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Trees smoulder after a fire to clear forest in Sumatra, Indonesia © Reporters

Vanishing forests

EU moves to crack down on illegal timber imports.

EU summit – financial crisis dominates talks

EU leaders call for overhaul of international financial system.

Playing by the rules

EU guidance on bank rescues to protect taxpayers' money and ensure fair competition.

EU hosts Irish bloggers conference in Dublin
Over a hundred Irish bloggers got together in the EU's Dublin Representation this week to talk about social media, using blogs and the internet to organise and influence and the blogosphere in general.

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13/10/2008 - EU leaders draw up joint plan for weathering financial stormThe agreement came in Paris at an emergency summit of the 15 euro countries...
10/10/2008 - Opening up energy marketsAgreement on bill to loosen big companies’ grip on energy markets...
08/10/2008 - Shopping without bordersConsumers to enjoy more rights under proposed EU-wide shopping rules...
07/10/2008 - Protecting rights activistsEU celebrates UN declaration of human rights with tribute to dissidents...
06/10/2008 - Growing painsInnovation and sustainable development key to regional growth...
03/10/2008 - Price of parenthoodChildcare still big problem for working mothers in EU, says report...
02/10/2008 - Reaching out to migrantsFirst immigration centre outside EU borders ready to start work...
01/10/2008 - Tighter rules for banksNew rules on the table to curb bank practices blamed for financial crisis...
29/09/2008 - Equality: making the laws workConference on discrimination highlights gap between laws and practice...
26/09/2008 - Europe's researchers of today and tomorrowResearchers’ Night gives scientists the opportunity to explain what goes on...
25/09/2008 - Building on the pastHands-on learning centre for historical preservation praised for work with young...
23/09/2008 - Mobilising EU workersCompanies pitch benefits of working abroad at job fairs around Europe...
22/09/2008 - A test of skillThe EU’s first trade skills contest highlights skills shortages on European job market...
19/09/2008 - Abattoir rules revisitedEU proposal on animal protection calls for changes in the way slaughterhouses...

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Coming upEurocompetition! A poster competition for kids

30-31/10/08
Conference on Territorial Cohesion- Book your place now!, Paris, France

13-14/11/08
Workshop "Five years of an enlarged EU – a positive-sum game", Brussels, Belgium

13-14/11/08
Challenges for the future: research on HIV/Aids Malaria and Tuberculosis, Brussels, Belgium

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