A ‘Super Tuesday’ for a bigger EU
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Enlargement is high on the list of priorities for the Irish presidency of the Council of the EU … and Dublin is not wasting any time. On the sidelines of the...
View ArticleEU Commission eyes major restructure of departments that handle funds
BRUSSELS — Every European Commission department that handles EU cash could be in the firing line as part of President Ursula von der Leyen’s restructuring plans, according to five officials familiar...
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EU Commission jobs reshuffle on hold as chiefs stick in post
BRUSSELS — A long-anticipated reshuffle of senior European Commission roles has stalled, as an internal promotion failed to spark a wider shake-up. For weeks, Brussels officials had expected the...
View ArticleEU staff rally against restructuring as job loss fears grow
BRUSSELS — A major overhaul of the EU’s executive branch has staffers worried for their livelihoods, as the bloc sets its sights on delivering value for money and doing more for less. On Tuesday, the...
View ArticleBrexit task force leader Jonathan Faull to retire
The European Commission’s most senior British official, Jonathan Faull, said Tuesday he will retire in January after a 38-year career in the institution that included a high-profile but unsuccessful...
View Article(Greek) Mission: Impossible
Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. That’s a trap the European Commission wants to avoid as it mobilizes a new team of experts to...
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Commission shakes up top management
The European Commission announced a reshuffling of its senior management positions on Wednesday, replacing not only the institution’s top staffer but also key officials in a dozen different...
View ArticleCatherine Day to stay
As Brussels awaits the result of a high-stakes reshuffling of top European Commission staff expected to be announced by President Jean-Claude Juncker at the end of June, one name is locked in....
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Dalligate — Frame by frame
The events date back to 2012 — but the ‘Dalligate’ lobbying scandal still acts as a dark cloud hanging over EU officials heads, reminding them of the damage that shady lawmaking can do. The case of...
View ArticleHello again, Dalli
The “Dalligate” lobbying scandal — which tarnished the European Commission’s reputation and set the scene for an ongoing overhaul of the EU’s transparency rules — returned to the headlines this week...
View ArticleDalligate — Frame by frame
*** Correction: This timeline has been updated because it mistakenly suggested that Swedish Match was involved in an effort to bribe Commissioner Dalli. Here is the response from Swedish Match.
View ArticleMEPs worried by Commission restructuring
MEPs have voiced concern at some of the changes to the European Commission’s departmental structure announced by Jean-Claude Juncker, the Commission’s president-designate, last week. They are...
View Article‘A once in a lifetime opportunity’
Anthony Luzzatto Gardner is clearly relishing his early days as the US ambassador to the EU. He describes it as his “dream job” – and the only diplomatic post that he wanted. “For me this was a once in...
View ArticlePaola Testori Coggi – Calvinist servant
It is not the burning ambition of most children to grow up to become a bureaucrat, yet Paola Testori Coggi is adamant that joining the public service was always among her goals. As a young girl she had...
View ArticleParliament wraps up spending hearings
The committee’s lead MEPs will now finalise their reports prior to discussion in the committee scheduled to start on 17 February. The committee is expected to adopt revised reports in mid-March and a...
View ArticleCommission proposes 40% emissions target for 2030
The European Commission unveiled a long-awaited proposal for 2030 climate targets today (22 January), confirming plans not to renew the current 20-20-20 strategy for the following decade. In 2008 Jose...
View ArticleCameron vows to confront EU over ‘harmful’ red tape
The British government says that European Union regulation is hampering economic growth, and has urged EU leaders to do more to ease the burden on businesses. A government-backed report by business...
View ArticleBack to Brussels
Rory Montgomery, who marshalled business as Ireland’s permanent representative to the EU, is not resting on his laurels. The laurels awarded at the end of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of...
View ArticleMEPs seek to question secretary-general of the Commission
The European Parliament’s budgetary control committee is to invite the European Commission’s most senior official to appear to discuss allegations that led to the resignation of John Dalli as Malta’s...
View ArticleLeak of OLAF’s Dalli inquiry raises heat on Commission
The unauthorised publication this week of the results of an investigation by OLAF, the European Union’s anti-fraud office, into John Dalli has forced the European Commission to defend its decision to...
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