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Prüm spawns twin |
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03 January 2008 |
A coven of EU justice ministers, including Britain's Jack Straw, has pulled a fast one over the Prüm treaty, writes Stephen Gardner. Britain declined to sign up to this legally-binding convention when it was tabled by the Germans in 2005 because it allows police officers to pursue fleeing villains across borders – something likely to cause tabloid apoplexy.
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Tillack setback... again |
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08 December 2007 |
The likelihood is receding that OLAF, the EU's bungling anti-fraud arm, will ever face serious questions about its role in the hounding of journalist Hans-Martin Tillack, writes Stephen Gardner. This is despite last week's European Court of Human Rights ruling that Belgian police were wrong in 2002 to detain the German reporter and confiscate his files, following wholly unsubstantiated allegations of bribery made by OLAF.
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Court report supports Andreasen |
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23 November 2007 |
The European Court of Auditors has refused to sign off the EU's 2006 accounts. No surprise there – it's the unlucky thirteenth year in a row, writes Stephen Gardner. But this year the court's judgement has come hot on the heels of another court judgement, that of the EU's civil service tribunal on the Commission's former chief accountant, Marta Andreasen.
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European Parliament on the defensive |
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09 November 2007 |
The European Parliament is fighting a rearguard action against the EU Ombudsman, who wants it to publish details of expenses payments to MEPs, writes Stephen Gardner. Unlike salaries, which are paid by the MEP's home country, expenses come out of the Parliament's account. MEPs themselves monitor the payments via the Parliament's budgetary control committee.
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Budget bodged |
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29 October 2007 |
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the EU budget review launched by the European Commission earlier this year will be largely cosmetic, writes Stephen Gardner. It was Tony Blair who secured in 2005 a promise to carry out a review, as part of a deal on EU spending plans, which are fixed until 2013.
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Genetically modified Swedes |
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29 October 2007 |
The European Commission is in the middle of a transparency drive. So it is keen to keep quiet about a letter sent to the Swedish authorities early in October demanding an explanation for the release of sensitive information about an authorisation application for a genetically-modified crop. The Commission has given Sweden two months to respond. Legal action could follow, writes Stephen Gardner.
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