Funding of Greek projects frozen until 2014

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Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner for regional policy, has made clear that Greece will not receive any additional financial support by his department before the year after next. The former Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) science minister told the Salzburger Nachrichten on Saturday that it had been previously agreed how much money the European Union’s (EU) […]

Cutting EU subsidies would be counterproductive, warns Hahn

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European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn has appealed to colleagues to “think three times” before slashing subsidies for the European Union’s (EU) weaker economies.The People’s Party (ÖVP) politician said today (Thurs): “The EU’s regional policy measures are an important aspect in creating growth. That’s why it would be counter productive to cut subsidies – […]

Labour minister dismisses pension age rise call

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Social Democratic (SPÖ) Labour Minister Rudolf Hundstorfer has strongly challenged pension age appeals by European Union (EU) Commissioner László Andor.Hungarian economist Andor – the EU’s Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion – said yesterday (Weds) EU member states must increase the age their citizens retired to avoid a breakdown of the social system.Think tanks […]

Cap ‘sad’ about EU’s failure to act on social disparities

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Social Democratic (SPÖ) whip Josef Cap has appealed to European Union (EU) leaders to take action to improve the EU’s reputation.Cap said in parliament yesterday (Weds) that many people lacked trust in the EU since many political leaders had failed to draw the right conclusions from the economic downturn.”The EU needs to face important questions […]