29th January 2009. The European Ombudsman has censured the European Commission over its failure to register the vast majority of its documents.

Brussels 05th May: Today Members of the European Parliament must go to a vote to prevent the European Commission from limiting public access to EU documents which it is required to do under its own laws.

If successful, a new action plan from the EU executive could save many thousands of European lives, according to Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, who unveiled the initiative in Brussels this week.

When we wrote about the Brussels I Regulation, we were unable to locate the report and the green paper referred to in the Commission’s press releases. They have now been posted on the Eur-Lex pages dedicated to preparatory acts, among COM documents: Brussels I Regulation report Brussels, 21.4.2009 COM(2009) 174 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE ...

The gas crisis exposed the vulnerability of the European Union to outside disturbances and lack of interconnection in the energy area. What is the EC Commission doing to tackle the problems? *** The Commission’s Legislative and Work Programme 2009, Acting now for a better Europe (Brussels, 5.11.2008 COM(2008) 712 final), deals with Climate Change and Sustainable Europe as the second priority...

The Times reports that the European Commission yesterday initiated legal action against the Government after declaring that UK laws guaranteeing data protection were “structurally flawed” and well below the European standard. A Commission statement said that Brussels had sent several letters to the British authorities since last July asking why the Government had not taken action again...

José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, is to hold a final round of meetings this morning with nominees for the next Commission before settling on a...

Berlusconi's controversial rescue plan for the troubled Italian airline, nicknamed Fenice, revealed deep divisions yesterday (3 September) between the political and technical sides of the European Commission over the plan's conformity with EU state aid rules.

The European Commission is to publish a communication before the end of the year aimed at addressing the growing 'health gap' across the EU and within member states.

The EU executive and European pharmaceutical giants engaged in a high-profile clash in Brussels today (28 November) as the European Commission produced a report on alleged breaches of competition by the industry.