European Parliament
in action
Highlights 1999-2004

 
Parliament - an overview
Reform of the EU
Enlargement
Citizens' rights
Justice and home affairs
External relations
Environment /
Consumer protection
Transport / Regional policy
Agriculture / Fisheries
Economic
and monetary policy
Lisbon strategy
Financial services
Democratic scrutiny
of the ECB
Crossborder bank charges
Employment and social policy / Women's rights
Internal market / Industry / Energy / Research
 

EPP-ED PSE Group ELDR GUE/NGL The Greens| European Free Alliance UEN EDD/PDE


The Lisbon strategy: a more competitive Europe,
with more and better jobs
At the Lisbon summit in March 2000, EU government leaders agreed on a new strategic goal for the European Union: to make it the most competitive economy in the world by 2010.  Since then, the E...
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The Lisbon strategy: a more competitive Europe, with more and better jobs
At the Lisbon summit in March 2000, EU government leaders agreed on a new strategic goal for the European Union: to make it the most competitive economy in the world by 2010. Since then, the European ...
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Financial services: progress towards a single market
More efficient financial markets are crucial to Europe's economic future. In the last few years, the European Parliament has approved a steady flow of legislation aimed at integrating financial serv...
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Democratic scrutiny of the European Central Bank
Although the European Central Bank acts independently of national and Community institutions when taking its monetary policy decisions, it is still democratically accountable and is required by the ...
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Same bank charges on international and domestic
euro transfers
Bank charges for sending euros from an account in one EU country to another are now the same as for transferring euros within one country. Credit card payments and cashpoint withdrawals in euros als...
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  Publishing deadline: 2 April 2004