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The European Union has consistently boosted spending on support for research, but still risks being overtaken in the race for international competitiveness.
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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The EU is trying to minimise the risk to humans and nature of the chemicals that fill our everyday lives.
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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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