EU Treaty & Institutions

Phantom MEPs cause political 'nightmare'
Friday 6 November 2009
The increase in the number of lawmakers in the European Parliament, prompted by the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, is causing major headaches across the EU, with massive uncertainty surrounding the timing of the 18 new MEPs taking office.

Tory MEPs quit over Cameron's EU policy
Friday 6 November 2009
Two Tory frontbenchers in the European Parliament have announced their resignation from EU positions after Conservative leader David Cameron announced he would drop plans to hold a referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty should he come to power next year.

Hungary nominates economist to EU Commission
Friday 6 November 2009
Hungary has nominated Laszlo Andor, an international economist and board member at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as its EU commissioner, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai said on Thursday.

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Climate Change

European patent office to study green innovation
Friday 6 November 2009
The European Patent Office (EPO) has embarked on a detailed study to map the growth in eco-innovation since the introduction of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. The move comes ahead of the next month's UN climate summit in Copenhagen and as major industry players line up behind green technology.

EU green revolution 'must include low earners'
Friday 6 November 2009
The drive to 'green' the EU economy will only succeed if it provides real solutions for low income households and works towards a "renewed sense of shared prosperity," European Economic and Social Committee President Mario Sepi told EurActiv in an interview.

Accessing credit a daunting task for eco-innovators
Thursday 5 November 2009
Companies are finding it difficult to get loans for eco-innovation projects because banks lack the technological knowledge to approve them, according to European businesses.

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Consumers

E-commerce key to completing internal market, says Kuneva
Friday 6 November 2009
Barriers to shopping online across borders must be eliminated if the EU's internal market is to be completed, Consumer Affairs Commissioner Meglena Kuneva said yesterday (5 November), presenting her vision for the future European consumer policy.

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Enlargement

Croatia hopes to join EU 'in 2012'
Friday 6 November 2009
Despite calls for it to join earlier, realistically Croatia's EU accession in 2012 would still represent a great success, Mirko Galic, Croatia's ambassador to France, told EurActiv France in an exclusive interview.

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Enterprise & Jobs

SMEs not seeing benefits of green stimulus
Friday 6 November 2009
Europe's stimulus plan has been slow to help small businesses in the green tech sector, according to Eurochambres, the umbrella group for chambers of commerce in the EU.

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Central Europe

Slovak parliament approves protectionist law
Friday 6 November 2009
Slovakia's parliament approved on 5 November a widely-criticised law which protects so-called strategic companies from bankruptcy by giving the government the option to buy, restructure and find new investors for a firm.

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