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High hopes pinned on "green jobs"

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:03:02 +0200

As people try to find ways to beat the financial crisis, some are pointing towards a low-carbon economy. Despite the global downturn, the European…

Albania's major roadworks

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:28:12 +0200

Albania is the latest candidate to become a member of the European Union. One of the continent's poorest countries is moving ahead with major…

EU fights job cuts by thinking big but acting small

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:43:17 +0200

The EU's Globalisation Fund was designed to help businesses adjust to the challenge of globalisation. Now it is being used to help people who have…

Young dropouts' second chance

Thu, 28 May 2009 21:21:23 +0200

Young European dropouts are paying a high price for school failures with the economy in recession. Many feel pushed aside by education systems, and…

Jobs galore if you know where to look - EURES

Thu, 21 May 2009 20:16:29 +0200

Crisis? What crisis? A British politician once famously told the unemployed to get on their bikes and go look for work. Did you know there are more…

Opening doors by closing the generation gap

Thu, 14 May 2009 20:48:09 +0200

A number of schemes in Europe are bringing together the old and the young to help ease pressures brought about by an ageing population.…

UK-EU pride and prejudice

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:25:51 +0200

Eurosceptic Denmark and Iceland might see the recession as leading to an economic shotgun wedding but it just seems to have reinforced British…

Catalunya works despite a trembling economy

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:48:28 +0200

In the midst of a global economic crisis, where does a leading carmaker choose to build a new model? Spain!

Combatting online images of child sexual abuse and exploitation

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:55:51 +0200

The Council of Europe and the European Commission are launching new initiatives to try to curb the distribution of such images. Europeans travels to…

Swedes teach sustainability in school

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:03:14 +0200

From infants to industry, in Sweden they want the European Parliament elections to centre on sustainable development and innovation. Hoping to make…

NATO battles cyber attacks

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:27:28 +0200

Sixty years after it was created, the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, NATO, has taken on a mission it could only have imagined back in 1949: The war…

Guadeloupe: Towards a new status?

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:26:51 +0100

After weeks of social unrest on the French archipelago of Guadeloupe, questions are being raised about its future. Will it move towards a cutting of…

Money talks at Cartoon Movie

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:43:17 +0100

The movers and shakers of the European animation industry have been cutting deals in Lyon. After ten years in Berlin the organisers of Cartoon Movie…

Municipal Money Mess puts Towns in Trouble

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:07:34 +0100

It is not just banks and business being hit by the world financial crisis. Towns and cities in Europe are seeing their budgets strangled as tax…

Where women lead, productivity improves

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:14:34 +0100

Gender equality in Europe is still a distant goal, but the pay-off is undeniable, in economic terms as well as human. Sweden and Spain are among the…

EU fund keeps workers up to date

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:40:26 +0100

With the workplace undergoing radical transformation in Europe, how can we all keep up with the changes? The European Social Fund supports training…

Europe's green mayors think globally, act locally

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:49:42 +0100

Eckart Wurzner is the Mayor of Heidelberg, and he is a Mayor with a Mission. He wants to cut Heidelberg's CO2 emissions beyond the 20 percent…

Tough times for German temps

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:33:47 +0100

Deepening economic recession brings along very tough times for German temporary workers: companies do not prolonge their contracts, no jobs for ten…

Rising to the challenge of teaching history in the Balkans

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:03:39 +0100

The history of the Balkans is rich in culture and tradition, but is also marked by conflict and ethnic strife. Teaching history is a challenge…

Green gold: investing in reforestation in Costa Rica

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:00:43 +0100

Can you reap financial reward from protecting the environment? A new breed of investors believe so. A sustainable forest project, backed by an…

Carbon capture shows promise in Europe

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:54:54 +0100

Bargaining between countries over how to reduce global warming is far from over, but, in the meantime, technical solutions are being explored. Europe…

European biodiversity under threat by invasive species

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:16:06 +0100

Exotic species are causing damage to Europe's environment, its agriculture and sometimes even its people. The European Union has decided to…

Celebrating 10 years of the euro

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:04:37 +0100

The single currency celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. With the entry of Slovakia on the 1st January 2009, the euro zone will include 16…

What does Jersey have to worry about?

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:24:22 +0100

Rumblings from the US and Europe about cleaning up tax havens are sending a shiver across Jersey. Most of its economic eggs are in one basket,…

EUFOR in Chad

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:13:09 +0100

There has been a mission of European troops deployed since March to keep the peace in a forgotten region of Africa. EUFOR is operating in the east…

Internet privacy protection measures

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:50:54 +0100

Ever get the feeling you're being watched? As more of our lives are spent online, our personal data is becoming increasingly accessible to those who…

The power to change

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:15:52 +0100

Today the European Union produces a sixth of its electricity using renewable energy sources like wind, solar and hydro power. But that proportion…

From net to plate: reinforcing fisheries protection in Europe.

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:51:05 +0100

Ensuring the survival of the fishing industry without gutting fish stocks is one of the big challenges facing Europe. The rules exist but enforcing…