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21 November 2009
Breaking News:
Bulgaria fears new winter gas crisis  

Bulgaria, the EU country worst hit by gas delivery disruptions last January following a dispute between Russia and Ukraine over transit, warned about delays to infrastructure work designed to boost energy security.


Rapprochement between Ankara, Teheran worries Brussels  

Policymakers and influential media warned that Turkey's developing ties with Iran could be counterproductive to the EU's efforts to convince Teheran that it should abandon its nuclear weapons programme.


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Enlargement and the euro  [FR] [DE]

In accordance with the provisions of the Maastricht Treaty, all new members of the European Union are eligible and compelled to join the bloc's single currency, the euro. (read more)

Free movement of labour in the EU-27  [FR] [DE]

Few of the EU's 'older' and wealthier member states continue to restrict access to their labour markets to workers from Eastern Europe, with Germany and Austria the only countries choosing to maintain compulsory work permits until 2011. (read more)

Pipeline politics? Russia and the EU's battle for energy  [FR] [DE]

While Russian gas giant Gazprom is drawing up long-term plans to strengthen its grip on Europe with pipeline projects backed by the Kremlin, the EU's response strategies are only in the early stages of development. (read more)

 
Opinion & Analysis
A wider EU: What next 
Rosa Balfour, Senior policy analyst, European Policy Centre
Turkey's game for the Caucasus 
Maciej Falkowski, Researcher, Centre for Eastern Studies (CES)
The Irish 'yes' brings hope to Europe and to the Balkans 
Ivan Vejvoda, Executive Director, Balkan Trust for Democracy
Why is there so much bitterness in the East? 
Corina Cretu, Development Committee Vice-Chair, European Parliament
 
Letters To The Editor
Switzerland is a plus for Europe
Miguel Mesquita da Cunha
Reflecting on Cyprus
Michalis Firillas, Haaretz/International Herald Tribune
 
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