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Unemployment casts long shadow over EU summit

Unemployment casts long shadow over EU summit

European leaders gather this week for a summit overshadowed by rampant unemployment and the deepening eurozone recession, but with hopes of breaking down resistance to a planned crackdown on tax evasion.

France insists audiovisual sector be kept out of EU-US trade talks

The European Union has nothing to gain by including its audiovisual sector in a future Free Trade Agreement with the United States which dominates the global industry, French Culture Minister Aurelie Filipetti said Friday.

Japan's economic rebound a recipe for Europe?

The recovery of the Japanese economy, just as a recession in Europe digs in, is renewing pressure on European policy-makers to shift course from austerity to stimulus.

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Europe figures low in German elections

Jonathon CiniThe upcoming election in Germany is being widely touted as one of the most important elections of 2013. The pending outcome of this election is largely anticipated in Europe. Whilst Merkel is tipped to win her third campaign, recent election results suggest otherwise - Jonathon Cini
COMMUNITY

International Trade Disputes and EU Liability

International Trade Disputes and EU Liability (Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy)The European Union has become the respondent of several international trade disputes. This book examines the right to compensation for damage resulting from retaliatory measures imposed under the system of the World Trade Organization in disputes triggered by the EU - Amazon UK
PUBLICATIONS

European Patent on 'red hot chili peppers'

The European Patent Office has done it again. They granted a patent on pepper plants, such as chili, derived from conventional breeding. The patent covers the plants, fruits and seeds and even claims the growing and harvesting of the plants as an invention - No Patents on Seeds
PRESS

EU Lobbyist, World Society for the Protection of Animals

The World Society for the Protection of Animals is looking to recruit an EU Lobbyist. The EU Lobbyist will influence legislation, policy and practice to further WSPA's global strategic aims- CI
JOBS

Proposal for a Directive on Payment Accounts

European citizens are not able to fully participate in society without a basic bank account. The European Commission has published a proposal for a Directive on the transparency and comparability of payment account fees, account switching and access to a basic account.
GUIDES

EU-Canada trade agreement threatens fracking bans

The proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada would grant energy companies far-reaching rights to challenge bans and regulations of environmentally damaging shale gas development (fracking) - Corporate Europe Observatory
PRESS
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Highlights: the EU summit focuses on energy issues; OLAF presents its 2012 fraud report; the Commission adopts a strategy for nano-electronics; and MEPs debate media freedom in the EU and the EU-US trade talks.
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