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A gated community?

Of cover-ups and conspiracy theories... 

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Tension ahead of ETS vote

Centre-right MEPs are divided into three camps on emissions trading. Its fate rests on the wavering lawmakers. 

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Like Turkey, the US poses a test for EU values

Europe faces violent protests in one direction and secret surveillance in another.

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Kroes prepares push to revive telecoms reform

Commissioner wants to eliminate mobile roaming charges and change how the sector is regulated.

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Itchy feet in the private offices of the European commissioners are getting itchier.

Past his cell-by date

Perhaps it is just as well that the European Council introduced a permanent full-time president (current holder: Herman Van Rompuy), given what has been happening to the bunch of temps who used to preside over the EU's affairs.

Industrial inaction

The strike called by EU staff unions last Wednesday was not exactly a howling success.

Not the place to be

Maybe the party really is over for the European Union.

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Almunia fines Lundbeck and rivals for fudging competition on medicines

NEWSDanish company is fined €93.8 million for breach of European Union anti-trust rules.

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Aliev seeks EU strategic partner status

NEWSDecision would effectively remove Azerbaijan from the Eastern Partnership programme.

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COMMENTA round-up of the international press on Wednesday, 19 June.

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COMMENTWhile EU-Azeri co-operation on energy has flourished, Azerbaijan's human-rights record has deteriorated.

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MEPs call for wide-ranging transaction tax

NEWSEconomic committee backs European Commission position.

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New bid to 'weaken' CAP greening

NEWSEnvironmental campaigners say the CAP reform will not deliver what was promised.

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COMMENTThat really is the question that the EU and G8 face, Oxfam and ActionAid argue.

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COMMENTA round-up of the international press on Tuesday, 18 June.

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Deal reached on markets legislation

NEWSMember states reach common approach on overhaul of securities-trading rules.

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EU, US leaders hail trade talks

NEWSTalks on transatlantic free-trade agreement to start in July.

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Commission launches employment plan

NEWSNational employment services to work together.

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Greek party leaders hold emergency talks on future of state broadcaster

NEWSCoalition partners have criticised prime minister's decision to close ERT.

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Czech government collapses

NEWSPrime Minister Petr Necas resigns after arrests of his aides in a wide-reaching police investigation.

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COMMENTEurope's half-solution on Hizbullah is no solution at all.

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Traumatic birth for EU-US trade talks

NEWSEU agrees on mandate for US trade talks after day-long battle over cultural safeguards.

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US promises to provide EU information on Prism

NEWSMore details to be given on the results generated, information used and the safeguards in place

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NEWSParliament's environment committee to vote on 'backloading' proposal.
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