http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSat, 5 Jul 2008 12:04:36 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-change/curbing-climate-change-sustaining-economic-growth/article-173959?Ref=RSSTo tackle the current global challenge of climate change, the world must balance two crucial objectives: stabilising atmospheric greenhouse gases while maintaining economic growth, argue a group of consultants from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) in a June 2008 report.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:29:29 GMTtcm:29-173959-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/barnier-eu-concessions-agriculture/article-173950?Ref=RSSThe EU has gone to "the extreme limit" of the concessions it can make to reach a deal at the World Trade Organization (WTO), argues French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier in an interview with EurActiv France.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMTtcm:29-173950-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/romania-angers-eu-corruption/article-173952?Ref=RSSEU Ambassadors have expressed concern after the Romanian Parliament passed decisions which effectively shelter high-ranking officials from prosecution over corruption charges, EurActiv.ro reports.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:55:00 GMTtcm:29-173952-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/food-crisis-talks-put-renewed-focus-agriculture/article-173946?Ref=RSSConcerns about skyrocketing food prices and growing pressures on land and water were the focus of a high level conference in Brussels yesterday (3 July). Most participants agreed that agricultural markets and farm output need to be improved in order to feed the planet's growing population.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:50:00 GMTtcm:29-173946-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/us-destined-remain-european-power/article-173901?Ref=RSSDespite the current crisis and the deteriorating state of the relationship between the US and the EU, their partnership is set to continue, argues Bertel Heurlin, a professor of European security and integration at the University of Copenhagen, in the summer edition of Europe's World.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:15:00 GMTtcm:29-173901-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/czech-minister-liberal-open-flexible-cap-required/article-173924?Ref=RSSA thorough reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is necessary to allow the EU to respond more effectively to rising food prices and internal pressures, according to Ivo Hlavac, the Czech state secretary in charge of agriculture, who spoke to EurActiv France in an interview.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-173924-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/interview-liberal-open-flexible-cap-required/article-173923?Ref=RSSA thorough reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is necessary to allow the EU to respond more effectively to rising food prices and internal pressures, according to Ivo Hlavac, the Czech state secretary in charge of agriculture, who spoke to EurActiv France in an interview.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:55:00 GMTtcm:29-173923-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/competition/music-authors-war-commission-copyrights/article-173925?Ref=RSSEuropean composers and songwriters threatened yesterday (3 July) to "play havoc" with the music market by withdrawing their catalogues if the European Commission goes ahead with its plan to introduce more competition between collecting societies.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:50:00 GMTtcm:29-173925-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/business-commission-plea-nabucco-pipeline/article-173941?Ref=RSSTop officials at the Commission and one of Central Europe's largest oil and gas groups yesterday (2 July) called for progress to be made on the Nabucco project, which aims to reduce Europe's dependency on Russian gas supplies. But they warned that its realisation would depend on "foreign policy scenarios".Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:46:54 GMTtcm:29-173941-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-change/nuclear-debate-continues-stir-controversy/article-173926?Ref=RSSThe role that nuclear should play in the EU's energy mix was the topic of heated debate at a 2 July Brussels conference that tackled a number of issues, including nuclear financing, safety and waste management.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:40:00 GMTtcm:29-173926-16