Press releases
Europe Day sees launch of first European Citizens' Initiative
08/05/2012
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 8 May 2012 – The European Commission will mark Europe Day tomorrow (9) by registering the very first European Citizens' Initiative. Other proposed initiatives will also be added to the online register in the ...
Vice-President Šefčovič welcomes key step forward on reform of the EU civil service
26/04/2012
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 26 April 2012 – Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee yesterday afternoon (25) which brings reform of the EU's civil service - and ...
Commission fires starting gun on European Citizens' Initiatives
30/03/2012
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 30 March 2012 – Sunday marks the launch of European Citizens' Initiatives. From that day, a million citizens from across Europe can come together on an issue that is important to them, and ask the Commission ...
European Citizens' Initiative (ECI)
30/03/2012
MEMO/12/235 Brussels, 30 March 2012 I. General Q&A on the European Citizens' Initiative What does the Treaty of Lisbon say on the European citizens' initiative? When will it be possible to launch the first citizens' initiatives? What happens in a case ...
La Commission demande à la Belgique de respecter la demande des 26 autres Etats membres sur les exonérations fiscales 
27/02/2012
Commission européenne - Communiqué de presse Bruxelles, le 27 février 2012 – La Commission européenne a demandé à la Belgique de se conformer aux lois européennes régissant les exonérations fiscales dont bénéficie l'Union européenne....
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Commission successfully hits overall recruitment target for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals
08/02/2012
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 8 February 2012 – Today, the Commission presented the final report to the Budgetary Authority on recruitment of nationals from Bulgaria and Romania - the two Member States which joined the EU in 2007 (EU2). ...
Successful conference brings European Citizens' Initiatives a step closer
26/01/2012
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 26 January 2012 – More than 400 people today packed into a conference that marks a key stage in final preparations for European Citizens' Initiatives (ECIs)....
Commission takes Council to Court for breaching EU law on Staff Regulations
11/01/2012
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 11 January 2012 – The Commission has today decided to take the Council to the Court of Justice for failing to adopt the Council Regulation on the annual adjustment to the remuneration and pensions of EU staff ...
Commission Vice-President Šefčovič in CoR plenary: "We need your leadership at regional and local level"
16/12/2011
Press Release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives COR/11/65 Brussels, 15 December 2011 Presenting the European Commission's priorities for 2012 at the Committee of the Regions plenary session today, Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič underlined ...
Commission proposes cuts for EU civil service
13/12/2011
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 13 December 2011 – The Commission has today formally adopted a package of proposed staff reforms that would deliver €1 billion in savings by 2020, and more than €1 billion every year in the longer term....
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