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EU slams Dutch website for instigating intolerance
Viviane Reding, European Commission vice president responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, has vigorously condemned a website launched by a xenophobic Dutch party that collects complaints against Polish, Romanian and Bulgarian nationals who cause "nuisance" to society.

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LINKSDOSSIERS

Smart grids: Making connections
EU plans to move towards a low-carbon economy depend upon a transformed cross-border transmissions system that can integrate renewables and smart meters alike, offering energy consumption savings at source. But is Europe on track to meet the challenge?

LinksDossier | The Danish EU presidency: Bridge over troubled water
LinksDossier | EU-Ukraine relations: A geopolitical test
LinksDossier | Europe's new treaty: Towards a multi-speed Union
LinksDossier | CAP reform 2014-2020
LinksDossier | Cybersecurity: Protecting the digital economy
INTERVIEWS

Potočnik: More legislative power, but no money for environment
Compared to other policy areas, environment still remains the Cinderella of the European budget, where allocations amount to just over €2 billion compared to research which gets more than €50 billion for the FP7. Negotiations on the next EU budget 2014-2020 will be crucial, said Commissioner Janez Potočnik in an interview with EurActiv Slovakia.

Interview | Hedegaard: 'Rethinking our growth model'
Interview | Director: Demand for French classes 'growing by 5% each year'
Interview | Danish minister: Green growth without prophesying
Interview | Welsh leader: 'Our interests in Europe are distinctive from England's'
Interview | Šefčovič: Citizens’ Initiative will bring Europe closer together
OPINIONS

Senegal deserves transparent elections
The stakes for the upcoming presidential elections in Senegal on 26 February are high for its democratic development, writes Ernst Stetter, secretary-general of the centre-left European Foundation for Progressive Studies.

Opinion | GM crops: Follow the money
Opinion | The vicious cycle of Greece
Opinion | Romanian government falls: Plus ça change...
Opinion | Multilevel Europe: A win-win for EU and Ukraine
Opinion | A strong public service is even more needed in times of crisis
BLOGS

ACTA : la passion s’enflamme. La fronde grandit : audition publique au Parlement européen le 1er mars.
Des manifestations dans les rues, les premiers les polonais puis d’autres, à Bruxelles ce fut le 11 février (journée internationale de protestati..

Blog | Is Turkey’s AKP Party a model for the Arab Spring?
Blog | John Lennon and ACTA
Blog | Criminals, hacktivists and nation states
Blog | The difference between economic and political fiscal discipline
Blog | Die europäische Rettungsstrategie für Griechenland ist gescheitert
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The British government has opened a consultation to introduce the first statutory register of lobbyists in Westminster, drawing on the experience of a similar transparency register in Brussels, which went online last year.

Denmark has set aside only €35 million for its EU presidency, a fraction of what other countries have spent for their term of duty. Despite the low cost, the country promises an efficient and competent presidency, its European Affairs Minister Nicolai Wammen told journalists in Copenhagen yesterday (9 January).

In an effort to increase budget efficiency, while maintaining salaries at the same level, the Commission is asking officials to work longer hours without giving additional compensation or other sweeteners. EurActiv has spoken with European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, as intensive negotiations with the staff unions are underway.

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