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Dedicated to free, fair and open competition | A concours for eight staff jobs in the Committee of the Regions produced a remarkable result: a 100% pass rate, unparalleled in EU history. Mind you, there were not many candidates because it was an internal competition, not the usual open contest which could have attracted hundreds or even thousands of applicants. Onl... | European Voice Staff | A concours for eight staff jobs in the Committee of the Regions produced a remarkable result: a 100% pass rate, unparalleled in EU history. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Luxembourg"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:41:40Z | 213 | https://www.politico.eu/article/dedicated-to-free-fair-and-open-competition/ |
Anger over Brussels ‘drift’ | and Fiona McHughNEW attempts by the European Parliament to transfer more staff and business to Brussels have prompted protests from both Luxembourg and France, who fear a steady drift towards the Belgian capital. The two governments are fighting hard to prevent any fraying at the edges of a three-year-old agreement by ... | Rory Watson | anger over brussels ‘drift’ and fiona mchughnew attempts by the european parliament to transfer more staff and business to brussels have prompted protests from both luxembourg and france, who fear a steady drift towards the belgian capital. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Luxembourg"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:54Z | 179 | https://www.politico.eu/article/anger-over-brussels-drift/ |
2 October General Affairs Council | TRANSATLANTIC ties may be strong, but showed signs of strain when EU foreign ministers debated the idea of launching a study of whether a free-trade zone between the EU and the US would be beneficial to Europe. While the ministers said that they agreed the relationship with the US was the most important to the EU, many... | European Voice Staff | TRANSATLANTIC ties may be strong, but showed signs of strain when EU foreign ministers debated the idea of launching a study of whether a free-trade zone between the EU and the US would be beneficial to Europe. While the ministers said that they agreed the relationship with the US was the most important to the EU, many... | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Algeria",
"Argentina",
"Brazil",
"Germany",
"Libya",
"Mauritania",
"Paraguay",
"Uruguay"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:41:14Z | 194 | https://www.politico.eu/article/2-october-general-affairs-council/ |
Odds are on Verrue | ROBERT Verrue, a 47-year-old career fonctionnaire, is the favourite to take over as the new head of DGXIII, the Directorate-General for telecommunications, following the retirement of Michel Carpentier. No formal decision has yet been taken, but Verrue is expected to move from his job as deputy director-general in DGI... | European Voice Staff | ROBERT Verrue, a 47-year-old career fonctionnaire, is the favourite to take over as the new head of DGXIII, the Directorate-General for telecommunications, following the retirement of Michel Carpentier. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Japan"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:41:38Z | 212 | https://www.politico.eu/article/odds-are-on-verrue/ |
Courts and states in imperfect harmony | ‘European’ courts have never been very popular with national governments except if they render a favourable ruling. It was no surprise that the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights on the issues presented by the killings of IRA members in Gibraltar was so unwelcome in the UK. That a British minister briefly ... | Ian S Forrester QC | ‘European’ courts have never been very popular with national governments except if they render a favourable ruling. It was no surprise that the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights on the issues presented by the killings of IRA members in Gibraltar was so unwelcome in the UK. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Germany",
"Greece",
"Luxembourg",
"United States"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:41:11Z | 191 | https://www.politico.eu/article/courts-and-states-in-imperfect-harmony/ |
Why those with most votes sometimes lose | Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Denmark share a common characteristic despite their very differing attitudes towards the future direction of the European Union. Each of the quartet is more likely than other member states to cast a No vote, or else abstain, when EU legislation is adopted. The similarity... | Thomas Klau | Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Denmark share a common characteristic despite their very differing attitudes towards the future direction of the European Union. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Belgium",
"Germany",
"Luxembourg"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:35Z | 163 | https://www.politico.eu/article/why-those-with-most-votes-sometimes-lose/ |
Progress made in fish talks | AFTER six rounds of formal negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough on a new fisheries accord between the EU and Morocco, Commission officials are quietly optimistic that less formal contacts have succeeded in whittling down to manageable levels the outstanding differences between the two sides. However, officials... | Michael Mann | AFTER six rounds of formal negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough on a new fisheries accord between the EU and Morocco, Commission officials are quietly optimistic that less formal contacts have succeeded in whittling down to manageable levels the outstanding differences between the two sides. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Morocco"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:36Z | 165 | https://www.politico.eu/article/progress-made-in-fish-talks/ |
Ozone treatment could be outlawed | A TRADITIONAL method used throughout the European Union to remove unsightly brown iron particles from mineral water may be banned if the European Parliament gets its way. For more than three decades, mineral water producers in countries like Germany, France and the Netherlands have made murky mineral water clear by add... | Fiona McHugh | A TRADITIONAL method used throughout the European Union to remove unsightly brown iron particles from mineral water may be banned if the European Parliament gets its way. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"France",
"Germany",
