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EU research

research_algae2407The European Union has consistently boosted spending on support for research, but still risks being overtaken in the race for international competitiveness.
 

EU-Turkey

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17 July 2008

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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Security and defence

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's pledges to strengthen European defence could be undermined by member state's resistance and a lack of political will.
 

Animal welfare

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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.

 

EU-Japan

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26 June 2008 

Relations between the EU and Japan are cordial, but still short of substance.

 

French presidency

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19 June 2008

Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon treaty means that the French presidency of the EU could be remarkable for modesty rather than ambition.

 

Telecoms

12 June 2008

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.

 

Health Quarterly: the EU and cancer

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5 June 2008

This European Voice special report is made available online for all visitors thanks to ESMO - European Society for Medical Oncology.

 

Environment Quarterly: Green Week

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29 May 2008

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 [...]

 

Energy Quarterly

22 May 2008

Critics of plans to prevent energy firms owning both generation and transmission operations are hoping that a new compromise will win the day.

 

Football

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22 May 2008

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 [...]

 

EU agencies

15 May 2008

The status of the EU's many agencies is in dispute.

 

The greening of business

8 May 2008

How willing are executives to follow the green revolution?

 

Gambling

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30 April 2008

This European Voice special report is made available online for all visitors thanks to Stanleybet International.

 

Chemicals and consumer labelling

24 April 2008

The EU is trying to minimise the risk to humans and nature of the chemicals that fill our everyday lives.

 

EU studies

A ten-page supplement looks at the latest trends and explains how promoting EU studies has become an instrument of foreign policy

 

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PDF version of 
special reports calendar Aug - Dec 2008 
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31 July
Europe's countryside


28 August - Western Balkans


4 September - Financial markets


11 September - Health quarterly


18 September - Energy quarterly


25 September - EU books // Europe's railways


2 October - Environment quarterly: recycling and waste


9 October - EFTA


16 October - EU studies


23 October - Europe's ageing society


30 October - The future of fish


6 November - Innovation


13 November - Development


20 November - Health quarterly


27 November - Energy quarterly


4 December - Intellectual property // EV Awards magazine


11 December - Czech presidency


18 December - EU-Brazil

 

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