About: Janusz Lewandowski
Polish lawmakers pass law restricting rallies
Poland's populist-dominated parliament has passed a law restricting public meetings which was slammed by the opposition as being anti-democratic, media reports said yesterday (14 December).Four of the seven Commissioners elected take MEP seats
Seven of the present EU Commissioners stood for European elections and all were elected. Commission President José Manuel Barroso announced today (1 July) that four of them will take their MEP seats, and informed of the temporary re-allocation of their portfolios, pending decisions of their replacements.Commission to cut 368 jobs
The European Commission will cut 368 jobs across all its services as part of the EU’s 2015 spending plans. But there will be no redundancies, with the quota being filled by not replacing staff that leave the executive.Commissioners search for signals to decide their future
Seven Commissioners have won MEP seats, but four of them are undecided if they will take them or stay on as Commissioners, in order to maximise their chances for a better future outside the European Parliament, EURACTIV has learned. VideoPromoted content
Parliament approves EU’s 2014-2020 budget
After one of the most controversial and long-fought battles the European Parliament has recently seen, MEPs finally approved on Tuesday Europe's budget for the next 7 years. The so-called multi-annual financial framework was adopted by 537 votes to 126 against, with most of the opposition coming from the eurosceptics and the Greens. Worth €960 billion, it is the first time in the history of the Union that real spending cuts are included in a long-term budget. VideoPromoted content