"The Netherlands"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:42Z | 171 | https://www.politico.eu/article/ozone-treatment-could-be-outlawed/ |
29-30 September Ecofin Informal Council | EU finance ministers and central bank governors paved the way towards formal agreements on the transition to a single currency at their six-monthly “informal” meeting outside Valencia. European Monetary Institute President Alexandre Lamfalussy presented ministers with a report on a series of “provisional agreements” r... | European Voice Staff | EU finance ministers and central bank governors paved the way towards formal agreements on the transition to a single currency at their six-monthly “informal” meeting outside Valencia. European Monetary Institute President Alexandre Lamfalussy presented ministers with a report on a series of “provisional agreements” r... | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:41:16Z | 195 | https://www.politico.eu/article/29-30-september-ecofin-informal-council/ |
Yugoslavia study given ministerial approval | EU foreign ministers traded ideas for the post-war reconstruction of the former Yugoslavia, but made no progress this week other than to give the official go-ahead to member states and the European Commission to study reconstruction plans. The issues still to be resolved include who will control and finance the program... | European Voice Staff | EU foreign ministers traded ideas for the post-war reconstruction of the former Yugoslavia, but made no progress this week other than to give the official go-ahead to member states and the European Commission to study reconstruction plans. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Croatia",
"Greece",
"Japan",
"Russia",
"Serbia",
"Slovenia"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:59Z | 183 | https://www.politico.eu/article/yugoslavia-study-given-ministerial-approval/ |
Europe chances clash with US over Cuba talks | JUST as US legislators are considering strengthening their economic embargo against Cuba, the European Union is embarking on a new period of closer cooperation with the one-time pariah of the Caribbean. Aware of the threat to transatlantic relations, EU foreign ministers agreed this week to risk upsetting Washington an... | Elizabeth Wise | JUST as US legislators are considering strengthening their economic embargo against Cuba, the European Union is embarking on a new period of closer cooperation with the one-time pariah of the Caribbean. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"France",
"Germany",
"Italy",
"Luxembourg",
"Spain",
"The Netherlands",
"United Kingdom",
"Vietnam"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:57Z | 182 | https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-chances-clash-with-us-over-cuba-talks/ |
CMB merger talks loom | EU competition policy experts will decide shortly whether to agree to plans to create the world’s largest packaging company or put obstacles in its way on the grounds that its power to win price cuts in raw materials from its suppliers is too great. When they meet on 25 October, the advisory committee on competition po... | Tim Jones | EU competition policy experts will decide shortly whether to agree to plans to create the world’s largest packaging company or put obstacles in its way on the grounds that its power to win price cuts in raw materials from its suppliers is too great. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"France",
"Germany"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:41:32Z | 208 | https://www.politico.eu/article/cmb-merger-talks-loom/ |
UN to help set the stories straight | THE European Commission is looking to the United Nations to help it avoid a repeat of several recent embarrassing diplomatic incidents. The Commission’s saviour on this occasion will be the snappily-titled UN Economic Committee for Europe’s Working Party on Perishable Product Standardisation and Quality Improvement. On... | Michael Mann | THE European Commission is looking to the United Nations to help it avoid a repeat of several recent embarrassing diplomatic incidents. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"United States"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:38Z | 167 | https://www.politico.eu/article/un-to-help-set-the-stories-straight/ |
Champignon socialists | Democracy is a wonderful thing, but what price a mushroom-shaped nuclear fall-out cloud representing the people in the European Parliament? That was the shocking news in a Socialist press release in Strasbourg, which said: “A mushroom-shaped nuclear fall-out cloud is to be elected outside the European Parliament tomorr... | European Voice Staff | Democracy is a wonderful thing, but what price a mushroom-shaped nuclear fall-out cloud representing the people in the European Parliament? | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:41:41Z | 214 | https://www.politico.eu/article/champignon-socialists/ |
Deadline nears for Greek shipyard | THE European Commission will decide next week whether to clear the Greek government’s plan to sell half of its largest shipbuilding company to its workforce, so clearing the way for a possible German consortium bid to manage the yard. A veto from Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert at the 10 October meeting of the... | European Voice Staff | THE European Commission will decide next week whether to clear the Greek government’s plan to sell half of its largest shipbuilding company to its workforce, so clearing the way for a possible German consortium bid to manage the yard. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Israel",
"Japan"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:41:34Z | 209 | https://www.politico.eu/article/deadline-nears-for-greek-shipyard/ |
Food laws to be slimmed down | NEW food products for weight watchers and diabetics may soon be allowed on to supermarket and chemist shelves even if they do not comply with European Union law. Temporary licences allowing food products which do not meet Union standards to enter the market for a period of two years may be granted if the European Parli... | Fiona McHugh | NEW food products for weight watchers and diabetics may soon be allowed on to supermarket and chemist shelves even if they do not comply with European Union law. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Australia",
"Japan",
"United Kingdom"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:44Z | 172 | https://www.politico.eu/article/food-laws-to-be-slimmed-down/ |
