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Hollande's EU reform agenda still vague EurActiv The most important change would be the addition of a “growth chapter” to the fiscal compact treaty, which members of the French Socialist Party often call the “austeritytreaty”. During his seven-month campaign, Hollande has maintained ambiguity on ... See all stories on this topic » EurActiv

Why the death of Europe is America's opportunity Fox News By “Europe” I don't mean the collection of nation-states which were once the driving engines of Western civilization, and home to our own culture and science. I mean the great socialist empire known as the European Union which the Maastricht Treaty ... See all stories on this topic »

Brussels, Berlin tell Europe to stick to austerity BusinessWeek Officials in Berlin and Brussels said there was some room for more reforms to help growth, but insisted that any new growth policies must not detract from Europe's drive to lower its deficits. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said ... See all stories on this topic »

Institutions: Problems point to path of closer embrace Financial Times By Jonathan Ford When leaders of the 27 EU member states ratified the Lisbon Treaty three years ago, most of them fervently hoped it would be the last time for a generation that institutional reformwould be on the agenda. The ratification sealed a ... See all stories on this topic »

Europe's misguided search for growth Times of Oman A few months ago, 25 of the 27 members of the European Union solemnly signed a treaty that committed them to enshrining tough deficit limits in their national constitutions. This so-called “fiscal compact” was the key condition to get Germany to agree ... See all stories on this topic »

EU talks aim to 'clear the air' on growth plan Irish Times AN EMERGENCY EU summit is to “clear the air” in the aftermath of the Greek election and demands from the incoming French president to put new measures to promote economic growth in the fiscaltreaty. Leaders stressed yesterday the need for both growth ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen's Speech 2012: Family-friendly policies at the heart of Government plans Daily Mail Public sector pension reform and efforts to slash business red tape are anticipated as part of what the Prime Minister said remained a clear focus on cutting debt and stimulating growth. Energy market regulation, the creation of a National Crime Agency... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Eurozone contagion fears spread as Greeks refuse cuts The Independent However, any interim government is unlikely to be able to deliver the timetabled spending cuts, tax rises and labour market reforms that Athens' European partners have demanded in exchange for multi-billion euro bailouts. Inspectors from the European ... See all stories on this topic »

Growth strategy for Europe top of president-elect's agenda Irish Times The socialist, formally taking over from Nicolas Sarkozy next Tuesday, agrees with the provisions of the EU fiscal treaty but says he wants a growth compact to kick-start Europe's stagnant economies. “We will have discussions with our partners, ... See all stories on this topic »

Foreign affairs: Developing joint policies slow, hard job Moneycontrol.com Two years ago, the implementation of the Lisbon treaty created some excitement that a new chapter was beginning in EU history, one that would see the bloc become a more coherent and weighty actor in foreign affairs and defence. See all stories on this topic » Moneycontrol.com

Britannia Radio Shell executive: We must reform the Emissions Trading System EurActiv. The Lisbon Treaty has opened the way for a more active EU involvement in health ... britanniaradio.blogspot.com/.../eu-reform-treaty-french-germa... EU labelling laws come into force Ecotextile News BRUSSELS - A new EU regulation on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products has come into force. Regulation (EU) No. 1007/2011 has brought together three previous regulations – directives ... See all stories on this topic » Business Secretary denounces "heavy handed" European employment regulations Out-Law.com Cable added that he was "fighting" to restrict the impact of other European employment lawchanges, including proposed European Parliament amendments to the Pregnant Workers Directiveand recent "damaging" rulings by the European Court of Justice. See all stories on this topic » TORIES TELL VINCE CABLE TO FREE BUSINESS OF EU RED TAPE Express.co.uk The Lib Dem Business Secretary claimed he was committed to “rolling back excessive regulation” by restricting the scope of “heavy- handed” EU legislation and fighting the imposition of more. The “tide was turning” against excessive regulation and ... See all stories on this topic »