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Time to shake off the gloom: Europe matters - 22 May 2013 - Opinion

Critics like to depict the European Union as undemocratic and unpopular, but their arguments are too often based on myths and misunderstandings. This does us all a disservice, and in this period of uncertainty about the future of Europe it is more important than ever that we have a firm grasp of the issues at stake, writes John McCormick.

EU criticises Cameron referendum plan - 16 January 2013 - Video
EU wins 2012 Nobel Peace Prize - 14 January 2013 - Video
Is the European Commission Failing? - 11 January 2013 - Video
Looming shortage of key crop nutrient pushes call for conservation - 21 November 2012 - News

SPECIAL REPORT / Stepped-up farm production to feed a growing world could lead to shortages of a vital crop nutrient, phosphorus, prompting European officials to consider conservation and recycling measures to protect supplies.

EU ministers back deep cuts in shipping fuel emissions - 30 October 2012 - News

Tough new sulphur limits for shipping fuel will be phased in across EU waters as part of European Union efforts to free the air of toxic chemicals that shorten thousands of lives.

EU Barroso calls for 'federation of nation states' - 12 September 2012 - Video
Anti-GMO stance seen as hurting EU grain farmers - 20 February 2012 - News

European farmers are likely to fall behind in the competitive world grain market as EU consumer hostility to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) drives away research and prevents cultivation of high-yield and pest-resistant crops.

Maastricht Treaty turns 20 as euro crisis continues - 07 February 2012 - Video
EU prepared to tighten sanctions on Iran - 02 January 2012 - News

The European Union expects to reach a decision by the end of January on expanding sanctions against Iran, an EU spokesman said amid new threats from Iran to test-fire long-range missiles.

EU urged to combat child obesity 'tobacco-style' - 06 December 2011 - News

With European children getting heavier and less active, health experts say policymakers should draw a lesson from anti-tobacco campaigns and consider heavier taxation schemes to combat teenage fat.

EU leaders shy away from demanding Mubarak resignation - 04 February 2011 - News

Torn between opposite views on whether the transition in Egypt should take place with or without the battered Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, EU leaders adopted a toothless declaration at their summit meeting today (4 February).

Europe still needs Schuman - 14 May 2010 - Opinion

"History teaches us that the EU progresses through crises, and we can but hope that history repeats itself," writes Stanley Crossick, founding director of the European Policy Centre, in a May post on Blogactiv.

9 May 1950: A new era of European history - 11 May 2010 - Opinion

"Without Monnet, there would probably not have been 'Schuman Plan', but without Schuman, Monnet's draft would have probably remained in the 'dead archives' of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs," writes Jacques-René Rabier, Jean Monnet's former head of cabinet, in a paper marking the 60th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration.

US Congressman: No EU-US relations without Russia - 30 April 2010 - News

The EU and the US need to strengthen the transatlantic relationship, forge a partnership that incorporates Russia, and understand that Moscow is a key player in terms of their security and the direction in which the global community is heading, US Congressman Bill Delahunt told EurActiv in an interview held in his Washington office.

EU, Maghreb 'share common interests' on migration, security - 26 April 2010 - News

Jean-Thomas Lesueur, a general delegate at the Thomas More Institute, stressed the need for increased cooperation between the European Union and the Maghreb countries in an interview with EurActiv France.

EU comes up with exit strategy for climate talks - 10 March 2010 - News

The EU's new commissioner for climate action wants Europe to continue leading global negotiations and pursue deeper emission cuts, even if its current pledge of 20% reductions by 2020 is not matched by other developed countries. 

Use EU 'carrots' carefully, says Belarus opposition leader - 01 March 2010 - News

The European Union should make careful use of "carrots" with the authoritarian regime in Belarus in its attempts to boost democracy, the country's opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich told EurActiv in an exclusive interview.

Milinkevich: Use EU 'carrots' carefully - 01 March 2010 - Interview

The European Union should make careful use of "carrots" with the authoritarian regime in Belarus in its attempts to boost democracy, the country's opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich told EurActiv in an exclusive interview.

Professor: Don't be afraid of Muslim Turkey - 04 February 2010 - News

To become stronger internationally, Europe must take Turkey on board, Yuhishthir Raj Isar, a professor at the American University in Paris, told EurActiv in an interview.

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