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EU, India hope for a trade deal by year-end
Meeting in New Delhi today (10 February), EU and Indian leaders have said they took a “significant step forward” to speed up negotiations to reach a free-trade pact by the end of the year, which would double trade between the 27-country bloc and the Asian partner.

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News | EU-India trade deal not yet in sight
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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

Potočnik: More legislative power, but no money for environment
Compared to other policy areas, environment still remains the Cinderella of the European budget, where allocations amount to just over €2 billion compared to research which gets more than €50 billion for the FP7. Negotiations on the next EU budget 2014-2020 will be crucial, said Commissioner Janez Potočnik in an interview with EurActiv Slovakia.

Interview | Hedegaard: 'Rethinking our growth model'
Interview | Director: Demand for French classes 'growing by 5% each year'
Interview | Danish minister: Green growth without prophesying
Interview | Welsh leader: 'Our interests in Europe are distinctive from England's'
Interview | Šefčovič: Citizens’ Initiative will bring Europe closer together
OPINIONS

Senegal deserves transparent elections
The stakes for the upcoming presidential elections in Senegal on 26 February are high for its democratic development, writes Ernst Stetter, secretary-general of the centre-left European Foundation for Progressive Studies.

Opinion | GM crops: Follow the money
Opinion | The vicious cycle of Greece
Opinion | Romanian government falls: Plus ça change...
Opinion | Multilevel Europe: A win-win for EU and Ukraine
Opinion | A strong public service is even more needed in times of crisis
BLOGS

European Foundation Statute: Entering the home stretch
A level-playing field for European foundations is a step closer to becoming a reality with the European Commission’s adoption of a proposed Regulati..

Blog | Fierce troika attack on Greek labour costs
Blog | Al borde del éxodo, el último acto de la tragedia griega
Blog | External and internal factors of the Greek failure
Blog | Eurostat: Eurozone debt actually decreasing
Blog | Britain belongs at the centre of where decisions are made
VIDEOS

Despite the continued dominance of English as a working language, demand for French classes in Brussels has increased, notably among EU staff and accredited diplomats and journalists, says Thierry Lagnau, director of the 'Alliance Française Bruxelles-Europe'.

A top education official in the Netherlands has threatened universities and colleges in the east of the country with closure if they continue to recruit students from just across the border in Germany.

Although the English language continues to dominate the Internet, the rise of global economic powerhouses like China and Russia has seen a surge in what used to be considered second-tier languages, a Brussels conference heard last week. Meanwhile, the UN predicts that half of the world's 6,000 languages will become extinct by the end of the century.

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