http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/1674-european-parliament.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/1674-european-parliament.html http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2065698-spain-italy-team-up-to-demand-crisis-relief.html MADRID (AP) — The premiers of Spain and Italy teamed up Monday to push the eurozone to focus more on spurring economic growth instead of just reducing debt — a move they hope will reduce high youth unemployment and speed up a banking reform effort aimed at stabilizing Europe's financial system. After meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Ital... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:31:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2065698-spain-italy-team-up-to-demand-crisis-relief.html 2013-05-06T19:31:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2022552-eu-cap-and-trade-system-suffers-blow.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe's fight against climate change was dealt a setback on Tuesday, when EU lawmakers voted against a proposal that would have made it more expensive for utilities and other businesses to burn fossil fuels. The European Commission wanted to make companies pay more for each ton of carbon dioxide they release into the atmosphere — activity... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:11:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2022552-eu-cap-and-trade-system-suffers-blow.html 2013-04-16T19:11:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1981994-eu-seeks-extra-funding-14-billion-2013.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm is certain to upset several of its 27 member states as it is seeking 11.2 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in additional funding, mainly to pay outstanding bills from last year. Britain, France, Italy and others will have to find more than a billion euros each at a time when they are trying to trim high defi... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:17:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1981994-eu-seeks-extra-funding-14-billion-2013.html 2013-03-27T15:17:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1979854-ecb-eurogroup-odds-cyprus-rescue-model.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe's leading institutions clashed in a rare sign of public discord Tuesday over what shape future financial rescues will take following the bailout for Cyprus, creating further uncertainty and concern about the safety of keeping large deposits in European banks. In a 10 billion euro bailout deal clinched in the early hours of Monday mo... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:12:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1979854-ecb-eurogroup-odds-cyprus-rescue-model.html 2013-03-26T21:12:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1968730-britain-fails-to-eu-push-bank-bonus-caps.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain failed Wednesday to convince other European Union members to alter a proposal that strictly caps bonuses bankers can receive starting next year. Representatives of the bloc's 27 governments and the European Parliament ironed out details of the final draft of the legislation in negotiations in Brussels, officials said. The proposal ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:49:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1968730-britain-fails-to-eu-push-bank-bonus-caps.html 2013-03-20T23:49:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1964814-eu-step-toward-banking-union.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday cleared a major legal hurdle toward establishing a full banking union to stabilize its financial system, just as investor confidence was hit hard by a controversial seizure of a part of all bank deposits in Cyprus. European Parliament lawmakers, the European Commission and national representatives in Brussels ... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:50:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1964814-eu-step-toward-banking-union.html 2013-03-19T17:50:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1950800-eu-lawmakers-reject-13tn-budget-proposal.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected a proposal for the European Union's €960 billion ($1.3 trillion) budget Wednesday, in the latest example of the lawmakers' newfound resolve to stand up to the bloc's national leaders. "This is an important step for the European democracy," said European Parliament President Martin Schulz. The... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:01:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1950800-eu-lawmakers-reject-13tn-budget-proposal.html 2013-03-13T16:01:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1948452-israeli-president-iran-worlds-greatest-danger.html STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The president of Israel on Tuesday called the Iranian regime "the greatest danger to peace in the world" and appealed to EU lawmakers to formally declare the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah a terrorist organization. Shimon Peres is in the midst of a busy trip to Europe with what appear to be two primary aims, appealing for help... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:48:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1948452-israeli-president-iran-worlds-greatest-danger.html 2013-03-12T13:48:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1937564-france-calls-europe-to-ease-austerity.html BRUSSELS (AP) — France has called on fellow European nations to ease off on painful austerity policies to give the economy some breathing space and avoid social upheaval. Continuing a strict course of spending cuts and tax increases would only "nourish a social crisis that leads to populism," French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici warned Thursday. "Ther... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:27:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1937564-france-calls-europe-to-ease-austerity.html 2013-03-07T17:27:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1931948-eu-pushes-ahead-with-bonus-cap-despite-uk-concerns.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain stood isolated against a broad majority of European Union countries Tuesday in refusing to back legislation that would strictly limit bankers' bonuses. Treasury Chief George Osborne said at a meeting of the bloc's 27 finance ministers in Brussels that Britain, home to one of the world's largest financial industries, can't support t... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:34:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1931948-eu-pushes-ahead-with-bonus-cap-despite-uk-concerns.html 2013-03-05T15:34:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1918426-eu-ministers-phased-in-ban-fish-discards.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Officials from the 27 European Union countries proposed Wednesday a phased-in ban on the discarding of unwanted fish by fishing vessels, but environmentalists immediately condemned the measure as too weak. Dead and dying fish are often thrown overboard if they do not meet quotas or fishermen's preferences, creating a huge waste of for the ... