The 2004-2009 Barroso Commission is starting to wind down. Brussels has its eye on the European Elections in June, and the selection of a new Commission due to take office from 1st November. One of the Commissioners for whom I have developed quite some respect since 2004 is Margot Wallström; she has a refreshingly frank approach that

As part of a renewed communication strategy, the European Commission is planning to boost pan-European TV channel Euronews, giving the broadcasting company extra funding to establish a bureau in Brussels.

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

Romanian MEPs have built a "coalition" among colleagues from other countries of the Danube basin, pushing for the adoption by the European Commission of a "Danube Strategy" similar to the EU's Baltic Sea Strategy, which was adopted last year.

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.

The European Commission presented its new energy strategy yesterday (10 November), calling for €1 trillion of investment over the next decade to integrate Europe's energy network while fending off criticism over a lack of concrete ideas.

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 European Commission will present on Wednesday (10 November) its energy strategy for the coming decade, calling for investment of around €1 trillion to secure the bloc's energy needs in a sustainable way.

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...