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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/commission

Adminstrative reform under critical eye of Cocobu

Brussels, 05/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - Improvements can still be made when it comes to preventing nepotism and protecting whistleblowers in the European Commission, some members of the European Parliament's budgetary control committee said on Thursday 4 October, following a two-day hearing taking stock of the reforms undertaken between 2002-2004 by the European administration commissioner Neil Kinnock, when the Commission was headed by Romano Prodi. The hearing was in preparation for the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Finance, economy, trade: measures of anticipated change
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TREATY: Draft text is available on internet - complex arrangements regarding British and Irish JHA derogations
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Belgrade and Pristina must consider their European prospects, says Rehn, slamming Russia's “selfishness”
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: In France, Olli Rehn defends Turkey and Western Balkans' membership prospects
(EU) EU/ESDP: In Paris, Javier Solana restates importance of ESDP
(EU) EU/SOUTH-EAST EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Economic situation, management of financial crises and excessive deficit procedures against UK and Czech Republic are main subjects on Ministers' agenda
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: EU finance ministers agree on a roadmap to shore up financial stability
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Finance ministers broaden flexicurity debate
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: US Trade Representative Susan Schwab urges G10 and G20 leaders to be flexible
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Ukraine assures European Commission that it will settle its new gas dispute with Russian energy giant Gazprom by 1 November 2007
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Greens call for immediate suspension of Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes' 'nuclear competences'
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Towards simplifying test rules for vehicle makers to protect vulnerable road users
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/TRANSPORT: Barrot wants to improve infrastructures between Russia and Baltic States
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: 2007 OPEN DAYS launch regional cohesion programmes
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Corporate investment goes on growing
(EU) EU/JHA: EU does not intend to control passenger data on intra-Community flights
(EU) EU/JHA: Schengen Area enlargement foreseen 21 December
(EU) EP/JHA: Simon Busuttil confirms Frontex budget has been doubled
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner initiates debate in Madeira on European strategy on outermost regions
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Talks on protecting designations for agricultural products
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Adminstrative reform under critical eye of Cocobu
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: New EU Treaty, EP headquarters and Bulgarian nurses stars of session on Wednesday and Thursday
(EU) EP/FAO: Jacques Diouf says eradicating hunger from developing countries will require a 'village by village' approach
(EU) EP/CINEMA: Three films vying for Lux Prize
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in the Official Journal
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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