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| 1. MEPs ready to approve Barroso II | February 4, 2010 |
Barroso needs backing of a simple majority of MEPs but left-wing MEPs say they will reject line-up. José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission,... |
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| 2. A gloomy eastern outlook | February 4, 2010 |
Restoring growth in central and eastern Europe is shaping up to be a lengthy business. Greece currently dominates the landscape for economic policymakers. In the run-up to... |
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| 3. Georgieva gives solid performance | February 3, 2010 |
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Bulgaria's commissioner-designate does much better than her predecessor. There was a palpable sense of relief among MEPs when Kristalina Georgieva turned out to be very... | |
| 4. Latin America's green path forward | December 15, 2009 |
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The World Bank gives its view of Latin America's efforts to curb climate change and of what it needs. What happens at the global summit on climate change in Copenhagen is of... | |
| 5. Greener, but still too dirty | December 8, 2009 |
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The European Investment Bank is paying more attention to green energy, but the EU's bank needs to do much more to help the energy revolution. A £700 million (€777m)... | |
| 6. Waking up to the potential savings | November 12, 2009 |
Some countries are doing more than others to improve theirenergy efficiency. Most developed countries have introduced policies to increase energy efficiency – in... |
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| 7. Counting the cost of a climate deal | October 22, 2009 |
A huge amount of money will need to be given to poor countries if a climate deal is to work. If a deal on climate change is agreed in Copenhagen, at its heart will be a... |
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| 8. Carbon could pay the price for success | October 22, 2009 |
The Copenhagen talks could have an effect on carbon trading and the Clean Development Mechanism. One way to judge whether Copenhagen is a success for the environment might... |
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| 9. Our low-carbon future | October 21, 2009 |
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Efforts to curb climate change and help the poor are inextricably entwined, writes the author of a landmark report on the economics of climate change. The United Nations... | |
| 10. Financial institutions are out of touch | October 15, 2009 |
EU states need to exert the influence they have over the IMF. For weeks, there has been a refrain from EU finance ministers that the global economy is recovering. Such talk... |
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| 11. Bankers facing bruising battle | October 15, 2009 |
Central bankers and banking supervisors think that, despite the trillions of euros of government aid, bank bosses have not understood what is at stake. Europe's central... |
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| 12. Mr Lukashenka goes to Vilnius | October 13, 2009 |
Should Belarus's strongman really be allowed to enter the EU? On 16 September, I was sitting in a tiny café in Vilnius with journalist-friends who had travelled from... |
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| 13. Dollar in decline is causing tension | October 8, 2009 |
The euro may be strong against the dollar, but changes in the currency market are not always a good thing. Robert Zoellick, the president of the World Bank, is no economic... |
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| 14. Friendly to business – but also to organised crime | October 8, 2009 |
Montenegro must show commitment to reform if it wants progress on talks. Montenegro submitted its application for membership of the European Union last December. But the EU... |
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| 15. Juncker: G7 is best place for currency issues | October 6, 2009 |
Luxembourg's prime minister defends role of G7 after attack by IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxembourg prime minister who chairs... |
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| 16. The rhetoric may have improved, but violence is on the rise | October 1, 2009 |
A year on from the Roma summit, what has changed? The attendees at the first-ever EU Roma Summit were powerful: five European commissioners, representatives from member... |
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| 17. Playing for more than just money | September 24, 2009 |
Lack of clear political leadership is making it harder for the EU to help eastern European member states escape their economic problems and could threaten political... |
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| 18. Memos that too soon become memories? | September 3, 2009 |
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André Sapir tries again to embed rational ideas in politically unfertile soil. A memory surfaced last week from the dying days of Romano Prodi's time as European... | |
| 19. From carbon insolvency to climate dividends | September 2, 2009 |
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The world needs a Climate Bank and per-capita emissions budgets. Limiting global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial levels is absolutely crucial, says the G-8 and most... | |
| 20. Ukraine, EU strike gas deal | July 31, 2009 |
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EU promises to help secure funds to reform Ukraine's energy sector; believes deal will avert supply crisis. The European Commission has announced a deal with Ukraine which... | |