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Annual Growth Survey Adopted (December 04, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On November 28, 2012, the European Commission adopted the Annual Growth Survey (AGS), which serves to provide guidance to the European ...
Topic: Government finance
Jurisdiction: European Union
Dispute over Mackerel Fishing Not Resolved by Talks (November 07, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On October 22-24, 2012, representatives of
Topic: Natural resources
Jurisdiction: European Union / Faroe Islands / Iceland / Norway
Parliamentary Committee on Organized Crime and Money Laundering (October 19, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
In March 2012, the European Parliament established a Special Committee on Organized Crime, Corruption, and Money Laundering (COCCML) with the mandate ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: European Union
Increase in Counterfeit Goods (August 01, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On July 24, 2012, the European Commission, in its annual report, released statistics indicating an increase in counterfeit goods entering the ...
Topic: Customs
Jurisdiction: European Union
European Commission Addresses Cloud Computing (August 01, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On July 20, 2012, the European Commission announced that it will soon publish a communication addressing the issue of cloud computing ...
Topic: Communications and electronic information
Jurisdiction: European Union
Commission Asks the Council for Mandate to Open Free Trade Negotiations with Japan (July 25, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On July 18, 2012, the European Commission requested that the Council of the European Union give the required mandate to open ...
Topic: Trade and commerce
Jurisdiction: European Union
Parliament Rejects Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (July 13, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On July 4, 2012, the European Parliament (EP) voted against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) that had been negotiated between the ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: European Union
Cyprus Takes over EU Presidency on July 1, 2012 (July 06, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On July 1, 2012, Cyprus, itself on the brink of a bailout and still divided, with Turkish forces occupying 37% of ...
Topic: Politics and government
Jurisdiction: European Union
Commission Recommends Measures to Fight Tax Evasion (July 02, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On June 28, 2012, the European Commission published the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: European Union
Notice of Rights for Suspects and the Accused in Criminal Proceedings (June 27, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On June 1, 2012, Directive 2012/13/EU on the Right to Information in Criminal Proceedings entered into force. (2012 OFFICIAL JOURNAL ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: European Union
Steps Taken Towards a New Relationship (June 04, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: European Union / Vietnam
Justice and Home Affairs Council Adopts Conclusions on De-Radicalization and Disengagement from Terrorist Activities (May 09, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On April 26 and 27, 2012, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the Council of the European Union convened in ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: European Union
Commission Requests Opinion of European Court of Justice on Legality of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (April 20, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On April 4, 2012, the European Commission referred the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: European Union
Benefits of a Proposal for a Financial Transaction Tax (April 12, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On March 23, 2012, the European Commission released some data and information related to the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), which was ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: European Union
Proposal to Establish a European Cybercrime Center (April 09, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On March 28, 2012, the European Commission re-introduced a 2010 proposal to create a European Cybercrime Center (ECC), designed to protect ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: European Union
European Parliament Adopts Draft Regulation on Cross-Border Inheritances (April 04, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
A new regulation adopted by the European Parliament on March 15, 2012, establishes rules to settle inheritance disputes if someone dies ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: European Union
European Court of Justice Rules on Illegal Downloading of Songs by Internet Users (April 04, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On February 16, 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rendered an important judgment on the illegal downloading of songs by ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: European Union
New Regulation on Export, Import, and Transit of Firearms (March 30, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On March 8, 2012, the European Union (EU) adopted a new Regulation to ratify the UN Protocol on Firearms. (UN ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: European Union
European Parliament Adopts Resolution Endorsing Women's Preferential Treatment in Elections and High Public Offices (March 27, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On March 13, 2012, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on Women in Political Decision-Making – Quality and Equality (
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: European Union
Revision of Civil Protection Mechanism (February 24, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On December 20, 2011, the European Commission came up with a proposal to reform the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (CPM), ...
Topic: Disasters
Jurisdiction: European Union
Last updated: December 04, 2012
