Climate Change

EU ministers to outline expectations for Copenhagen
Friday 20 November 2009
EU environment ministers will meet on Monday (23 November) to define what a successful outcome of Copenhagen's UN climate conference next month would entail.

Merkel, Sarkozy back Danes in last-minute climate diplomacy
Friday 20 November 2009
While it is still uncertain whether US President Barack Obama will attend the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, France and Germany rallied behind the Danish prime minister yesterday (19 November) "to make Copenhagen a success".

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Enterprise & Jobs

New EU innovation plan to boost 'creative clusters'
Friday 20 November 2009
Officials charged with drafting Europe's first 'innovation act' are looking at ways to boost creative clusters, which are seen as a driver of innovation and job creation.

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Energy Supply

Putin says Ukraine gas deals ensure supplies
Friday 20 November 2009
An agreement easing the terms under which Russia supplies gas to Ukraine, reached on 19 November between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Ukraine colleague Yulia Tymoshenko, appears to alleviate fears of another gas crisis this winter.

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EU Priorities & Opinion

EU elects discrete, consensual leaders
Friday 20 November 2009
Eight years of soul-searching and intricate manoeuvres to revamp the EU as a more powerful player in world affairs culminated yesterday (19 November) with the appointment of two discrete politicians, who pledged to profess consensus-building and quiet diplomacy.

EU 'top jobs' race fails to thrill Europeans
Thursday 19 November 2009
European leaders are meeting in Brussels for an extraordinary summit today (19 November) to appoint their first ever permanent president and an EU high representative for foreign affairs. However, citizens are showing little interest in who their leaders will be, a round-up from EurActiv's media network reveals.

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Consumers

EU rules on eCommerce 'counter-productive'
Friday 20 November 2009
The EU is in corrective mode on eCommerce after it created a web of burdensome rules in order to inspire more consumer confidence, argues the author of a report examining European rules on online shopping.

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Financial Services

Draft UK bank law gives watchdog more powers
Friday 20 November 2009
Britain's financial watchdog will have powers to claw back bank bonuses that breach globally agreed rules on remuneration and force hedge funds to provide data, a draft law published yesterday (19 November) showed.

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EU Treaty & Institutions

EU addresses shortage of French interpreters
Friday 20 November 2009
European Commission representatives are in France this week to encourage young people to consider a career in languages, amid fears that the EU executive will face a "serious shortage" of French-language interpreters within five to 10 years.

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Economy & Euro

Lagarde tipped for Eurogroup in EU jobs trade-off
Thursday 19 November 2009
France could decide to support Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker as the EU's first permanent president during a summit in Brussels today (19 November) in exchange for the chair of the Eurogroup, EurActiv France reports.

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