Denmark’s Europe Minister Wammen at The Europe 2020 Summit – Lisbon Council

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Italy’s Europe Minister Milanesi at The Europe 2020 Summit – Lisbon Council

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UK’s Europe Minister Lidington at the Europe 2020 Summit – Lisbon Council

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Barroso keynotes The Europe 2020 Summit at the Lisbon Council

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Barroso awarded for EU leadership

While the financial and economic storm continues to rage across Europe and the rest of world, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Saturday received an award for his EU [Read more...]

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Hungary’s new constitution, media law touches nerves in Brussels

An EU official has warned that talks with Hungary over emergency funding could be frozen and the country faces possible legal action if its controversial new constitution breaches European treaties.

Full story at http://www.euractiv.com/

The new constitution entered into force on 1 January, accompanied by legislation which critics say undermine the independence of the central bank, the judiciary and the media – and entrench the position of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party which is affiliated with the European People’s Party.

Tens of thousands of people protested in Budapest on Monday (2 January) alleging that the new laws are authoritarian.

Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Orbán exchanged a series of letters at the end of December in which Barroso warned the prime minister not to jeopardise the independence of the Bank of Hungary, and re-iterated concerns about media independence.

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Barroso calls on EU countries to create youth jobs

Against the backdrop of Europe’s persistent jobless youth rate of 21%, the Commission is pleading for Member States, workers’ representatives and business to join forces and take decisive action to [Read more...]