty following finding of dumping of Chinese and Vietnamese leather shoes

February 23, 2006

• 1976-2006: Thirty years of European cooperation in education

February 22, 2006

• Questions and Answers: Vaccinating poultry and other birds against Avian Influenza

February 21, 2006

• Euro-zone external trade surplus 23.4 billion euro in 2005

February 17, 2006

• Joint Press Release for the European Pavilion @ Career 2006, Singapore

February 16, 2006

• Environment Commissioner Dimas sets out 2006 priorities building on momentum of landmark year 2005

February 16, 2006

• Questions and Answers: Measures in event of avian influenza in poultry in the EU

February 15, 2006

• President of the European Commission ,José Manuel Barroso’s statement on the issue of the cartoons of prophet Muhammad

February 15, 2006

• Publication of the General Report on the Activities of the EU in 2005: profiling the events of the past year

February 15, 2006

• The Kyoto Protocol

February 2, 2006

• Statement by Vice-President Franco Frattini on cartoons published by a Danish newspaper

February 2, 2006

• EU-China Ministerial Troika in Vienna on 3 February

January 25, 2006

• "Time to move up a gear" - Commission President Barroso presents Annual Progress Report on Growth and Jobs

January 25, 2006

• Commission simplifies External Cooperation Programmes

January 24, 2006

• Europe prepares its defences against bird flu

January 24, 2006

• EU Energy Commissioner Andris PIEBALGS speech on "The European initiative on Energy Efficiency"

January 24, 2006

• Eurostat: Industrial new orders up by 4.9% in euro-zone, EU25 up by 3.4%, November 2005 compared to October 2005

January 24, 2006

• Growth and Jobs: reaching the Lisbon targets should result in higher standards of living for EU citizens, says study on Lisbon effects

January 24, 2006

• Commissioner Kyprianou visits Turkey to support efforts in tackling avian influenza

January 23, 2006

• EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson: "Europe still ambitious for the Doha Round, but it is time for others to move"

January 23, 2006

• Speech by EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson : "EU Trade Policy after Hong Kong"

January 23, 2006

• Growth and Jobs - Commission track record for year one

January 19, 2006

• December 2005 : Euro-zone annual inflation down to 2.2%

January 18, 2006

• Avian influenza: expectations surpassed as international community pledges USD 1.9 bn in Beijing

January 18, 2006

• Mr José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, Remarks on the programme of the Austrian Presidency of the European Union at the Plenary Session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg

January 17, 2006

• The European Parliament has adopted a report proposing strategies to prevent trafficking in women and children

January 16, 2006

• Commissioner Kyprianou visits China to discuss avian flu, influenza preparedness and product safety

January 13, 2006

• Commission pledges €80 million to fight bird flu in third countries

January 13, 2006

• Speech by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
  "Europe: Art or Science?"

January 12, 2006

• GALILEO: EU and the Republic of Korea seal their agreement

January 10, 2006

• 'Give Europe fresh impetus', says Austrian Chancellor Schüssel, President of the Council of the EU

January 10, 2006

• Financial services: 2005 was a year of achievement, says Commission report

January 10, 2006

• Corporate governance: Commission proposals to make it easier for shareholders to exercise their rights within the EU

January 10, 2006

• Air passengers’ rights: The European Court of Justice confirms legality of EU rules

January 5, 2006

• December 2005: Economic sentiment is back on track in both the EU and the euro area

January 3, 2006

• Austria must get Parliament agreement on future funding of EU

January 1, 2006

• Message from Federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel on the beginning of the Austrian EU Council Presidency

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