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Sensitive issues between Commission and Ombudsman

By Célia Sampol | 12 March 2010

The European Ombudsman and the new commissioner in charge of administration will have to deal with a number of sensitive issues under this term of office and Treaty of Lisbon provisions. The treaty creates a new ball game because many of its articles are related to and strengthen...

2011 budget : Council will reject undue pressure on national budgets - 12/03/2010

Ombudsman/Commission : Sensitive issues between Commission and Ombudsman - 12/03/2010

External Action Service : Ashton asks commissioners for green light on EAS - 11/03/2010

Administration : New selection procedure for civil servants - 11/03/2010

Foreign policy : Parliament demands more say - 11/03/2010

Interview with MEP Jean-Luc Dehaene (EPP, Belgium) : Two to three years to strike new institutional balance - 10/03/2010

Foreign affairs : MEPs warm to Ashton but stop short of full support - 10/03/2010

EP resolution on competition policy - 09/03/2010

Measures in support of ICTY mandate extended - 09/03/2010

European External Action Service : Ashton unveils EEAS plans to MEPs - 09/03/2010

Informal Foreign Affairs Council : Ashton’s EEAS plan wins backing in Cordoba - 08/03/2010

Europe 2020 : CoR: New strategy needs regional authorities - 09/03/2010

A 3,000th candle - 08/03/2010

Competition policy : MEPs want bigger say - 08/03/2010

Games of chance : Court looks into promotion of online gambling - 05/03/2010

Buzek to attend 17 March Commission meeting - 05/03/2010

EU/US : MEPs in Washington to strengthen links with Congress - 05/03/2010

Parliament : Plenary to debate External Action Service with Ashton - 05/03/2010

Main cases - 05/03/2010

Tobacco taxation : ECJ considers minimum prices for sale of cigarettes incompatible - 04/03/2010

Fight against poverty : MEPs disappointed by 2020 plan’s lack of ambition - 04/03/2010

2011 budget : Parliament wants to concentrate on young people - 04/03/2010

European External Action Service : Sense of urgency grows as clock ticks on EEAS - 04/03/2010

Banking : Court: Silent partnership contributions to Helaba not state aid - 03/03/2010

European External Action Service : Under fire, Ashton defends her vision - 03/03/2010

Figh against fraud : Madrid wants EU prosecutor to protect euro - 03/03/2010

European External Action Service : Geographical imbalance a concern for ‘new’ member states - 03/03/2010

A narrow view of things - 03/03/2010

Parliament : MEPs oppose “illegal” appointment of OLAF head - 03/03/2010

Parliament : Farage penalised for insulting Van Rompuy and Belgium - 03/03/2010

Fight against fraud : OLAF opens ‘report fraud’ website - 01/03/2010

Main cases - 26/02/2010

Financial supervision : EU banking fund “an idea,” says French regulator - 26/02/2010

Budget 2010-2011 : More work means more resources for Parliament - 25/02/2010

Belgium protests - 25/02/2010

EU Court of Auditors : Work programme 2010 marked by crisis - 24/02/2010

Commission : Barroso ponders idea of ‘groups of commissioners’ - 24/02/2010

Van Rompuy will meet MEPs often - 24/02/2010

2008 budget : MEPs threaten to postpone Council discharge again - 24/02/2010

EU/US : Almeida has very tough job ahead as ambassador - 24/02/2010

European Council : March summit to focus on EU2020 and climate change - 23/02/2010

European Parliament : Debate in plenary with Van Rompuy on 11 February summit - 23/02/2010

European Parliament : Extra 18 MEPs: With or without a convention? - 23/02/2010

EUSRs’ mandates extended - 23/02/2010

EP to revise hearings procedure - 23/02/2010

Commission/Council : Bildt: Almeida appointment downgrade for EU abroad - 23/02/2010

Commission/Council : “New road” for EU as electric car added to 2020 plan - 23/02/2010

Main cases - 22/02/2010

Commission in Madrid on 23 February - 19/02/2010

EU Council of Ministers : Belgian EU Presidency will steer six major projects - 19/02/2010

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