EU NEWS: 1.9.15

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1. Polish finance minister pokes holes in Juncker fund - 07/01/2015 09:03:19
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Poland has questioned the model of the EU's flagship investment fund,
saying it is "underfunded" and that investors might stay away.

https://euobserver.com/economic/127107


2. Dutch FM condemns arrest of journalist in Turkey - 07/01/2015 09:28:38
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The Dutch foreign minister has criticised the state of press freedom in
Turkey after a Dutch journalist was briefly arrested.

https://euobserver.com/news/127113


3. [Opinion] Eastern partnership countries: Democracy in limbo - 06/01/2015 10:33:58
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While in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine commitment to European integration
and political will to reform seem to have fostered democratisation,
prospects in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Belarus remain gloomy.

https://euobserver.com/opinion/127032


4. [Opinion] Put aside ideology when it comes to TTIP - 07/01/2015 08:18:49
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The potential impact of the US free trade deal on ordinary people's lives
should be measured using analytical tools, not ideology, Portugal's junior
minister for Europe says.

https://euobserver.com/opinion/127103


5. EU's mainstream parties challenged in 2015 elections - 07/01/2015 09:03:29
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Europe's anti-establishment parties have at least nine chances this year to
shine.

https://euobserver.com/news/127106

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EU will 'fall apart' without freedom of movement - 07/01/2015 08:23:02
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127108


Spanish parties rigged accounts - 07/01/2015 08:22:48
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127112


Germany must invest more, says France - 07/01/2015 08:22:08
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127111


Merkel in Downing Street for EU talks - 07/01/2015 08:21:32
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127109


Investors fleeing Ukraine - 07/01/2015 08:20:58
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127110


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1. France: EU sanctions on Russia 'must stop now' - 06/01/2015 09:30:16
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Hollande has dangled the prospect of lifting EU sanctions on Russia ahead
of the year's first Ukraine crisis summit.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/127101


2. Counter-protests dwarf German anti-Islam rally - 06/01/2015 09:29:25
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A record 18,000 people marched on the streets of Dresden against what they
call the Islamisation of Europe, but counter-protests outnumbered them in
other German cities.

http://euobserver.com/social/127095


3. Migrant smugglers using new route into Europe - 06/01/2015 09:16:59
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Smugglers are using a new route to get migrants into Europe by loading them
onto cargo ships from Turkey to Italy, according to the EU's border agency.

http://euobserver.com/justice/127100


4. [Opinion] The eurozone's debt moment - 05/01/2015 10:34:15
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After Greek elections, Brussels and Berlin can no longer shun the issue of
debt relief.

http://euobserver.com/opinion/127087

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Libyan fighter jets bomb Greek-owned ship - 06/01/2015 09:11:39
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127099


Cyber attackers disrupt Finnish bank services - 06/01/2015 09:03:37
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127098


Ireland first EU country to resume beef exports to US - 06/01/2015 09:02:35
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127096


Suicide bomber targets EU police car in Kabul - 06/01/2015 08:58:08
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127097


British queen to visit Germany - 05/01/2015 15:31:09
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127094

***** EUobserver - 05.01.2015 **********************************************



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1. Berlin expects Greece to stay in euro, as 'Grexit' debate resurfaces - 05/01/2015 09:20:02
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Berlin has said it expects Greece to remain in the eurozone despite a news
report suggesting that Merkel believes the single currency could withstand
a Greek exit.

http://euobserver.com/economic/127085


2. Euro at its weakest since 2006 after Draghi drops QE hint - 05/01/2015 09:19:47
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The euro has started 2015 at its lowest level in more than eight years, as
markets expect the European Central Bank to present plans to buy government
bonds in the coming weeks.

http://euobserver.com/news/127086


3. UK's EU referendum could be held earlier - 05/01/2015 09:29:26
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Cameron has said he will not rule out an earlier-than-planned referendum on
EU membership should he remain in office after the May general election.

http://euobserver.com/political/127092


4. Israel: EU support for Palestine is 'biggest challenge' - 05/01/2015 09:28:56
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Israeli FM Avigdor Lieberman has described EU support for Palestine as
Israel's top diplomatic challenge in 2015 after a UN vote on withdrawal
from the occupied territory.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/127093


5. [Focus] TTIP's teflon coat wears thin - 05/01/2015 07:40:26
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The prospect of an EU-US trade agreement was one of relatively few sources
of comfort for EU lawmakers about the bloc's struggling economy in 2013.

http://euobserver.com/review-2014/126640


6. [Focus] Yesterday's VIPs - 04/01/2015 09:58:34
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Jose Manuel Barroso, Catherine Ashton and Herman Van Rompuy bowed out of
their jobs leaving small legacies.

http://euobserver.com/review-2014/126560

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EU to set up expert group to fight jihadist propaganda - 05/01/2015 09:26:25
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127091


