Commission backs Greek call for decision on aid plan

Call for decision at next week's summit, but Germany does not rule out calling in the IMF to help Greece. 
Friday, 19 March 2010

Ashton in difficult Middle East talks

Rocket fire hits Israel as EU's foreign policy chief visits Gaza.

Friday, 19 March 2010

Bid to ban trade in bluefin tuna defeated

EU fails to win enough support for ban at international conference.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

 

 

 

 

Greek PM wants summit to agree aid package

Papandreou says Greece may be forced to turn to the IMF for help.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Reding presses ahead with divorce rules for ten states

Commission to propose that ten EU member states go ahead with so-called enhanced co-operation on divorce rules.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Direction of EU growth strategy causes concern

EU leaders set to approve 'Europe 2020' at summit next week, but there are growing pressure for greater emphasis on agriculture.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Showdown over criticism of Parliament's spending

MEPs to vote on toning down censure, while centre-right MEP files 74 amendments to draft.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

MEPs want harsher penalties for file-sharing

Report says industry loses €10bn each year and internet piracy ‘equal' to counterfeiting of goods.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

 

 

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Is the Parliament too politicised?

Staff move between the groups and secretariat; Parliament's Secretariat accused of seeking to delay report
By Constant Brand
Thursday, 18 March 2010

Citizens deserve greater openness from the EU

At the start of his second five-year term as European ombudsman, Nikiforos Diamandouros says that he will push forward the frontiers of more transparency in the EU.
By Constant Brand
Thursday, 18 March 2010

Getting the EU back on track, again

Barroso warns of urgency for economic recovery as he launches new growth strategy to replace Lisbon Agenda.
By Simon Taylor
Thursday, 11 March 2010

 

 

 

Ashton and Blair to brief on Middle East tensions

Ministers to discuss prospects of peace talks in the Middle East and long-term economic support for Haiti.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Commission issues deficit warnings

Member states warned over too optimistic economic forecast.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

‘Open skies' deal could be grounded

US investment restriction pose threat to the liberalisation of the transatlantic aviation.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

EEAS chart sparks row

Some member states fear that Catherine Ashton is seeking to diminish their role in policymaking.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Military mission to Somalia

EU personnel to train Somali security forces.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

EU sends observers to Sudan

Monitoring mission to observe elections in Sudan.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

 

 

 

Making the switch from carbon to clean

An energy expert on why the experience of building power plants is important when working towards a zero-emissions future.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

School of Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences is made up of four academic departments; Economics, International Politics, Psychology, and Sociology.

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

 

 

 

Let a thousand cities bloom

European cities must become low-carbon if the EU is to meet its emissions-reduction targets.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Rethinking urban living

We talk to Ilmar Reepalu, the mayor of Malmö, which has transformed itself into one of Europe's greenest cities.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

A combined approach to powering a city

How Berlin has developed its energy systems, and what it plans to do next.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

A whole community approach

A co-ordinated way of improving energy efficiency is paying off.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

 

  

IT'S NOT FARE A taxi driver confronts police outside the parliament in Athens. Hundreds of taxi drivers took part in a 24-hour strike against austerity measures.

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Should the EU subsidise Israeli security?

The inclusion of Israel in the European Security Research Programme undermines the EU's commitment to even-handedness in the Middle East.
By Ben Hayes
Thursday, 18 March 2010

Madrid needs to stand up for the forgotten children of Tenerife

The Canary Islands' treatment of its boat children is a disgrace.
By Simone Troller
Thursday, 18 March 2010

A bright new future for agriculture? No

The European Commission has just approved a genetically modified crop for cultivation in the EU, its first such decision in 12 years. Magda Stoczkiewicz says the decision flouts the public will, while Willy De Greef argues it is an important step forward.
By Magda Stoczkiewicz
Thursday, 11 March 2010

A bright new future for agriculture? Yes

The European Commission has just approved a genetically modified crop for cultivation in the EU, its first such decision in 12 years. Magda Stoczkiewicz says the decision flouts the public will, while Willy De Greef argues it is an important step forward.
By Willy De Greef
Thursday, 11 March 2010

A flawed plan for women's empowerment

The EU's latest effort to improve the plight of women in the developing world is welcome, but its Gender Action Plan is unconvincing.
By Beatrice Costa
Thursday, 11 March 2010

 

 

 

Hedge funds: go slowly but surely

Cool heads are required if the right decision is to be made.
Thursday, 18 March 2010

 

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An unrealistic dream?

Germany's finance minister appears to be dusting off his old idea of a core Europe.
By John Wyles
Thursday, 18 March 2010

 

Time to fire up the German locomotive?

Germany needs to review its historically conditioned aversion to acting as the lead engine in times of crisis.
By Stewart Fleming
Thursday, 18 March 2010

Long-lasting humiliation

How might the emotional scars from sterling's exit from the European Monetary System in 1992 affect relations in the European Union in 2010?
By Tim King
Thursday, 11 March 2010

 

 

 

 

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Hoping for the best is not always enough

The EU needs to weigh more carefully its decisions to engage in military operations.
By Bjoern H. Seibert
Thursday, 11 March 2010

A licence to unleash repression

In targeting ethnic Poles, the Belarusian authorities are testing how far they can go before the EU takes a tougher line.
By Vitali Silitski
Thursday, 11 March 2010

Dream of the mundane, not pipes

The most realistic way to secure gas supplies quickly is to build a genuine EU energy market.
By Iana Dreyer
Wednesday, 10 March 2010

 

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Neapolitan crime-buster

Luigi die Magistri's Mafia-hunting takes him to Brussels.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Ashton laps up support

Foreign ministers head north to dispel a frosty reception.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Moving, but not far

From the Parliament to communications for David Harley.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

There may be trouble ahead (again)

Bulgarian politics gets nasty.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

The end of an era?

Will Committee of the Regions president get to implement her agenda?

Thursday, 18 March 2010

From one party to another

Former leader of the UK Conservative MEPs moves on.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

In search of Napoleons

Get ready for an EEAS battle.

Thursday, 11 March 2010

 

 

 

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