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This WEEK in the European Union

05.12.2008 @ 17:55 CET

As some 190 nations head into their second week of UN climate talks in Poznan, Poland, the EU hopes to nail its own controversial climate and energy package at pre-summit and summit meetings in time for the Poznan finale.

This WEEK in the European Union

28.11.2008 @ 17:45 CET

This week EU economy and finance ministers will discuss a €200 billion stimulus package adopted earlier by the European Commission, with Germany and Ireland already reacting with skepticism to the measures. Meanwhile, the EU executive is set to present a series of proposals, including its ideas on what the EU's relations with its eastern neighbours should look like.

This WEEK in the European Union

15.12.2008 @ 09:23 CET

This week, MEPs will debate and vote on a climate deal EU leaders reached on Friday that aims to reduce 20 percent of carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency in the bloc by 20 percent - both by 2020.

This WEEK in the European Union

21.11.2008 @ 17:30 CET

In an attempt to deal with the economic consequences of the current financial crisis, the European Commission will suggest a plan for a co-ordinated fiscal stimulus. Later this week, interior ministers will discuss the fight against terrorism and justice chiefs are due to adopt common EU rules for pre-trial procedures across the continent.

08:41 CET 06.01.2009

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Economic crisis pushes down EU flower prices

05.01.2009 @ 19:23 CET

The price of flowers in the EU has dropped by 25% in recent months as a result of the global economic crisis and over-production, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation reports, hitting African flower exporters hard. Cut flowers are one of Kenya's biggest exports.

EU unemployment to rise by 2 percent

05.01.2009 @ 19:22 CET

Unemployment in the EU is expected to rise by an average of 2% due to the financial crisis this year, Vladimir Spidla, EU commissioner for employment and social affairs, said on Czech TV. "We know now that the strongest impacts on the labour market are in Spain, Britain and Ireland," he added.

Germany's second stimulus package worth €50bn

05.01.2009 @ 17:26 CET

The German government is preparing a second stimulus package worth up to €50bn, Volker Kauder, parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Union, said in a radio interview on Monday. The measures are a combination of infrastructure investments, tax cuts and targeted help for German industry.

UK pound collapse increases EU bill by billions

05.01.2009 @ 09:43 CET

The UK pound's collapse to near parity with the euro has meant a boost of an additional £3bn (€3.13bn) to the bill the country pays to the EU, the Independent reports. The increase is because the UK has to pay Brussels in euros.

Icelanders want EU membership talks

05.01.2009 @ 09:10 CET

A majority of Icelanders would like their country to begin EU membership talks. According to a poll published on Saturday in the Morgunbladid daily, 65.5% of the 650 people surveyed want EU negotiations to begin, while 19.7% are opposed. Iceland has been hit hard by the global financial crisis.

Lisbon treaty 'huge issue' for Irish people

05.01.2009 @ 09:09 CET

The Lisbon Treaty is a "huge issue" for the Irish people, PM Brian Cowen told Irish radio on Sunday. He called on pro-treaty parties to campaign harder, saying the matter goes "beyond party politics." The country faces a second referendum on the EU document later this year.

Bruton suggested as next Irish EU commissioner

05.01.2009 @ 09:09 CET

John Bruton, the EU ambassador in Washington, is being touted as Ireland's next European Commissioner. Ireland's main opposition leader is to recommend to the Irish PM in the coming weeks that Bruton get the Brussels job to "keep Ireland at the centre of Europe," reports the Irish Independent.

Popeye copyright-free in EU

05.01.2009 @ 08:57 CET

Copyright on the image of cartoon character Popeye has expired in the EU this week, as it is now 70 years since the death of his creator, Elzie Segar. Popeye remains under copyright in the US until 2024, however, as copyright there continues for 95 years after an author's death.