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UN envoy: Affordable broadband a global challenge
The UN Broadband Commission for digital development has set four targets related to accessibility, affordability and getting online in order to reach the UN Millennium Development Goals. Among these, universal access to broadband seems to be manageable, but affordability is and will continue to be the bigger problem, says Suvi Lindén.
Parliament plans to play tough in EMU negotiations
European Parliament group leaders met yesterday (2 October) to lay down their negotiating tactics for discussing with other EU presidents a roadmap for the economic and monetary union (EMU). They said that although a treaty change is inevitable in the medium term, much can be achieved within the current treaties, especially in thefiscal area.Two roads towards a European federation
If José Manuel Barroso's ideas for institutional reforms are established, the political consolidation cannot but stabilise the economy and the financial market. The implementation of fiscal union and of democratic union are not conflicting goals, argue Guido Montani and Antonio Padoa-Shioppa.Building renovation can cut energy use and boost jobs
With the right policy framework and action to reduce energy consumed by Europe's building stock, EU member countries can create jobs, save money, reduce levels of greenhouse gases and improve energy security, argues Oliver Rapf.
Lawmaker proposes ‘Schengen area for waste’, recycling
Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, a Dutch Liberal MEP who is drafting a resolution on resource-efficiency for the European Parliament, proposes a ‘Schengen area’ for waste that would allow all sorts of second-hand resources to be traded more freely between member states.
EU ‘low-carbon roadmap’ aims for 25% cuts by 2020
Energy savings could slash greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by as early as 2020, according to a draft copy of the EU's long-awaited 'roadmap for moving to a low-carbon economy in 2050,' seen by EURACTIV.