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Gas may soon be able to flow: Gazprom

Gazprom on verge of creating consortium to resolve technical problem that is preventing gas supplies being sent through Ukrainian pipelines. 
Friday, 16 January 2009

Almunia: eurozone debt agency back on agenda You need an active subscription to read this article

European commissioner sees bright side of higher borrowing costs and re-opens idea of central debt-issuing agency.  
Thursday, 15 January 2009

EU considers support for car sector

European Commission backs co-ordinated steps to support car-makers and says EU's lending bank stands ready to help.  
Friday, 16 January 2009

Asylum reform moves up agenda

Call by Mediterranean states for “urgent action” to them cope with asylum-seekers elicits promise of extra attention from Czech presidency.

Friday, 16 January 2009

Schengen database project 'at critical stage'

Plan to upgrade database could be abandoned, amid sharp criticism of the European Commission's project management.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

 

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Gas summit 'no excuse' for supply delays

EU executive presses Russia and Ukraine to deliver gas to the EU immediately as attention turns to weekend summit.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Czechs apologise to Bulgaria for artwork

Artist behind work depicting Bulgaria as a toilet offers to withdraw piece from Czech-commissioned installation; Czech government says it was hoodwinked.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Biometric passports to become mandatory

Age limit for the collection of children's fingerprints proves key point of contention in debate over pan-EU rules.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

EU web address reaches 3m milestone

.eu becomes ninth most popular domain name on the web.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Parliament to call for Gaza ceasefire

EU assembly set to urge Israel to ease access for aid workers and journalists, but will not call for suspension of planned upgrade in relations with Israel.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

OECD backing for ECB monetary policy You need an active subscription to read this article

Rich-country club impressed by the first decade of the European Central Bank.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Czechs want VAT compromise by March You need an active subscription to read this article

Presidency to present timeline to member states; proposal could affect goods and services sectors.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Maritime rescue plan You need an active subscription to read this article

EU executive wants to ensure shipping industry is "not penalised" by climate-change demands.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Fighting prevents the delivery of aid You need an active subscription to read this article

Lack of access is hindering assessments of Palestinians' needs as well as humanitarian aid.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Bulgaria could get back frozen EU funds You need an active subscription to read this article

Reforms could lead to the release of €115m; unfreezing could boost prime minister's re-election bid.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Czechs seek agreement on alternative institutional plans You need an active subscription to read this article

EU presidency to indicate ways EU institutions could operate if the reform treaty is not adopted.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

France joins coalition of the willing for divorce laws You need an active subscription to read this article

Coalition wants to use enhanced co-operation; Sweden opposed to EU-wide rules.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

 

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Reviving the EU's economy You need an active subscription to read this article

Measures should bear fruit by end of year, says commissioner; no changes in entry rules for euro currency.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Copenhagen: too soon for Obama? You need an active subscription to read this article

The difficulty of passing laws in the Congress this year could weaken the US's negotiating power for a new climate change treaty, a former US ambassador says.

Thursday, 8 January 2009

 

 

 

 

  
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GAS CRISIS The weeks mount

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A FLAMING ROW. Members of a Ukrainian youth group hold a poster with a caricature of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during an anti-Russian protest in front of the Russian embassy in Kiev. Ukrainians have now been without Russian gas for two weeks; the EU is now entering its second week without the Russian gas it would normally receive via Ukraine. REUTERS

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Should all our Yesterdays be locked up for nearly a century? You need an active subscription to read this article

Longer copyrights for songs would deal a blow to our cultural heritage.
By Pekka Gronow
 Thursday, 15 January 2009

Rebuilding a tattered alliance You need an active subscription to read this article

Barack Obama, the new US president, should move quickly to improve transatlantic relations, but the EU needs to show its commitment, too.
By Bruce Stokes
 Thursday, 15 January 2009

In defence of democracy promotion

Democracy promotion itself needs promoters – and, with judicious diplomacy, this year's presidents of the EU could do much to change mindsets and reduce Europe's ambivalence.
By Richard Youngs
 Tuesday, 13 January 2009

China's military goes global

China is developing a formidable navy to protect its economic interests, but China's growing military range does not have to develop into a threat.
By Jonathan Holslag
 Monday, 12 January 2009

The trust gap

Banks do not trust migrants and, often, the feeling is mutual. European society needs the gap to be bridged.
By Kavita Datta
 Friday, 9 January 2009

Ban must visit Burma to begin the end-game

A more active role by the UN's secretary-general is one of ways the international community can deepen its engagement with Burma's problems, argues the government-in-exile.
By Thaung Htun
 Friday, 9 January 2009

 

 

New pipelines will help the EU stay warm You need an active subscription to read this article

The EU should throw its backing behind both the Nabucco and South Stream pipelines.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Grave concern does not help Gaza's plight You need an active subscription to read this article

It may be 'gravely concerned' by the conflict in Gaza, but somehow the EU seems unhurried by its concern.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Pipelines, missiles and maybe something much worse You need an active subscription to read this article

But, first, Obama's administration will bemoan eastern European countries' inability to deal with their own problems..

Thursday, 15 January 2009

 

Diplomatic merry-go-round fails to bring gas to Europe You need an active subscription to read this article

Despite an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to resume supplies, only milder temperatures are helping thousands in eastern and southern Europe keep warm.
By Simon Taylor
 Thursday, 15 January 2009

 

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Fighting spirit of his grandfathers helps stoke the much-harassed opposition leader's effort to maintain a democratic spirit in Belarus.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

 
 

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Mourners beside the bodies of Palestinians killed at a UN school in Gaza City, pictured on 7 January 2009. REUTERS
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