Weekly EU news:
Monday 6 October - Friday 10 October 2008
Monday 6 October
Catherine Ashton has been confirmed as the new European Commissioner for External Trade after the departure of Peter Mandelson. Details
Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes gave a speech in Brussels: Dealing with the current financial crisis.
To launch the debate on territorial cohesion, the European Commission adopted a Green Paper for consultation. The goal of this debate is to come to a better and shared understanding of territorial cohesion and its implications for policy. Press release and Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner's speech at the launch.
Tuesday 7 October
The ECOFIN ministers adopted:
- a statement: Immediate responses to financial turmoil (link)
- conclusions on executive pay (link)
- conclusions on fighting against tax fraud (link)
- conclusions on a coordinated EU response to the economic slowdown (link)
- Conclusions on financial stability and financial supervision(link)
DG Economic and Financial Affairs published:
- European Economy n° 5: Labour market and wage developments in 2007
Wednesday 8 October
Internal Market and Services Commissioner Charlie McCreevy gave a speech on the Lamfalussy folow-up: future structure of supervision.
The European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights. This Directive merges 4 existing EU consumer directives into one set of rules. It updates existing consumer rights, bringing them in line with technological change and strengthening provisions in the areas where consumers have experienced problems in recent years.
Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva's speech at the presentation
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso gave a speech in Brussels entitled: Paving the way for Europe's low carbon Energy Future.
Thursday 9 October
The European Central Bank published:
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso gave a speech in Brussels: Can Europe lead the world on Climate and Aid Policies?
Friday 10 October
Statistics
- Euro area (EA15) GDP declined by 0.2% and EU27 GDP was unchanged in the second quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter. More
The European Commission published a memo: state aid: overview of national rescue measures and deposit guarantee schemes.
Internal Market and Services Commissioner Charlie McCreevy gave a speech on the European Private Company.
