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Germany's Schäuble calls for directly-elected EU president (News)
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble used his acceptance speech when awarded the Charlemagne Prize to detail his future vision of the European...more »
French to revive Sarkozy's EU carbon tariff idea (News)
Arnaud Montebourg, the newly-appointed French minister for "industrial revival" who has built a reputation for his fierce attacks against globalisation, has...more »
Carbon trading has a pivotal role in European energy policy (Analysis)
In order to re-establish confidence in Europe’s power sector as an actor in the European quest to cut carbon emissions, a few conditions need to be met. These include concrete intermediate reduction targets and an...more »
France’s ‘No’ man entrusted to lead EU affairs (News)
Laurent Fabius, who led the Socialist opposition to the draft European Constitution, has been tapped by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault to head France's...more »
Amsterdam offers a haven for low-energy future (News)
In an old harbour crowded with houseboats, Amsterdam is looking to the future with plans to construct low-energy homes in a climate-neutral neighbourhood....more »
Bank run fear pushes Greeks into pro-bailout camp (News)
The threat of a bank run in Greece, where savers have started pulling money from their personal accounts over fears of a return to the Drachma, is having an...more »
Trichet urges strengthening of monetary union (News)
Europe could strengthen its monetary union by giving European politicians the power to declare a sovereign state bankrupt and take over its fiscal policy,...more »