Pasty fails in effort to end 14-year fund saga | ATTEMPTS by a French Gaullist MEP to close the books on over 90,000 ecu of European parliamentary funds which were unaccounted for 14 years ago have failed. Jean-Claude Pasty surprised colleagues on the Parliament’s budgetary control committee when he suggested in his report on how the institution had handled its 1993 ... | Rory Watson | ATTEMPTS by a French Gaullist MEP to close the books on over 90,000 ecu of European parliamentary funds which were unaccounted for 14 years ago have failed. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Luxembourg"
] | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 1995-10-04T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:55Z | 180 | https://www.politico.eu/article/pasty-fails-in-effort-to-end-14-year-fund-saga/ |
Planting roots | Entre Nous can reveal that the IGC is already underway. Its members are in almost constant session, agonising over the seat of the European Institute for Plant Variety Rights. The Intergovernmental Conference began its work last year on the sidelines of meetings of agriculture ministers, but has yet to reach agreement.... | European Voice Staff | Entre Nous can reveal that the IGC is already underway. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Austria"
] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:28Z | 156 | https://www.politico.eu/article/planting-roots/ |
A note of caution | Still on openness, it was French president Jacques Chirac who decided that, however informal the summit may have been, there should be a record of the proceedings on hand. Felipe Gonzalez was happy just to sit around and chat, but Chirac demanded note-takers be present. He got his way: somewhere or other there must be ... | European Voice Staff | Still on openness, it was French president Jacques Chirac who decided that, however informal the summit may have been, there should be a record of the proceedings on hand. | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:24Z | 152 | https://www.politico.eu/article/a-note-of-caution/ |
Swimming with the sharks in Majorca | Lipponen, incidentally, took full advantage of the summit setting to go for an early morning swim from the extremely exclusiveFormentor Hotel. Emerging from the building in his swimsuit at 7am, he had to convince guards patrolling the grounds that he was not a cunningly-disguised terrorist. “Not only am I the Finnish P... | European Voice Staff | Lipponen, incidentally, took full advantage of the summit setting to go for an early morning swim from the extremely exclusiveFormentor Hotel. | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:23Z | 151 | https://www.politico.eu/article/swimming-with-the-sharks-in-majorca/ |
Swede for dinner sets off Spanish security alert | Sweden’s Ingvar Carlsson did not send his voice out to the people, but he went one better by leaving the summit exclusion zone and showing up after midnight at the Miramar restaurant in Alcudia where he had been told that Swedish journalists were dining. A Spanish security alert ensued, with police rushed in to cordon ... | European Voice Staff | Sweden’s Ingvar Carlsson did not send his voice out to the people, but he went one better by leaving the summit exclusion zone and showing up after midnight at the Miramar restaurant in Alcudia where he had been told that Swedish journalists were dining. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Sweden"
] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:24Z | 153 | https://www.politico.eu/article/swede-for-dinner-sets-off-spanish-security-alert/ |
Black cloud over the summit | THE Majorca summit was a triumph for transparency and openness in the EU. Fifteen European Union leaders demonstrated their determination to bring Europe closer to the people by staging their 24-hour meeting close to the people they represent. Close-ish, anyway. An entire peninsula of the island was sealed off and summ... | European Voice Staff | THE Majorca summit was a triumph for transparency and openness in the EU. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Bermuda"
] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:22Z | 149 | https://www.politico.eu/article/black-cloud-over-the-summit/ |
Job swapping with the ‘ayatollah’ | Edith Cresson’s Chef deCabinet François Lamourex, once known within theCommission as the “ayatollah” because of his fervent federalism, could be on the move. Lamourex has his eye on the post of deputy Director-General in DGI, the DirectorateGeneral for external relations, about to be vacated by Robert Verrue, whose res... | European Voice Staff | job swapping with the ‘ayatollah’ edith cresson’s chef decabinet françois lamourex, once known within thecommission as the “ayatollah” because of his fervent federalism, could be on the move. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"China",
"Japan"
] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:26Z | 155 | https://www.politico.eu/article/job-swapping-with-the-ayatollah/ |
A lot of fuss and sour grapes | Transparency and openness can be such a nuisance. No sooner had the Danish Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard transparently and openly received, via parcel post, a consignment of nineteen bottles of red wine from a school in Oure than Danish television started fussing about how Commissioners are not supposed to accept gifts... | European Voice Staff | Transparency and openness can be such a nuisance. No sooner had the Danish Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard transparently and openly received, via parcel post, a consignment of nineteen bottles of red wine from a school in Oure than Danish television started fussing about how Commissioners are not supposed to accept gifts... | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:32Z | 159 | https://www.politico.eu/article/a-lot-of-fuss-and-sour-grapes/ |
Testing times ahead for Chirac | Chirac is getting rattled by the anti-nuclear test posturings of some of his European colleagues. He cancelled Sweden’s Ingvar Carlsson’s official visit to Paris because the Swedish CultureMinister Margot Wallstrom took part in an anti-French protest rally in Papeete. Officials close to Carlsson say that far from being... | European Voice Staff | Chirac is getting rattled by the anti-nuclear test posturings of some of his European colleagues. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Sweden"
] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:30Z | 158 | https://www.politico.eu/article/testing-times-ahead-for-chirac/ |