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:39:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1918426-eu-ministers-phased-in-ban-fish-discards.html 2013-02-27T15:39:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1871628-arcelormittal-blames-europe-q4-loss.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steelmaker, posted a near $4 billion loss for the fourth quarter, hurt by its ailing European business and a drop in the value of its assets. The Luxembourg-based company announced Wednesday its net loss widened to $3.99 billion (€2.94 billion) from $1 billion in the same period a year ago. Sales fell... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1871628-arcelormittal-blames-europe-q4-loss.html 2013-02-06T16:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1872096-eu-parliament-pushes-fish-reform-landmark-vote.html STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union parliament on Wednesday pushed for a drastic reform of fishing policy in a landmark vote seeking to end decades of overfishing that have decimated many of the stocks in Atlantic and Mediterranean EU waters. Under the parliament's plan, there would also be a legally binding obligation to end overfishing and rebu... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1872096-eu-parliament-pushes-fish-reform-landmark-vote.html 2013-02-06T15:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1872016-europes-costly-double-parliament-movable-beast.html STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The morning high-speed train from Brussels pulled into the lonely train station of the provincial French city of Strasbourg. As the doors opened, the chaotic scramble for cabs, cars and buses heralded an extraordinary phenomenon of international politics: the European Union's "traveling circus" was back in town. Hundreds of EU pa... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1872016-europes-costly-double-parliament-movable-beast.html 2013-02-06T14:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1845410-eu-parliament-chief-wants-explanation-cameron.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament chief wants British Prime Minister David Cameron to explain his blueprint for a condensed European Union to the legislature, and is warning that 21st century challenges require solutions beyond individual nations. Martin Schulz also warned Cameron on Friday not to seek too many cuts in the 2014-2020 EU budget which ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1845410-eu-parliament-chief-wants-explanation-cameron.html 2013-01-25T11:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1819558-austrian-minister-convicted-corruption.html VIENNA (AP) — A court has found a former Austrian interior minister and EU lawmaker guilty of corruption after he fell for a sting operation by two British journalists and sentenced him to four years in prison. Ernst Strasser, 56, was charged last year after the two reporters pretending to be lobbyists offered him money to try to water down proposed EU le... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1819558-austrian-minister-convicted-corruption.html 2013-01-14T15:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1810900-dutchman-leader-eurogroup.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The outgoing leader of the group of finance ministers from the 17 European Union countries that use the euro on Thursday gave the clearest indication yet that his successor will likely be Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem. Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker told a European Parliament committee that "I will probably spea... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1810900-dutchman-leader-eurogroup.html 2013-01-10T13:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1771644-draghi-europe-bank-safeguards.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank says EU leaders must move forward and set up an authority to clean up failed banks in a way that doesn't leave taxpayers stuck with the bill. Draghi said Monday that's the next important step after European Union leaders agreed last week to put the ECB in charge of overseeing banks as the blo... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1771644-draghi-europe-bank-safeguards.html 2012-12-17T15:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1770138-iran-criticizes-eu-award-dissidents.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official news agency is reporting the country has criticized awards granted to Iranian dissidents by European Parliament, calling them "politically" motivated. The European Parliament awarded the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to jailed lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh and dissident Iranian filmmaker ... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1770138-iran-criticizes-eu-award-dissidents.html 2012-12-16T17:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1757906-eu-approves-common-patent-rules.html BRUSSELS (AP) — BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union approved a new common patent system on Tuesday designed to cut red tape and streamline patent procedures across much of Europe. The European Parliament concluded the drawn-out decision-making process, backing a cluster of packages by a wide majority to end nearly four decades of fighting and negotiating o... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1757906-eu-approves-common-patent-rules.html 2012-12-11T15:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1722246-europe-mulls-banning-boxes-abandoned-babies.html BERLIN (AP) — German pastor Gabriele Stangl says she will never forget the harrowing confession she heard in 1999. A woman said she had been brutally raped, got pregnant and had a baby. Then she killed it and buried it in the woods near Berlin. Stangl wanted to do something to help women in such desperate situations. So the following year, she convinced B... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1722246-europe-mulls-banning-boxes-abandoned-babies.html 2012-11-25T09:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1719120-eu-leaders-approve-mersch-male-ecb.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The appointment of Luxembourg's top banker to a top post at the European Central Bank left it looking a lot like an Old Boys' Club on Friday. After the European Union leaders picked Yves Mersch in the dead of night Thursday, overriding the objections of its parliament, it left the ECB executive board with six men out of six, and an all-mal... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1719120-eu-leaders-approve-mersch-male-ecb.html 2012-11-23T17:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1719754-eu-pays-230m-year-to-parliament-road.html BRUSSELS (AP) — If European Union leaders are looking to save some serious money, they might look no further than the "traveling circus" that is the European Parliament. The EU assembly leads a pricey and nomadic life. Once a month, it shifts thousands of lawmakers, their staffs, translators and interpreters, to Strasbourg, France, 400 kilometers (250 mil... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1719754-eu-pays-230m-year-to-parliament-road.html 2012-11-23T12:31:00Z