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Russia published on 29 November its proposal for a new Euro-Atlantic security treaty that would restrict its ability to use military force unilaterally if the United States and its European allies agreed to do the same.
Michel Barnier, the EU’s new commissioner-designate in charge of regulating the internal market and financial services industry, said he wants to reconcile French citizens with free-market policies by putting them at the service of citizens and jobs. EurActiv France reports.
The promise of green jobs arising from eco-innovation and upgrading Europe's building stock offers small firms some hope for economic recovery. EurActiv's media network surveys the green economic landscape across Europe.
As the recession bites, the European Commission and national governments have begun to reflect on replacing the EU's overarching strategy for growth and jobs, known as the Lisbon Strategy. (read more)
The debate on the EU's future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is taking place in the aftermath of spectacular world food price increases in 2007-2008 and amid bankruptcy warnings from EU farmers, who are worried about attempts to liberalise global trade in agricultural products. (read more)
The selection of a new European Commission, never the simplest of political tasks, has this year been more complex than ever. (read more)