Nothing but the voice | But it was a triumph for democracy, nevertheless, thanks as usual to the transparent and open Scandinavians. There was no time for press conferences on the first day, said officials, but Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen and hisDanish counterpart Poul Nyrup Rasmussen both decided that if they could not breach the r... | European Voice Staff | But it was a triumph for democracy, nevertheless, thanks as usual to the transparent and open Scandinavians. | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:22Z | 150 | https://www.politico.eu/article/nothing-but-the-voice/ |
Battle of the runways | MOVES to inject greater competition into ground-handling at EU airports are unlikely to be agreed before the end of this year. EU transport ministers began discussing the Commission’s proposal for the liberalisation of ground-handling at airports this week, but officials say littleserious progress is likely until Decem... | Michael Mann | MOVES to inject greater competition into ground-handling at EU airports are unlikely to be agreed before the end of this year. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Denmark",
"Spain",
"The Netherlands",
"United States"
] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:20Z | 147 | https://www.politico.eu/article/battle-of-the-runways/ |
Insurance directive to ban double-gearing practices | THE European Commission will soon give its blessing to aproposed directive on insurance supervision that could haverepercussions throughout Europe’s financial services industry. The proposal, which aims to harmonise the supervision of insurance companies, will be scrutinised by banks and securities houses for clues to ... | Tim Jones | THE European Commission will soon give its blessing to aproposed directive on insurance supervision that could haverepercussions throughout Europe’s financial services industry. | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:21Z | 148 | https://www.politico.eu/article/insurance-directive-to-ban-double-gearing-practices/ |
A great flapping overhead | Speaking of summits, that suave Frenchman Yves-Thibault de Silguy, he of the square jaw and steely gaze, turns out to be a real softie. He was attempting to brief journalists outside a hotel at the Cannes summit when a rolled up blind above his head in the courtyard started moving rather mysteriously. The poltergeist t... | European Voice Staff | Speaking of summits, that suave Frenchman Yves-Thibault de Silguy, he of the square jaw and steely gaze, turns out to be a real softie. | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-27T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-11T22:40:26Z | 154 | https://www.politico.eu/article/a-great-flapping-overhead/ |
Shuffling the pack | All change on the sixth floor at the Breydel building where the Commission’s spokesman’s service returned from the summer holidays to find there had been an office reshuffle. Not the staff, you understand, just the offices, but there was panic in the building until officials found they had been relocated to rooms with ... | European Voice Staff | All change on the sixth floor at the Breydel building where the Commission’s spokesman’s service returned from the summer holidays to find there had been an office reshuffle. | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,072 | https://www.politico.eu/article/shuffling-the-pack/ |
Last waltz for deutschemark | THERE is nothing like the prospect of losing a tried and trusted friend to concentrate the mind. And with only a year to go until the EU gets to work on sifting out the single currency front-runners from the rest, the Germans are becoming restless. When the Maastricht Treaty was first penned in December 1991, the popul... | Tim Jones | THERE is nothing like the prospect of losing a tried and trusted friend to concentrate the mind. And with only a year to go until the EU gets to work on sifting out the single currency front-runners from the rest, the Germans are becoming restless. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Germany",
"Switzerland"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,042 | https://www.politico.eu/article/last-waltz-for-deutschemark/ |
A little local difficulty for Sir Leon | Sir Leon Brittan’s little faux pas over EU foreign policy was greeted with commendable restraint by arch rival Hans van den Broek. Brittan, who lost responsibility for Eastern Europe in the Commission jobs carve-up, used a speech in Berlin to call for a seat at the IGC for Central and East European states bidding for E... | European Voice Staff | Sir Leon Brittan’s little faux pas over EU foreign policy was greeted with commendable restraint by arch rival Hans van den Broek. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Japan"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,069 | https://www.politico.eu/article/a-little-local-difficulty-for-sir-leon/ |
17-19 September Agriculture Informal | farm Commissioner Franz Fischler has suggested using spare Community structural fund money to provide 300 million ecus in aid for farmers hit by drought and other climatic changes. The recommendation was made during this week’s informal meeting of European Union agriculture ministers in Burgos, Spain. The aid, half of ... | European Voice Staff | farm Commissioner Franz Fischler has suggested using spare Community structural fund money to provide 300 million ecus in aid for farmers hit by drought and other climatic changes. The recommendation was made during this week’s informal meeting of European Union agriculture ministers in Burgos, Spain. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Spain"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,053 | https://www.politico.eu/article/17-19-september-agriculture-informal/ |
Hollywood quota proposals facing strong opposition | EUROPEAN Commission plans to tighten a controversial broadcasting quota regime aimed at keeping Hollywood blockbusters off European screens are likely to flounder in the European Parliament as key Euro-MPs line up against them. In an unexpected move which has confounded colleagues and experts in industry alike, Karsten... | Fiona McHugh | EUROPEAN Commission plans to tighten a controversial broadcasting quota regime aimed at keeping Hollywood blockbusters off European screens are likely to flounder in the European Parliament as key Euro-MPs line up against them. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"France",
"Germany"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,040 | https://www.politico.eu/article/hollywood-quota-proposals-facing-strong-opposition/ |
