Financial markets
The current financial turmoil is reinforcing arguments for stronger central authorities.
The current financial turmoil is reinforcing arguments for stronger central authorities.
The seven countries of the western Balkans are slowly and at varying speeds moving towards EU membership
Climate change, expanding cities and economic problems are exerting new pressures on Europe's countryside.
The European Union has consistently boosted spending on support for research, but still risks being overtaken in the race for international competitiveness.

Turkey's ties with Europe have grown steadily, but it is too early to say if it will ever join the EU.
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Animal welfare has been on the EU's agenda for more than 30 years. But conditions for Europe's animals have only recently started to improve.

Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon treaty means that the French presidency of the EU could be remarkable for modesty rather than ambition.
A commissioner sensitive to consumer demand faces a battle to expand the Commission's sphere of influence over a telecoms market on the brink of major transformation.

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Initially a forum to engage with citizens, the 8th Green Week is now a regular policy event. This European Voice special report is made available online for all visitors [...]
Critics of plans to prevent energy firms owning both generation and transmission operations are hoping that a new compromise will win the day.

The low-down on the main contenders at next month's European Championships in Austria and Switzerland and a look at football's wider context: the problems it faces, the [...]
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