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Barroso will outline his plans to create jobs in the energy, transport, and digital networks sectors (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

Growth and budgets in the spotlight this WEEK

A European Parliament vote on the EU budget for 2013 and a multi-billion euro European Commission proposal to create more jobs dominate this week’s agenda.

On Tuesday, the commission will unveil its so-called Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) which is earmarked €50 billion for 2014 to 2020. The commission hopes the CEF will increase jobs and spur business in transport, energy, and digital networks.

European commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso is set to open the CEF event along s...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Barroso will outline his plans to create jobs in the energy, transport, and digital networks sectors (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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