1 September European Commission | A meeting between Environment Commissioner, Ritt Bjerregaard and candidate countries from eastern and central Europe agreed to set up individual sub-committees between associated countries and the Commission on the harmonisation of environmental standards. Manual Marin flew to Vietnam on Tuesday to initiate a series of... | European Voice Staff | A meeting between Environment Commissioner, Ritt Bjerregaard and candidate countries from eastern and central Europe agreed to set up individual sub-committees between associated countries and the Commission on the harmonisation of environmental standards. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Guatemala",
"Guinea",
"Nicaragua",
"Vietnam"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,051 | https://www.politico.eu/article/1-september-european-commission/ |
Threat to soccer transfer deals | Michael MannCourt of Justice Advocate-General Carl Otto Lenz has lit a timebomb under the financial foundations on which European football has been built for decades. If the full court accepts his advice and rules that the soccer transfer system and nationality rules breach EU law, it would have a profound impact on th... | Tim Jones and | Michael MannCourt of Justice Advocate-General Carl Otto Lenz has lit a timebomb under the financial foundations on which European football has been built for decades. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Belgium",
"United States"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,030 | https://www.politico.eu/article/threat-to-soccer-transfer-deals/ |
Fresh threat to border-free EU | FRENCH president Jacques Chirac’s warning that he is likely to seek a further delay in ending border controls has been met with concern across the capitals of Europe, amid fears it could fatally undermine the credibility of the Schengen agreement. The attack is being led by Belgium, which branded Chirac’s attitude as u... | Michael Mann | FRENCH president Jacques Chirac’s warning that he is likely to seek a further delay in ending border controls has been met with concern across the capitals of Europe, amid fears it could fatally undermine the credibility of the Schengen agreement. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Belgium",
"France",
"Germany"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,024 | https://www.politico.eu/article/fresh-threat-to-border-free-eu/ |
Beefy fine imposed over Irish exports | Ireland has failed in its attempts to overturn a European Commission fine for abuses of the European Union export refund policy. The European Court of Justice has dismissed the Dublin government’s claim that fines imposed for malpractice in the beef sector during 1990 were excessive and a breach of EU regulations. Thro... | European Voice Staff | Ireland has failed in its attempts to overturn a European Commission fine for abuses of the European Union export refund policy. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"France",
"Germany",
"Ireland",
"Italy",
"Luxembourg",
"United States"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,049 | https://www.politico.eu/article/beefy-fine-imposed-over-irish-exports/ |
Paint firm’s close brush with the law | A German businessman failed to convince the European Court of First Instance that the European Union had abused its powers in setting anti-dumping duties on Chinese paint brushes six years ago. Detlef Nolle is seeking 42 million ecu in damages to compensate for losses caused by anti-dumping measures set in 1989 but lat... | Tim Jones | A German businessman failed to convince the European Court of First Instance that the European Union had abused its powers in setting anti-dumping duties on Chinese paint brushes six years ago. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Luxembourg"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,050 | https://www.politico.eu/article/paint-firms-close-brush-with-the-law/ |
EU hits back at Japan over restrictive trade | THE European Commission has protested to Japan over claims of “restrictive practices” in the shipping sector. The complaint follows what Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock’s spokeswoman, Sarah Lambert, described as two years’ of unsuccessful attempts to solve the problem “on an informal basis”. European shippers are r... | Michael Mann | THE European Commission has protested to Japan over claims of “restrictive practices” in the shipping sector. The complaint follows what Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock’s spokeswoman, Sarah Lambert, described as two years’ of unsuccessful attempts to solve the problem “on an informal b... | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Japan"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,034 | https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-hits-back-at-japan-over-restrictive-trade/ |
Commission happy with Beijing result | THE European Commission this week expressed its satisfaction at the outcome of the Fourth UN Conference on Women which ended in Beijing on Friday. Barbara Nolan, spokeswoman for Social Affairs Commissioner Padraig Flynn, heralded the conference as a major success for the EU, although she admitted that the Union had not... | Michael Mann | THE European Commission this week expressed its satisfaction at the outcome of the Fourth UN Conference on Women which ended in Beijing on Friday. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Egypt"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,027 | https://www.politico.eu/article/commission-happy-with-beijing-result/ |
Court set to throw football into chaos | A LENGTHY legal judgement delivered yesterday in Luxembourg threatens to throw European football into turmoil. The prospect of a radical overhaul of soccer’s lucrative transfer system moved a step closer when the European Court of Justice was advised the current set-up was illegal. Advocate-General Carl Otto Lenz told ... | Rory Watson | A LENGTHY legal judgement delivered yesterday in Luxembourg threatens to throw European football into turmoil. | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,025 | https://www.politico.eu/article/court-set-to-throw-football-into-chaos/ |
MEPs mourn death of PRL President Gol | EURO-MPs paid tribute to their colleague Jean Gol, president of Belgium’s French speaking Liberals and a former deputy prime minister, who died earlier this week from a brain haemorrhage. Gol, 53, who was elected to the European Parliament last year, was a key figure on the Belgian political scene for 25 years, and had... | Rory Watson | EURO-MPs paid tribute to their colleague Jean Gol, president of Belgium’s French speaking Liberals and a former deputy prime minister, who died earlier this week from a brain haemorrhage. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Belgium"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,041 | https://www.politico.eu/article/meps-mourn-death-of-prl-president-gol/ |
