EU Priorities 2020

EU to introduce concept of 'dynamic debt'

Backing plans: Van Rompuy

EU leaders yesterday (17 June) agreed to curb excessive public debt in the wake of the Greek crisis, with sanctions for rule-breakers set to be based on debt trends rather than absolute figures in order to avoid immediate sanctions for member states like Italy, Belgium, France and Germany.

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EU Priorities 2020

Britain wins opt-out from EU 'economic government' [de] [fr]

UK Prime Minister David Cameron secured an opt-out on closer economic integration, claiming a victory at his first EU summit in Brussels yesterday (17 June).

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Sustainable Dev.

EU to step up raw materials 'diplomacy' [fr]

An EU expert group has identified 14 raw materials seen as "critical" for EU high-tech and eco-industries and suggested that the European Union's global diplomacy should be geared up to ensure that companies gain easier access to them in future.

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EU-Montenegro relations

Despite problems with corruption and organised crime, Montenegro, a small Adriatic country with a population of less than a million, is set to...

Integrating renewables into the electricity grid

Europe has put in place legislation to promote renewable energies but is now faced with the challenge of integrating increasing amounts of...

Regional policy in the EU: A midterm healthcheck

EU regional policy is designed to level out economic and social disparities in the 27 member states. At the halfway point of its current regional...

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Opinion & Analysis

A Security Strategy for the 21st Century

Javier Solana, Former EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy and former NATO secretary-general

Kyrgyzstan: En route to civil war?

Jos Boonstra, Senior researcher, FRIDE

Millennium Development Goals: No more broken promises

Michael Cashman, Labour MEP, United Kingdom

The left and right wing in Bulgaria

Emil Stoyanov, Bulgarian MEP, European People's Party

Soccer? Football? However you say it, the Yanks are coming

William P. Bohlen, Director of communications, German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Letters To The Editor
Pulling wool over citizens’ eyes on GM crops
Josie Riffaud & Pierre Andre Tombez, European Coordination Via Campesina
Pension System Reform: Bona Fide Reform or Merely Life-Long Work?
Svetoslav Apostolov
Energy efficiency in buildings creates employment at all skill levels
Prof. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Central European University (CEU)
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