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Greece, the 'elephant in the room' at summit talks
Greece will be the ‘the elephant in the room’ at the EU leaders' summit on Monday (30 January), even if a newly revealed shortfall to the proposed second bailout package for the country is not on the formal agenda, according to EU officials.

News | Eyes turn to France at EU summit
News | Cameron not worried by Britain's Europe isolation
News | Biodiesels pollute more than crude oil, leaked data show
News | EU summit to search for mythical 'jobs and growth' formula
News | Barroso outlines youth unemployment initiative
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LINKSDOSSIERS

Smart grids: Making connections
EU plans to move towards a low-carbon economy depend upon a transformed cross-border transmissions system that can integrate renewables and smart meters alike, offering energy consumption savings at source. But is Europe on track to meet the challenge?

LinksDossier | The Danish EU presidency: Bridge over troubled water
LinksDossier | EU-Ukraine relations: A geopolitical test
LinksDossier | Europe's new treaty: Towards a multi-speed Union
LinksDossier | CAP reform 2014-2020
LinksDossier | Cybersecurity: Protecting the digital economy
INTERVIEWS

Danish minister: Green growth without prophesying
Danish Environment Minister Ida Auken has an ambitious agenda for her country's EU presidency, including global leadership on sustainable development. The Socialist politician says she sees no conflict between environmental regulation and spurring economic growth in Europe.

Interview | Welsh leader: 'Our interests in Europe are distinctive from England's'
Interview | Šefčovič: Citizens’ Initiative will bring Europe closer together
Interview | Stockbroker: Economy would have collapsed without ECB interventions
Interview | Clini: Environment, growth are 'two sides of the same coin'
Interview | Schaake MEP: Draft US online piracy bills a 'slippery slope'
OPINIONS

Energy Efficiency Directive:‘It’s the economy, stupid!'
Due to a focus on cutting CO2 emissions, debates on the Energy Efficiency Directive have derailed, writes Bertrand Cazes of Glass for Europe. What is needed now is a paradigm shift to ensure that the directive supports the achievement of Europe’s energy efficiency objective.

Opinion | Europe meets superdemocracy
Opinion | Citizens' Initiative: Trust collective wisdom
Opinion | Erdogan should resign over Armenia row
Opinion | Yanukovych’s 2012 challenge
Opinion | EU needs to push Turkey on press freedom
BLOGS

Put an end to State Visits with red Carpet within EU
Monday, January 23rd 2012, the new Belgian Prime Minister di Rupo flew to Berlin for a one-hour working lunch with his German counterpart, Chancellor ..

Blog | Human Rights Court under fire
Blog | Do we need better PR for the Strasbourg Court?
Blog | Who Voted You In?
Blog | High expectations on Danish EU Presidency
Blog | Back to politics-The best wish for 2012
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Only one country is opposed to give observer status to Eastern European non-eurozone countries in the new intergovernmental 'fiscal compact' treaty, diplomats told EurActiv. EU leaders meet on Monday (30 January) to agree on the treaty on tighter fiscal rules to preserve the eurozone from new crises.

Greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels such as palm oil, soybean and rapeseed are higher than those for fossil fuels when the effects of Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) are counted, according to leaked EU data seen by EurActiv.

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