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MEPs look to make it easier to launch citizens' initiatives You need an active subscription to read this article

Members of the European Parliament want to make it easier for Europe's citizens to petition for legislation, setting a lower threshold than the national governments for a petition to be accepted.  
Thursday, 4 November 2010

Reding to unveil plan to tackle discrimination You need an active subscription to read this article

Strategy would bring EU into line with the UN, but campaigners call for tough monitoring.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Boycott threat puts summit in jeopardy You need an active subscription to read this article

A boycott by Arab states threatens this month's 'Mediterranean union' summit

Thursday, 4 November 2010

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Nagoya deal leads to call for biodiversity law You need an active subscription to read this article

Global summit saw deal on sharing genetic resources; MEP says Commission must draft biodiversity law

Thursday, 4 November 2010

EU seeks to strengthen rules on border patrols You need an active subscription to read this article

Plan would make it harder to veto deployment, while Frontex mission to Greece ‘has gone well'

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Commission to back EU-Africa proposals You need an active subscription to read this article

Development commissioner stakes out course for relations with Africa

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Permanent bail-out mechanism gets bad reaction from markets You need an active subscription to read this article

Permanent crisis bail-out mechanism receives poor market reaction

Thursday, 4 November 2010

 

 

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The slower rise of electric cars You need an active subscription to read this article

The head of the trade association of car-parts manufacturers says although the electrification of cars is on its way, the shift from carbon should not be rushed.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Wasting a good crisis? You need an active subscription to read this article

Whether in South Korea or in Brussels, negotiations on financial regulation have been going the wrong way.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Fading climate-change promises You need an active subscription to read this article

The EU has yet to live up to its climate pledges.

Thursday, 28 October 2010

 

 

 

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Barroso plans tougher conflict of interest rules You need an active subscription to read this article

Commission to publish draft changes to its code of conduct for commissioners

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Parliament to vote on hedge-fund regulation You need an active subscription to read this article

MEPs to vote on compromise deal with the Council

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Council and Parliament at odds over toxic chemicals in goods You need an active subscription to read this article

MEPs want law to include flame-retardants and PVC but member states want to downgrade proposal.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

EU and Malaysia to launch free-trade negotiations You need an active subscription to read this article

Malaysia is the EU's second-largest trading partner in south-east Asia.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

 

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Academia tightens belt, considers braces You need an active subscription to read this article

Cuts to state budgets are obliging European universities to pay more attention to other sources of income.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

 

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The power and the glory You need an active subscription to read this article

The EU will have to live for a long time with the energy decisions it is about to take.

Thursday, 28 October 2010

The high price of a low-carbon future You need an active subscription to read this article

Bringing Europe's energy infrastructure up to speed is going to be hugely expensive, but there is no choice if the EU is to meet its climate-change targets.

Thursday, 28 October 2010

Different roads to a green future You need an active subscription to read this article

Green groups and energy firms have plenty of ideas on a low-carbon future, but the European Commission has yet to unveil its plans.

Thursday, 28 October 2010

Integrated rules for a divided market You need an active subscription to read this article

Successive EU initiatives have still not created a single market for energy.

Thursday, 28 October 2010

 

  
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UK-France summit, London

MILITARY MOVES Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, and David Cameron, the UK's prime minister, announce a deal on defence and nuclear co-operation that envisages the shared use of aircraft carriers and a joint army expeditionary force. 

 

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Tackling the participation deficit You need an active subscription to read this article

How European political parties could become real parties.
By Julian Priestley
 Thursday, 4 November 2010

The electoral tidal wave's damage You need an active subscription to read this article

Europeans are about to discover just how much US elections affect them.
By Bruce Stokes
 Thursday, 4 November 2010

The debate we will not hear

The likely script of EU leaders' discussion about reform of the eurozone's economic governance.
By Maria João Rodrigues
 Thursday, 28 October 2010

 

 

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Anglo-French experiment is good for EU You need an active subscription to read this article

The EU stands to benefit if the UK and France can make defence deal work.
Thursday, 4 November 2010

 

 
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The systems are in place, now Africa needs proof You need an active subscription to read this article

What matters is not who draws up the EU's strategy for Africa, but whether the plan links development and foreign policy goals.
By Toby Vogel
 Thursday, 4 November 2010

 

Pragmatic Poland is now a player in European diplomacy You need an active subscription to read this article

A less idealistic approach to foreign policy has allowed Poland to prosper and catch up on its missed decades.
Thursday, 4 November 2010

 

Franco-German dealmaking could reawaken treaty troll You need an active subscription to read this article

The EU needs a credible and lasting fund to deal with economic crises, but the anguish of another treaty change could be too high a price to pay.
By John Wyles
 Thursday, 28 October 2010


 
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Preparing for more dangerous times You need an active subscription to read this article

The European commissioner for international co-operation, humanitarian aid and crisis response sets out her plan to enhance Europe's response to the growing number of disasters in and beyond Europe
By Kristalina Georgieva
 Thursday, 28 October 2010

The French reactionary revolution

We are witnessing a revolution based in part on the pleasure principle
By Dominique Moïsi
 Thursday, 28 October 2010

 

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Kristalina Georgieva, as seen by Marco Villard.

Globetrotting economist You need an active subscription to read this article

Kristalina Georgieva was the last member of the Commission, and has been kept busy.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Don't look behind you You need an active subscription to read this article

David Cameron's universal message.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Strasbourg scorn You need an active subscription to read this article

An objective look at the Parliament in Strasbourg.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

A spot of backseat driving You need an active subscription to read this article

An eventful journey with no driver.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

What's in a name? You need an active subscription to read this article

Innovations in bureaucratic nomenclature.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Austerity against extravagance You need an active subscription to read this article

Arguing over the EU budget.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Anti-fraud interviews are a turn-off You need an active subscription to read this article

Webstreaming turned off for OLAF hearings.

Thursday, 28 October 2010

 
 

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