13-14 September Economic and Social Committee | The Economic and Social Committee (ESC) voted to insert a chapter on tourism into the next European Union treaty. After a lively debate sparked by opposition from a German delegate, the ESC voted 80 to 34 with 17 abstentions in favour of writing a new tourism chapter because of the important role this industry plays in... | European Voice Staff | The Economic and Social Committee (ESC) voted to insert a chapter on tourism into the next European Union treaty. After a lively debate sparked by opposition from a German delegate, the ESC voted 80 to 34 with 17 abstentions in favour of writing a new tourism chapter because of the important role this industry plays in... | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Israel"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,052 | https://www.politico.eu/article/13-14-september-economic-and-social-committee/ |
Electronic scales of justice tip | A Korean manufacturer of electronic weighing scales has lost its court battle against anti-dumping duties which were imposed by the European Commission two years ago. The Court of First Instance dismissed the application made by Descom Scales Manufacturing Co, a small Korean company with assembly plants in Singapore, f... | Tim Jones | A Korean manufacturer of electronic weighing scales has lost its court battle against anti-dumping duties which were imposed by the European Commission two years ago. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Singapore"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,048 | https://www.politico.eu/article/electronic-scales-of-justice-tip/ |
Wanted: A Rambo of a currency | DURING the next four and a half years, the Santer Commission will be mainly judged by its performance in relation to the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference and the introduction of Economic and Monetary Union. The Commission’s Green Paper on the transition to a single currency is a welcome and very necessary reminder tha... | European Voice Staff | DURING the next four and a half years, the Santer Commission will be mainly judged by its performance in relation to the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference and the introduction of Economic and Monetary Union. The Commission’s Green Paper on the transition to a single currency is a welcome and very necessary remind... | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,044 | https://www.politico.eu/article/wanted-a-rambo-of-a-currency/ |
Tough talks ahead over set-aside rates | EU agriculture ministers are set for a tough battle at next Monday’s Farm Council to decide the rate of compulsory cereals set-aside for next season’s harvest. Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler will face intense pressure from a number of countries, led by France, to cut set-aside to much less than the Commission’s propo... | Michael Mann | EU agriculture ministers are set for a tough battle at next Monday’s Farm Council to decide the rate of compulsory cereals set-aside for next season’s harvest. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"France",
"Spain"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,028 | https://www.politico.eu/article/tough-talks-ahead-over-set-aside-rates/ |
Pay-day for key programmes | Three and a half years after the Maastricht Treaty committed the EU to promoting the creation of a web of trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks (TENs), a new committee of the Council of Ministers has just received the green light to hand out the cash. In the same week as Eurotunnel showed the... | Tim Jones | Three and a half years after the Maastricht Treaty committed the EU to promoting the creation of a web of trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks (TENs), a new committee of the Council of Ministers has just received the green light to hand out the cash. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Denmark",
"Sweden"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,032 | https://www.politico.eu/article/pay-day-for-key-programmes/ |
Knocking at the ERM door | THREE countries are knocking at the door of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) only two years after it imploded under a tidal wave of speculative cash. The Italian lira, as well as the Swedish krona and the Finnish markka, all found buyers last week as rumours spread that all three would be joining the ERM soon... | Tim Jones | THREE countries are knocking at the door of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) only two years after it imploded under a tidal wave of speculative cash. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Finland",
"Italy",
"Sweden",
"United Kingdom"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,061 | https://www.politico.eu/article/knocking-at-the-erm-door/ |
Traders face huge bill after slipping on banana clause | The European Court of First Instance has dismissed a claim for damages filed against the Commission by four industrial banana ripening groups based in France and Belgium. The four Lefebvre Frères et Soeurs, GIE Fructifruit, Star Fruits Cie and Murisseurs Independants alleged that they were excluded from the French ba... | Michael Mann | The European Court of First Instance has dismissed a claim for damages filed against the Commission by four industrial banana ripening groups based in France and Belgium. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Austria",
"Finland",
"Germany",
"Sweden",
"United Kingdom"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,047 | https://www.politico.eu/article/traders-face-huge-bill-after-slipping-on-banana-clause/ |
GATT disputes grow despite peace clause | Far from ushering in a new era of peace and understanding in world agricultural trade, the European Commission’s efforts to put its GATT commitments into practice look set to spark off a series of transatlantic trade disputes in the final months of this year. Although the farm sector is traditionally a hotbed of contro... | Michael Mann | Far from ushering in a new era of peace and understanding in world agricultural trade, the European Commission’s efforts to put its GATT commitments into practice look set to spark off a series of transatlantic trade disputes in the final months of this year. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Australia",
