The United Nations will honour Janez Potočnik, the EU's top environment official, with its Champions of the Earth prize for his efforts to promote a greener EU economy.
After the financial and sovereign debt crisis, state bailouts and budget cuts, the May 2014 European elections are expected to take the pulse of public confidence towards the European Union. For the first time, voters will also indirectly choose the next president of the European Commission, giving citizens a fresh chance to shape the future of Europe.
The European labour market is being overhauled in a thorough 'individualist' revolution that is moving workers away from fixed-term contracts and towards collaboration and subordination, argues Denis Pennel.
The EU should make better use of new technologies to improve its democratic decision making, transparency and participation. This is key in an election year, at a time when the sense of trust among citizens in its institutions is at an all-time low, writes Marietje Schaake.
EXCLUSIVE / In an interview with EurActiv.fr, the EU's internal market commissioner Michel Barnier, urges France to be more ambitious in reforming its pensions system and calls on the opposition to back the government if necessary.