Sentences with phrase «european heads of government»

On the morning of 13 December 2007, Foreign Secretary David Miliband stood in for Brown at the official signing ceremony in Lisbon of the EU Reform Treaty, which was attended by all other European heads of government.

In March 2000, European heads of governments and of states agreed in Lisbon that by 2010, the European Union (EU) should become «the most competitive and dynamic knowledge - based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.»

Not exact matches

That was a major theme of last Friday's meeting, where the French and German leaders pledged to submit a detailed road map for EU reforms to the European Council — a forum of EU heads of state and government — next June.

«The Spanish situation is still too fluid to predict, but like the German result, the PR disaster faced by Madrid and (Prime Minister Mariano) Rajoy's minority government are not reasons to be buying euros here, especially with the leveraged money community already long of euros,» Stephen Gallo, European head of FX Strategy at the Bank of Montreal, told CNBC via email.

He also said, «I only wish by the way that all components within the European system of central banks displayed the same degree of respect for the independence of the ECB as heads of governments do.»

If the European Council, after consulting the European Parliament and the Commission, adopts by a simple majority a decision in favour of examining the proposed amendments, the President of the European Council shall convene a Convention composed of representatives of the national Parliaments, of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States, of the European Parliament and of the Commission.

At this stage, the only thing which stands between them and a better functioning of European democracy is the heads of states and government.

Accepting the automatic appointment of the European Commission President through the European Parliament would in fact limit the prerogatives of the heads of state and government, preventing them from appointing the least charismatic candidate for the EU's top job.

In summary, the withdrawal process starts with a statement from the Prime Minister to the European Council (the collection of EU heads of state and government).

Among MPs from the 2015 intake who could win promotion are government aides such as Suella Fernandes, the head of the party's European Research Group, and Seema Kennedy, the PM's parliamentary private secretary.

The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in government have been less certain, holding a head - scratching meeting and pondering what they can get away with when hauled before the European court of human rights.

They include Heads of Government, representatives of the European Union, EU, World Bank, World Health Organisation, WHO, International Monetary Fund, IMF, Academia, Media and Civil Defence and Natural Disaster Organisations.

It is the European Council, consisting of the heads of government, which holds the real power in the EU.

@LamonteCristo When someone tells me «The US should adopt European Democracy», then I would assume that they are talking about constitutional aspects like proportional representation parliaments and election of government heads by the parliament, not socioeconomic policy.

It was the heads of government that imposed the Single Currency and it is they who are pressing for a common foreign and defence policy as well as European competence in justice and home affairs.

The president of the European Commission is appointed by the heads of government of all 27 EU member states.

Italian voters head to the polls next spring to elect a new national government, but if Sicily is a preview of Italian politics to come, then Italy and the European Union are in for a rough ride.

This outstanding support has given me the opportunity to serve in Parliament, in government, as Leader of the Conservatives in Europe, and as Head of the European Parliament's relations with the United States Congress.

Busquin provided the badly needed political weight behind the idea, which was subsequently endorsed at the highest political level?the European Council of Heads of Government.

The Lisbon Summit of Heads of E.U. Governments in March 2000 and the Council of E.U. Research Ministers in June 2000 have endorsed the communication and agreed on an action plan for the European Commission and the Member States.

In mid-July, the Parliament will first get to flex its political muscles when it votes to elect the next president of the European Commission, who is put forward by the European Union's heads of state and government.

They are likely to be approved by the European Council, which comprises the heads of government of the member states, in June.

Ioin Lees, head of the Energy Technology Support Unit, which advises the Department of Energy, also confirmed that the European Commission has told the British Government that it can carry on subsidising renewable energy after 1998, when present arrangements, known as the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation, are due to end.

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has called on the government to give reassurances to UK pupils who are concerned for their futures following the UK's vote to leave the European Union (EU).

«Western European governments are close to bankruptcy because of the pension time bomb,» said Roy Stockell, head of asset management at Ernst & Young.

Look at the right - of - center parties currently heading the governments of our closest European allies: Britain, Germany, France.

The European Union's 28 heads of state and government discussed climate and energy targets for 2030 for the first time at a summit in Brussels today.

From 1988 to 2002, he worked in financial markets for US bank JPMorgan, including as Head of European Government Bond trading.

The European Union's 28 heads of state and government are meeting today and tomorrow to strike a deal on climate and energy targets for 2030.

In terms of its composition, Article 15 (2) TEU provides that «The European Council shall consist of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States, together with its President and the President of the Commission.

Note, however, that it could take several weeks to get all heads of state and government round the table again so soon after a previous European Council meeting, particularly if campaigns for national elections are underway.

Apparently, the text of the invitations with which the European Council's administration invited the Members of the European Council to working lunches and working sessions — in their function as Members of the European Council or as Heads of State and Government of the Member States depending on the setting, but never as both at the same time — was reason to make the Court decide that the European Council was not the author of the EU - Turkey statement, notwithstanding the many references in the statement itself to actions the EU would undertake in return for Turkey's role as gatekeeper for Europe.

Based solely upon the wording of the European Council's draft last week, it certainly seems to be the case that the heads of state and government of the 27 Member States reserve the right to alter their guidelines as and when they deem it appropriate to do so.

Exactly twenty - five years ago on that day, the Heads of State and Government (HSG) of the European Community's then twelve Member States took the bold leap forward by signing the Maastricht Treaty.

David Cameron announced victory and pledged to campaign with «all my heart and soul» to keep Britain inside the EU after the Decision of the heads of state or government, meeting within the European Council, concerning a new settlement for the UK within the EU was struck on 19th February 2016 to redraw the terms of the UK's membership.

The European Council shall bring together the Heads of State or Government of the Member States and the President of the Commission.

The legislative process of the EU may be generally simplified in this way: the European Commission, i.e. a body of supposedly independent experts appointed by the European Council (see, the 28, soon 27, heads of State or government of its Member States) and approved by the European Parliament (the only institutions directly elected by EU citizens), has the initiative to table legislation.