"Austria",
"Canada",
"Finland",
"Germany",
"Pakistan",
"Sweden",
"United Kingdom"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,031 | https://www.politico.eu/article/gatt-disputes-grow-despite-peace-clause/ |
Fischler is ‘skidoo-ed’ in frozen north | Commissioners certainly lead colourful lives. Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler nipped up to the frozen north of Sweden recently and found himself on the back of a skidoo being piloted by the Swedish agriculture minister Margareta Winberg. A brave move considering that Winberg is not only a dedicated opponent of ... | European Voice Staff | Commissioners certainly lead colourful lives. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Sweden"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,067 | https://www.politico.eu/article/fischler-is-skidoo-ed-in-frozen-north/ |
Presidency declarations | Grave concern has been expressed at Libya’s decision to expel Palestinian citizens on humanitarian grounds and the authorities have been asked to reconsider implementation of this measure on humanitarian grounds. The Contadora Declaration, whereby Guatemala’s politicial parties have undertaken to respect both the agree... | European Voice Staff | Grave concern has been expressed at Libya’s decision to expel Palestinian citizens on humanitarian grounds and the authorities have been asked to reconsider implementation of this measure on humanitarian grounds. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Georgia",
"Guatemala"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,055 | https://www.politico.eu/article/presidency-declarations/ |
NATO caution on enlargement plans | NATO is being as cagey as the European Union on its plans to offer membership to Central and Eastern European states. The alliance has been advertising an upcoming plan for expanding eastwards, but the draft contains neither a timetable nor membership criteria for countries eager to join. NATO officials will reveal th... | Elizabeth Wise | NATO is being as cagey as the European Union on its plans to offer membership to Central and Eastern European states. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Czech Republic",
"Estonia",
"France",
"Germany",
"Hungary",
"Latvia",
"Lithuania",
"Poland",
"Russia",
"Slovakia",
"Ukraine"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,037 | https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-caution-on-enlargement-plans/ |
18 September Ecofin | Finance ministers gave the go-ahead to legislation to increase the efficiency of cross-border bank transfers and finally freed-up the 2.345-billion ecu budget for financing trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks. The Commission’s proposal for a set of guidelines to harmonise the costs of trans... | European Voice Staff | Finance ministers gave the go-ahead to legislation to increase the efficiency of cross-border bank transfers and finally freed-up the 2.345-billion ecu budget for financing trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Spain",
"Sweden"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,054 | https://www.politico.eu/article/18-september-ecofin/ |
Minister drops politics for law | CONTROVERSEY surrounds the appointment of new Belgian judge Melchior Wathelet to the European Court of Justice. Wathelet, the former Belgian defence minister and deputy prime minister, took up office as the Belgian representative at the Luxembourg court on Monday, just two weeks after his precipitous departure from the... | Fiona McHugh | CONTROVERSEY surrounds the appointment of new Belgian judge Melchior Wathelet to the European Court of Justice. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Belgium",
"Luxembourg"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,046 | https://www.politico.eu/article/minister-drops-politics-for-law/ |
History of nuclear experiments | Since the first nuclear test was conducted in New Mexico in July 1945, the US, Russia, France, China and the UK have carried out 2,037 tests between them. French President Jacques Chirac’s decision to resume testing this month marked the first such test by one of the western powers since the US announced a moratorium i... | European Voice Staff | Since the first nuclear test was conducted in New Mexico in July 1945, the US, Russia, France, China and the UK have carried out 2,037 tests between them. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"United Kingdom"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,036 | https://www.politico.eu/article/history-of-nuclear-experiments/ |
Tough warning against takeover fever | COMPETITION Commissioner Karel Van Miert has delivered a stark warning as the world’s largest companies go through a fever of takeovers and alliances to help them compete in an increasingly global market-place. “With more merger cases and bigger and bigger mergers, the likelihood of more negative decisions is also incr... | European Voice Staff | COMPETITION Commissioner Karel Van Miert has delivered a stark warning as the world’s largest companies go through a fever of takeovers and alliances to help them compete in an increasingly global market-place. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"France",
"Germany",
"Sweden",
"United States"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,065 | https://www.politico.eu/article/tough-warning-against-takeover-fever/ |
Greeks handed ultimatum | THE European Commissioner responsible for competition is giving the Greek government until the middle of next week to come up with a programme end subsidies to its loss-making Hellenic Shipyards in Skaramanga or close it to non-military work. Unless Commissioner Karel Van Miert sees a viable business plan on his desk b... | European Voice Staff | THE European Commissioner responsible for competition is giving the Greek government until the middle of next week to come up with a programme end subsidies to its loss-making Hellenic Shipyards in Skaramanga or close it to non-military work. | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,066 | https://www.politico.eu/article/greeks-handed-ultimatum/ |
Split in prospect after poll | SUCCESS at the polls for the anti-EU factions in Sweden could backfire on the far-left groups in the European Parliament. Almost half of the 22 Euro-MPs sent to Brussels by the Swedish electorate campaigned on a strongly negative platform, successfully exploiting widespread disappointment with EU membership among the S... | Fiona McHugh | SUCCESS at the polls for the anti-EU factions in Sweden could backfire on the far-left groups in the European Parliament. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Sweden"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,039 | https://www.politico.eu/article/split-in-prospect-after-poll/ |
