The EU's Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions are spending money wildly with little to show for it, writes Derk Jan Eppink.

The EU is standing at an unprecedented energy crossroads, facing an urgent need for huge power investments in the next two decades, write European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger and Martin Lidegaard, Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Building.

Despite India's intentions to continue importing crude oil from Iran, the year 2012 will most certainly see a renewal in the EU-India relationship, writes Gauri Khandekar.

Amid recent positive developments in Burma, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is missing a good opportunity to make Europe's presence felt.

Recognition of the changed migration pattern of the mackerel stock in the Northeast-Atlantic should be taken into account as Iceland, the EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands discuss mackerel catches for this year, writes Iceland's Fisheries Minister Steingrímur J. Sigfússon