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140 more questions for OLAF on Dalli affair [EXCLUSIVE]
Author(s): Cillian Donnelly The European Parliament is to put further pressure on OLAF, the European Union’s anti-fraud body, over its handling of the Dalli affair.Health Commissioner John Dalli was...
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Ombudsman dealt with more than 30,000 complaints
Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis On 27 May, Ombudsman announced that it has dealt with more than 30,000 complaints in the past ten years. Most of the investigations opened by the EU body concerned the...
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MEPs call for changes in the European elections
Author(s): Elena Ralli The Constitutional Affairs Committee of MEPs today stressed that ballot papers for the 2014 European elections should list European political parties as well as national ones. In...
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EPP attacks Kessler to save Barroso
Author(s): Cillian Donnelly The director general of the Eu’s anti-fraud body, OLAF, should be suspended over his handling of the John Dalli affair, a senior MEP has said. Speaking in Brussels on 28...
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OLAF ‘not working’ says MEP
Author(s): Cillan Donnelly The EU’s anti-fraud body, OLAF, is not functioning effectively according to the author of a report on the organisation’s effectiveness in investigating the John Dalli affair....
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UK to revive lobbying laws before 2015
Author(s): NEOnline The UK government has pledged to introduce stricter rules for lobbying after a series of ministers have been implicated in wrongful dealings with lobbyists. As part of a coalition...
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Lobbying framework necessary for EU, says Commissioner
Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis European Commissioner for Inter-Institutional relations and administration Maroš Šefčovič said that EU needs to establish an effective lobbying framework. On 3 June,...
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Consumer policy should be at ‘forefront’ of EU laws
Author(s): Cillian Donnelly Consumer interests should be “at the forefront of all aspects of polices” according to the Croatian European Commissioner-designate. Speaking at his formal hearing before...
View ArticleOLAF chief ‘would not change anything’ in Dalli investigation
by Cillan DonnellyThe director general of the EU’s anti-fraud body, OLAF, Giovanni Kessler, has denied that he was out under any pressure by the European Commission over the investigation into bribery...
View ArticleStop Vivisection initiative hits 1 million signatures
by Karafillis GiannoulisThe organisers of the Stop Vivisection initiative informed the European Commission that they have reached the one million signatures needed for calling the Commission to make a...
View ArticleReding: EU needs finance minister
by NEOnline The EU needs a finance minister, Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding said during a speech in the US in which she also said that the Union can be inspired by the US and should start...
View ArticleFar-right: alliance to "wreck" the EU?
by NEOnline Two of Europe's best-known far-right politicians have formed what they call a "historic" alliance for next year's European elections that critics say aims and could paralyze the EU. French...
View ArticleECJ: EU Council rightfully rejected Commission’s proposal to increase the...
by Elena RalliThe Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has today ruled that the EU Council was entitled to reject the Commission’s proposal to increase the salaries of European officials by1.7%...
View ArticleOmbudsman said OLAF should explain to whistleblower why it stopped investigation
by Elena RalliThe European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has asked the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to provide an explanation to a secret informer as regards to why it closed its investigation into...
View ArticleMore quality checks in Transparency register
by Karafillis GiannoulisThe European Commission and the European Parliament expressed their satisfaction with the results of the 2013 Transparency Register report.On 29 November, the Commission...
View ArticleECA says EU Direct Financial Support to the Palestinian Authority needs...
by Elena RalliThe European Court of Auditors (ECA) has today published a report questioning the sustainability of the EU PEGASE Direct Financial Support (DFS) to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The ECA...
View ArticleOnline debate with Vice-President Reding on European issues
by Elena RalliAn online debate with Vice-President Viviane Reding will be organized on 16 January 2014 at 20.00 CET, providing an opportunity for European citizens to express their opinions on a...
View ArticleMEPs: Commission President should reflect voters’ choice
by Karafillis GiannoulisThe Constitutional Affairs Committee (AFCO) of the European Parliament pressured the European Council to clarify how it will involve the Parliament in the election of the...
View ArticleRight2Water: The first successful European Citizens' Initiative
by Elena RalliCommission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič met today with representatives of the organising committee of the first successful European Citizens' Initiative, Right2Water, providing them with...
View ArticleDraft new rules on State aids in agriculture and forestry
by Elena RalliThe draft new rules on State aids in the agriculture and forestry sectors and in rural areas are now available online in all official EU-languages. The new rules that have not yet been...
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