Commission Cabinet members put the boot in for a good cause | Life will never be the same again in the Commission Cabinets after last Sunday’s series of knock-about charity soccer games in Overijse. “It’s the ultimate in bonding,” said one midfield-placed source as the Bangemann Bombers went into battle against the Brittan Babes. Fifteen Cabinets were represented and two Commissi... | European Voice Staff | Life will never be the same again in the Commission Cabinets after last Sunday’s series of knock-about charity soccer games in Overijse. | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,068 | https://www.politico.eu/article/commission-cabinet-members-put-the-boot-in-for-a-good-cause/ |
Van Miert wins delay for Dutch television merger | A last-minute offer failed to convince the European Commission yesterday to lift its ban on an alliance between the Netherlands’ largest television producer Endemol and independent channels RTL4, RTL5 and Veronica. But the Commission and the companies are so close to a deal the venture should be approved before the end... | Tim Jones | A last-minute offer failed to convince the European Commission yesterday to lift its ban on an alliance between the Netherlands’ largest television producer Endemol and independent channels RTL4, RTL5 and Veronica. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Norway",
"The Netherlands"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 2014-04-23T19:58:00Z | 146,064 | https://www.politico.eu/article/van-miert-wins-delay-for-dutch-television-merger/ |
An apple a day | Environment Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard is living proof that money does grow on trees. As a hedge against the day when her Commission salary dries up, Ritt is maintaining an orchard at her home in Denmark. When time permits, she goes home to tend what is turning out to be a very lucrative crop. This year she intends ... | European Voice Staff | Environment Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard is living proof that money does grow on trees. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Denmark"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,071 | https://www.politico.eu/article/an-apple-a-day/ |
Cancer screening for Berlaymont workers | THE EUROPEAN Commission is offering existing and former employees free screening tests for the first time after allegations that its former Berlaymont headquarters was a ticking cancerous timebomb. The tests are being organised by the Commission’s medical service in response to claims by a group of officials that long-... | Rory Watson | THE EUROPEAN Commission is offering existing and former employees free screening tests for the first time after allegations that its former Berlaymont headquarters was a ticking cancerous timebomb. | [] | Uncategorized | [] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,059 | https://www.politico.eu/article/cancer-screening-for-berlaymont-workers/ |
Life of a man 33.3% obsessed by his work | A LEAKED copy of a new survey from Eurostat, the EU statistical office in Luxembourg, has just landed on 32% of my desk. Amazingly, 66% of my desk is tidy, and only 2% has the remains of a jam doughnut on it. According to this new survey, 46% of EU citizens think surveys are a “good thing”, 12% think they are a “bad t... | Geoff Meade | A LEAKED copy of a new survey from Eurostat, the EU statistical office in Luxembourg, has just landed on 32% of my desk. Amazingly, 66% of my desk is tidy, and only 2% has the remains of a jam doughnut on it. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"France",
"Germany",
"Italy",
"Luxembourg",
"Portugal",
"United States"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,058 | https://www.politico.eu/article/life-of-a-man-33-3-obsessed-by-his-work/ |
Watchdog undermined by confusion over role | More than half of the 140 complaints which have flooded into Jacob Söderman’s office since he was named the EU’s first Ombudsman earlier this year will have to be returned to sender. While there has been no shortage of grievances, most have been cases which should be dealt with by national ombudsmen rather than the Uni... | Fiona McHugh | More than half of the 140 complaints which have flooded into Jacob Söderman’s office since he was named the EU’s first Ombudsman earlier this year will have to be returned to sender. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"Finland",
"Luxembourg"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,033 | https://www.politico.eu/article/watchdog-undermined-by-confusion-over-role/ |
France blasted by Bjerregaard | Environment Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard is losing patience with the French government over its apparent unwillingness to pass on vital data on its nuclear tests, warning the tests cannot continue until Paris complies. Despite soothing noises from Commission president Jacques Santer, the ever-controversial Bjerregaard... | Michael Mann | Environment Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard is losing patience with the French government over its apparent unwillingness to pass on vital data on its nuclear tests, warning the tests cannot continue until Paris complies. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"France",
"French Polynesia",
"Germany",
"Pitcairn",
"United States"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,035 | https://www.politico.eu/article/france-blasted-by-bjerregaard/ |
Informality is key to summit success | EUROPEAN leaders begin the complex exercise this weekend of reshaping the Union to meet the challenges of enlargement and to handle the demands of the 21st century. The setting for the launch of this ambitious task is the Mediterranean playground island of Mallorca, where Spanish prime minister Felipe Gonzalez will aim... | Rory Watson | EUROPEAN leaders begin the complex exercise this weekend of reshaping the Union to meet the challenges of enlargement and to handle the demands of the 21st century. | [] | Uncategorized | [
"France",
"Germany",
"Sweden",
"United Kingdom"
] | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 1995-09-20T16:00:00Z | 146,026 | https://www.politico.eu/article/informality-is-key-to-summit-success/ |
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