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Barroso remains right's favoured Commission president

Martens hints that UK Conservative Party could stay in the European Parliament's centre-right group. 
Friday, 30 January 2009

EU, China move to patch up relations

Two sides seek to move out of the shadow cast by Chinese decision to abort summit.  
Friday, 30 January 2009

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Iceland not on 'fast track' to membership

Brussels dismisses notion of fast-track accession for Iceland, but membership application would find receptive audience. 
Friday, 30 January 2009

Commissioners prepare to stay beyond mandate

Uncertainty over the fate of the Lisbon treaty could keep current Commission in place until the end of the year.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Economic sentiment hits new low

Morale continued to fall across the EU in January, with one major exception: Spain.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

 

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Investment and the creation of an EU body to top talks You need an active subscription to read this article

Debate about telecoms regulation enters a new phase.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Proposals ‘within weeks' to curb credit instruments You need an active subscription to read this article

Legislation could be introduced very soon; financial supervision needed at a EU level.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

EU and China in joint effort to fight fake goods You need an active subscription to read this article

After aborting December's summit, China arrives with an agenda that ranges from trade to the environment and education.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Commission to provide €32m in humanitarian aid to Gaza You need an active subscription to read this article

Only a fraction of the EU's post-conflict aid is currently reaching the Gaza Strip.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Commissioners head to Moscow in bid to renew EU-Russia relations You need an active subscription to read this article

EU and Russia start review of their relationship following the gas crisis.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

France appeals removal of the PMOI from terrorist blacklist You need an active subscription to read this article

France says group still merits terrorist status; PMOI won three cases in the European courts.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Commission proposes carbon market for major polluters You need an active subscription to read this article

Market would be created in 2015, with major developing countries joining in 2020.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Borg wants better protection of the EU's endangered sharks You need an active subscription to read this article

Tighter enforcement and fuller reporting feature in plans to protect the one-third of sharks thought to be under threat.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Commission presents list of priority projects You need an active subscription to read this article

€3.5bn earmarked for energy projects; €1bn to fund broadband access in rural areas.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

MEPs back illegal workers legislation You need an active subscription to read this article

MEPs ready to punish firms for hiring illegal immigrants; concerns voiced about the impact on migrants.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

 

Interviews

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Czech Environment Minister Martin Bursík. REUTERS

The Czechs' green agenda

The Czech environment minister tells European Voice about the presidency's priorities – and the value it places on freedom of expression. 
Friday, 23 January 2009

EU's timeline in Bosnia slipping

US official warns that lack of progress by Bosnia threatens to delay the international community's handover of its supervisory role to the EU.  
Thursday, 22 January 2009

 

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DARFUR Millions of people have been driven from their homes and hundreds of thousands killed. REUTERS

Retracing murderous policies in Darfur You need an active subscription to read this article

This well-written book about Darfur could have been even better if it had prescribed remedies to end the violence. 
Thursday, 22 January 2009

 

 

 

 

  
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The sore test that may await the euro

The euro-area has built a firewall but lacks a fire brigade, as Greece's economic problems may be about to show.
By Jean Pisani-Ferry
 Monday, 26 January 2009

Making gas less flammable

To secure its supplies, the EU needs to ensure that the gas trade is put on a firmer economic footing.
By Danila Bochkarev
 Tuesday, 20 January 2009

EU must offer gesture of support You need an active subscription to read this article

Ukraine should be recognised as a potential candidate for EU membership.
By Dick Leonard
 Thursday, 29 January 2009

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A case study of migration, in and out of Poland You need an active subscription to read this article

Poles are returning home to work, but, unless Poland overhauls its economy, they may not linger.
By Eva Blaszczynski
 Thursday, 29 January 2009

Strategic planning is needed to prevent further crises in Ukraine You need an active subscription to read this article

Ukraine's gas deal with Russia is unsustainable. Here are three steps the EU should take to avert the looming disaster.
By John Lough
 Thursday, 29 January 2009

Blind in Gaza and Jerusalem

‘Wise men' see the outlines of a peace deal, but the conflict in Gaza underscore doubts that peace is possible on those terms.
By Chris Patten
 Monday, 26 January 2009

 

EU must step up climate-change diplomacy You need an active subscription to read this article

We need a political mobilisation – and that involves changing timelines, renewed political engagement and a focus on goals rather than obstacles.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Sarko's legacy is a muddled Mediterranean Union You need an active subscription to read this article

Nicolas Sarkozy's ‘visionary' EU presidency created a wolf clothed in a ‘great dream'.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Is economic turmoil ushering in a new era of insecurity? You need an active subscription to read this article

A film about a failed coup in Estonia in the 1920s has lessons for today's leaders as they similar economic hardships.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

 

Will the EU say ‘yes, we can', too? You need an active subscription to read this article

Afghanistan to test transatlantic relations; Barack Obama wants new approach to security.
By Simon Taylor
 Thursday, 29 January 2009

 

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Changing man You need an active subscription to read this article

The tale of Václav Klaus's prodigal son.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Art row won't flush away You need an active subscription to read this article

Bulgaria adds art to its financial woes.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

A pleasant surprise for Cappato You need an active subscription to read this article

The European Parliament makes a concession to transparency.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Heating up Norway House You need an active subscription to read this article

A prime vantage point for an outsider.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

No place for Lamassoure? You need an active subscription to read this article

The man once tipped to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy's Europe minister faces an uncertain future.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Belgian entertainment You need an active subscription to read this article

Ex-PM versus ex-PM versus ex-gadfly journalist: the competition for Belgium's seats in the European Parliament.

Thursday, 29 January 2009

 
 

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Rioters in Athens protest against the shooting of a 15-year-old by police on 6 December 2008. REUTERS

Greece and the euro

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko swims in a lake near Kiev, 19 January 2009. REUTERS 

An end to chill wars

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Sarkozy the revolutionary?

 

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Czechs' green agenda

 

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