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12 October 2008
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Barroso urges summit not to lose sight of climate crisis  [FR] [DE]

The main focus of the European Council next week will "rightly" be on the financial crisis, but "decisive progress" must also be made on the climate change and energy package and on the Lisbon Treaty, Commission President José Manuel Barroso stressed ahead of the summit.


MEPs push for efficiency in long-term EU energy strategy  

Energy efficiency can increase the EU's energy independence and should take centre stage in the Commission's upcoming second strategic energy review, argue a group of MEPs in a letter to future EU presidencies. 


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Maritime Safety  [FR] [DE]

Following oil slicks that devastated European coasts in the past decade, the Commission is taking further action to improve maritime safety by preventing accidents and pollution and better controlling their effects. (read more)

Sustainable Cities 

The climate change imperative has put the spotlight on Europe's cities, which are home to 80% of Europeans and consume a disproportionate share of natural resources relative to their surface area. (read more)

Radio Frequency Identification tags (RFID) 

Minute tags embedded in many different physical devices link up the material world with the information super-highway. (read more)

Analysis & Commentary
Testing times for global financial governance 
Ignazio Angeloni, Bruegel
Europe's banking crisis: A call to action 
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Mobility of bank customers in the EU: Much ado about little 
Stefan Schäfer, Deutsche Bank Research
Rebuilding EU-US relations 
Ronald D. Asmus, Executive director, Transatlantic Centre
Time to start a balanced debate on Turkish EU membership 
Markus Jäger, Deutsche Bank Research
 
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