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EU, India hope for a trade deal by year-end
Meeting in New Delhi today (10 February), EU and Indian leaders have said they took a “significant step forward” to speed up negotiations to reach a free-trade pact by the end of the year, which would double trade between the 27-country bloc and the Asian partner.

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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

External and internal factors of the Greek failure
Greece will have to be built anew otherwise more of the same malpractices will continue to hinder the country’s prospects. Image source: T..

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Blog | Improving life, being cost-efficient and contributing to the EU’s economy – Rewarding Europe’s most innovative medtech companies
VIDEOS

Activists expressed disappointment at the EU Danish presidency’s version of the proposed Energy Efficiency Directive, which is likely to become the most important piece of legislation to date on the issue.

Jacques Delors, former European Commission president, and José Manuel Barroso, the current chief of the EU executive, both regretted the national "resistance" and "lack of spirit of cooperation" amongst the leaders of the 27 EU countries in dealing with the bloc's debt crises.

A British House of Lords panel is urging the European Commission to reconsider some of its key agricultural proposals, calling for more robust spending on research and cuts in direct payments to farmers.

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