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4 July 2009
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State TV new media ventures under EU scrutiny  [FR] [DE]

Public sector broadcasters will have to prove they are not distorting the media market before launching mobile phone or internet services, according to revamped EU rules on broadcasting unveiled by the European Commission yesterday (2 July).


Russian experts scoff at EU’s latest gas tactics  [FR]

Energy experts and editorialists in Moscow derided yesterday’s (2 July) EU recommendation to fill up gas storage quickly while prices were low in order to prepare for a potential supply disruption this winter after tensions between Russia and Ukraine resurfaced over a payment row.


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The Swedish EU Presidency  [FR]

Sweden assumes the EU's six-month rotating presidency from the Czech Republic on 1 July as Europe battles its most severe economic recession in decades and faces an uncertain institutional future. (read more)

Towards a recycling society 

An EU strategy on preventing and recycling waste aims to pave the way towards a recycling society by decoupling economic growth from natural resource use. (read more)

2009-2014: A centre-right European Parliament 

The 2009 European elections, held simultaneously in 27 countries for the first time in history, ended in a clear victory for the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) and a defeat for the Party of European Socialists (PES). (read more)

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Eberhard Rhein, Lecturer, Mediterranean Academy for Diplomatic Studies
Reforming financial regulation in Europe 
Sir Brian Unwin & Graham Bishop, Federal Trust
Barroso on the spot before European Council nomination 
Michael Berendt, Public affairs advisor, Fleishman Hillard
 
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