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Charting an energy-efficient career path

A Polish head of unit in the European Commission's environment department relishes the progress made in those EU member states that were once in the Soviet bloc.

Airports Council International - Policy Manager, based in Brussels

Airports Council International (ACI) is looking to recruit a Policy Manager.

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Kroes gets a view to the river...

A ‘builder and titan' meets a problem skyscraper.

Hammering home the facts

All work and no play makes Janez a dull minister.

Agencies 

Energising competition

Negotiations on the European Commission's latest energy market liberalisation have been dominated by one issue: ownership unbundling. Fierce divisions have arisen over whether companies with energy-generating activities should be obliged to sell off any energy-transmission business, so as to avoid a conflict of interest when it comes to allocating transmission capacity. Countries led by the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands favour ownership unbundling, but France and Germany oppose it.

Europe's ‘parallel' civil service?

What is the best way to administer the expanding and ever more diverse European Union? This question, relevant to all EU institutions, presents special issues in respect of agencies – particularly now that there are so many regulatory agencies located all over Europe as well as five executive agencies under direct management in Brussels to run Commission programmes.

Europe's ‘parallel' civil service?

A thorough evaluation of existing decentralised agencies and inter-institutional dialogue will help answer the question of how to organise European administration.

Business 

Spain facing court over Endesa case

European Commission threatening to take Madrid to the European Court of Justice.

US, EU begin fresh ‘open skies' talks

Second phase of liberalisation talks focuses on mergers and aligning rules governing the US and EU aviation markets.

Do manufacturers lack drive for greener cars?

A UK expert on greener vehicles has no sympathy for foot-dragging carmakers.