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EU should offer 'incentives' for reforms

Council president calls for carrots, sticks and differentiated national targets in bid to achieve economic reform.

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

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MEPs approve Barroso II

Three major political groups back second term for Barroso.

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

 

States lobby MEPs over data deal

US and EU governments offer European Parliament more powers in bid to save transatlantic terrorism-related deal.

Monday, 8 February 2010

Ashton praises conduct of Ukrainian elections

EU's foreign policy chief pledges to work with Ukraine's new president.

Monday, 8 February 2010

Dutch support for ABN Amro cleared

Dutch government wins European Commission's approval to provide bank with €6.9bn in restructuring aid.

Monday, 8 February 2010

Saab loan guarantee approved

EU antitrust officials say Swedish government offer would not distort competition.

Monday, 8 February 2010

EU organic logo chosen

Euro-leaf will appear on all pre-packaged organic food from July.

Monday, 8 February 2010

Sale of E.ON unit cleared

Antitrust officials give green light to acquisition by the Dutch network operator TenneT.

Friday, 5 February 2010

Conservatives from UK regions unattached

UK party forces representatives in Committee of the Regions to leave EPP grouping.

Friday, 5 February 2010

ENI offers to sell pipelines

Competition commissioner describes proposal as “a very positive step forward”.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

China takes EU to WTO

Beijing takes dispute over footwear duties to international trade body.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

EU-US data deal in peril

European Parliament committee calls for data-sharing agreement to be scrapped.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Greece heading in ‘right' direction

European Central Bank expresses confidence in Greek government, deflects talk of extra eurozone support.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Clinton calls Buzek on SWIFT

Washington concerned about threat to counter-terrorism measure.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

MEPs threaten to derail EU-US data-transfer deal

Centre-left and liberal groups lead the fight against an accord that would give US officials access to European bank transfer records.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Van Rompuy looks for more informality

Council president switches meeting venue; Europe 2020 and Haiti on the agenda.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Interest in reactor cools as construction costs soar

Member states want a change in timetable but other investors oppose any delay to project.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Call to shift banking supervision power

Regulators want changes to financial system plans.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

MEPs ready to approve Barroso II

Barroso needs backing of a simple majority of MEPs but left-wing MEPs say they will reject line-up.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Commission threatens to freeze funds to Bulgaria

Country has failed to produce audits on more than 186 water and environmental projects.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Ministers to approve Greek rescue plan

Plan was drawn up by the Greek government, with help from the European Commission.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Publishers hope Google's library will be brought to book

Call to support EU's Europeana project.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

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The future of cars

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Editorial

Obama 'snub' does the EU a favour

The EU should thank the US president for not heading to Madrid in May.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

People

Analytical technocrat

Germany's commissioner-in-waiting should not be underestimated.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

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Analysis

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WISH YOU WERE HERE? Javier Solana with US President Barack Obama in Washington, DC. REUTERS

Travelling in style?

Different political aims and personal tastes have helped determine how often -- and where -- the EU's leaders and commissioners have travelled.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

A departure from the norm

Can you be a foreign policy chief and spend most of your time in Europe?

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Europe has a major say in where the wild things are

The EU will have a powerful presence at an international meeting on protecting endangered species next month, but member states need to decide on their priorities.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Wrong questions, right answers

A change is needed in the way that the Parliament auditions candidate commissioners. MEPs repeated their questions, but there should be no repeat of this format.

Thursday, 28 January 2010

The many tasks facing Barnier

The incoming European commissioner for the internal market and financial services will have to drive through reforms to make markets and financial institutions more secure and more transparent.

Thursday, 28 January 2010

How Jeleva was forced out

Simon Taylor assesses the events that led to the eventual withdrawal of Rumiana Jeleva from the list of candidates for the next European Commission.

Thursday, 21 January 2010

The candidates that failed to fall

It is a measure of how poorly Rumiana Jeleva performed as a candidate commissioner that she was the only nominee rejected.

Thursday, 21 January 2010

2020 vision

The Lisbon Agenda failed to meet its targets, but the Commission has high hopes for its replacement.

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Back to the drawing-board

Disappointed with the deal struck in Copenhagen, the EU will have to decide quickly whether to continue its climate-change policy of leading by example, or to take a tougher approach.

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Tough lessons in a new world order

After the EU's disappointment over Copenhagen, what next on climate change?

Thursday, 7 January 2010

A different shade of orange

This month's presidential election in Ukraine may not have the drama of 2004, but there is still a lot riding on the result.

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Northern lights

A look back on Sweden's six months at the helm of the Council of Ministers.

Thursday, 7 January 2010

It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it

A filmmaker hopes that his latest project can change attitudes and legislation.

Thursday, 7 January 2010

A new itinerary for the Balkans

The EU's decision to lift visa restrictions for citizens of three countries of the former Yugoslavia is a major step forward.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Retailers' war on card payments

Banks and credit card suppliers remain under attack from retailers over charges on payments. We assess the possible consequences.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

EU warms to action on climate change

In the end, the European Council of 10-11 December mustered enough unity to make respectable commitments to developing countries faced with immediate challenges from climate change.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Fiscal stimulus withdrawal and a Tobin tax

EU leaders had money on their minds at the summit.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Van Rompuy seeks to make Councils smaller

President of the European Council makes his mark.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Security embarrassment

Greenpeace activists get too close for comfort.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

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