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European Union is post-democratic (Opinio Juris)

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:05:00 GMT

A quick point to Cristina. Even strong supporters of the European Union recognize that the institution has a "democracy deficit." For decades most of the power and authority of the EU...

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Reviewing the EU's Emissions Trading System (Euractive)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:30:00 GMT

The EU ETS has been a relative success considering the challenges it has faced and should serve as an example in the current US climate policy debate, argue Denny Ellerman and Paul Joskow in a May 2008 report for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.

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Yahoo!: Aiming for mobile Internet leadership (Euractive)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

More relevant search, targeted advertising and attention to privacy: this is how Yahoo! intends to become the leader in the growing mobile Internet services market. Geraldine Wilson, vice president of Yahoo! Europe's Connected Life division, spoke to EurActiv in an exclusive interview ahead of the FT Business of Mobile Conference.

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Interview: Mobile Internet 'will take over PCs' by 2016 (Euractive)

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:55:00 GMT

Surfing the Web on a personal computer will become old-fashioned in less than ten years when the majority of Internet users are expected to access the Net through their mobile handsets, Geraldine Wilson, vice president of Yahoo! Europe Connected Life, told EurActiv in an interview.

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Interview: Mobile Internet 'will overtake PCs' by 2016 (Euractive)

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:55:00 GMT

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Eurogroup urges restraint over 'excessive' corporate bonuses (Euractive)

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:54:00 GMT

Eurozone finance ministers on 13 May heavily criticised the practice of presenting top managers with big bonuses and severance payments at a time when ordinary Europeans are being urged to push only for moderate wage increases.

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Explore : Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg

EU funds refocused on competitiveness and social cohesion (Euractive)

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Member-state governments are re-focusing the EU's cohesion policy to boost workers' qualifications, education and employability, the Commission said at the conclusion of negotiations on funds allocated for the 2007-2013 period.

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Strategic dialogue with Russia needed (Euractive)

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Despite the recent past being a "miserable time for political relations between Russia and both the EU and the US," the prospect of new leadership is expected to "transform the current state of affairs," writes Michael Emerson of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in a May 2008 paper.

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Explore : North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - NATO, Russia

Belgium under scrutiny over linguistic feud (Euractive)

Thu, 15 May 2008 06:55:00 GMT

The country hosting the EU institutions may soon face a monitoring procedure by the Council of Europe, according to human rights envoys from the oldest European organisation speaking in Brussels yesterday at the end of a fact-finding mission.

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EU edges closer to agreement over Russia pact (Euractive)

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Internal EU negotiations over a strategic treaty with Russia made headway at the weekend but were finally put on hold over concerns by Lithuania that "frozen conflicts" are threatening Georgia and Moldova's territorial integrity.

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Interview: Multilingualism 'weakening in the EU institutions' (Euractive)

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:55:00 GMT

Making sure different languages are represented at the heart of the EU is essential for democracy, according to Abdou Diouf, secretary-general of the 'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie', the international French-language association.

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Survey: PR people 'wasting journalists' time' (Euractive)

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:50:00 GMT

Professional "communicators" of all kinds are wasting their time trying to pitch stories to the European press, concluded APCO consultants in a survey carried out in co-operation with Journalists at Your Service (), a help centre for Brussels-based reporters.

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Analyst: National politics to dictate 2009 EU elections (Euractive)

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Politicians standing for the EU elections next year will have more to gain from keeping their national party happy than campaigning on common European themes, says Sebastian Kurpas, a researcher at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels.

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Microsoft's EU legal troubles continue (Euractive)

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

More legal disputes await Microsoft in Brussels as new accusations of unfair competition were filed by the UK Educational Agency on 13 May. At the same time, the IT giant has decided to appeal the huge fine imposed by the European Commission last February for alleged abuse of its dominant market position.

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Interview: National politics to dictate 2009 EU elections (Euractive)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:55:00 GMT

Politicians standing in the EU elections next year will have more to gain from keeping their national parties happy than campaigning on common European themes, says Sebastian Kurpas, an analyst at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels.

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ICT key to chronic disease management (Euractive)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:50:00 GMT

Telemedicine and innovative ICT tools for chronic disease management will be key to delivering people-centred health care, according to participants in the annual EU eHealth event which took place last week.

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Loopholes exposed in savings directive (Financial Time)

Wed, 14 May 2008 03:10:00 GMT

The European Commission will present a report on how the use of trusts, foundations and other investment vehicles is circumventing a landmark taxation directive

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EU and US declare openness to investors (Financial Time)

Wed, 14 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT

In a joint statement, Brussels and the US try to quell rising global protectionism by rejecting barriers to capital inflows but include an exception on security grounds

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AIG Group Management Division Launches Group Life Product That Expands Employee Benefit Capabilities in the European Union (Business Wire) (Do it for BUSINESS)

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:27:00 GMT

Group Management Division Launches Group Life Product That Expands Employee Benefit Capabilities in the European Union Tuesday March 25, 10:30 am ET NEW YORK(BUSINESS WIRE)AIG Group Management Division, a division of the life insurance subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc.Announced today the launch of a group life insurance product package that will be offered to businesses located...

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New move to break energy deadlock (Financial Time)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:24:00 GMT

France and Germany's resistance to radical change in the European Union's energy markets will be tested by a fresh liberalisation push launched by Brussels

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