More Russia sanctions are dangerous, warns Gabriel - 05/01/2015 09:26:06
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127090


Iceland to withdraw EU application, lift capital controls - 05/01/2015 09:25:40
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127089

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1. Russia calls for EU talks with newly born Eurasian Union - 02/01/2015 11:48:48
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Russia's EU ambassador has urged Brussels to launch talks with the newly
born Eurasian Economic Union despite the Ukraine crisis.

http://euobserver.com/economic/127081


2. [Focus] LuxLeaks: An opportunity? - 02/01/2015 19:41:52
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was buffeted by the
LuxLeaks revelations just days after he came to office. Yet the longterm
effect may be beneficial.

http://euobserver.com/review-2014/126706

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EU considering launch of Russian-language TV station - 02/01/2015 11:47:51
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127083


Greek far-left threatens to halt debt repayments - 02/01/2015 11:46:05
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127082


France drops 75% millionaire tax - 02/01/2015 11:37:04
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127080


Draghi signals ECB is preparing new stimulus - 02/01/2015 11:36:27
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127079


EU bank wind-up regime enters into force - 02/01/2015 11:35:54
http://euobserver.com/tickers/127078

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1. France to fight racism and anti-Semitism in 2015 - 02/01/2015 09:28:11
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France's Francois Hollande has joined Germany's Angeal Merkel in a warning
against racism in his New Year speech.

http://euobserver.com/social/127075


2. E-books and iTunes to face price hike as EU tax rules enter into force - 02/01/2015 09:28:56
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E-books and downloaded music are among products that are set to become more
expensive under new EU sales tax rules that entered into force on New
Years' Day.

http://euobserver.com/news/127074

***** EUobserver - 08.01.2015 **********************************************



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1. 'Je suis Charlie' solidarity protests to continue Thursday - 08/01/2015 09:29:52
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A day after a deadly attack on the office of satirical magazine Charlie
Hebdo, France is commemorating the victims, as police continue to hunt for
the two gunmen.

https://euobserver.com/news/127133


2. EU politicians deplore France shooting - 07/01/2015 14:29:50
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EU politicians have deplored shootings at French satirical magazine Charlie
Hebdo calling them "brutal" and "inhumane" and a direct attack on the
freedom of press in Europe.

https://euobserver.com/justice/127122


3. Germany gives no ground to UK on EU migration - 08/01/2015 09:24:51
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Merkel gave no new ground to Cameron on curbing EU migration following
talks in London, stating that abuse of welfare benefits can be better
handled in other ways.

https://euobserver.com/news/127134


4. EU parliament chief attacks Merkel 'Grexit' talk - 07/01/2015 09:43:18
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EU parliament chief Schulz has spoken out against German speculation on
Greece exiting the euro.

https://euobserver.com/political/127114


5. [Analysis] Europe's debt revolution: Can Syriza's plan work? - 07/01/2015 18:31:02
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With fewer than three weeks to go until the Greek elections, the dreaded
debt debate has returned to the centre of European politics.

https://euobserver.com/news/127115


6. Plunging oil prices drive eurozone into deflation - 07/01/2015 13:29:06
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Prices across the eurozone have fallen for the first time in five years,
according to the EU statistics office, raising the prospect of a sustained
period of deflation.

https://euobserver.com/news/127119


7. EU commission sheds light on US trade pact documents - 07/01/2015 18:18:54
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The EU has announced it would be making some of its proposals for a free
trade agreement with the US open to the public.

https://euobserver.com/economic/127124


8. London and Prague call for 'light touch' on EU climate goals - 07/01/2015 18:03:11
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The UK and the Czech Republic want the EU to leave it to national
governments to police themselves when it comes to climate targets.

https://euobserver.com/environment/127120

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EU-anti fraud office in maladminstration probe - 08/01/2015 09:06:43
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127129


Eurostat reports drop in unemployment rate - 08/01/2015 09:05:05
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127132


Russian hackers hit Merkel's website - 08/01/2015 09:01:02
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127130


Ukraine and Russia policies need to be reoriented: Soros - 08/01/2015 08:59:47
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127128


Latvian PM skeptical about pan-European Russian TV - 07/01/2015 17:53:42
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127127

***** EUobserver - 09.01.2015 **********************************************



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1. US to close 15 EU military bases despite Russia crisis - 09/01/2015 09:26:16
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The US plans to close 15 Cold War-era military bases in Europe despite the
Russia crisis, but net troop numbers will remain the same.

https://euobserver.com/defence/127153


2. EU's far-right tries to capitalise on Paris attack - 08/01/2015 19:17:02
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Far-right and populist parties in the EU are attempting to capitalise on
the attack on France's satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

https://euobserver.com/justice/127143


3. [Opinion] Putin and Erdogan: A new year and new challenges in the EU neighbourhood - 09/01/2015 08:52:25
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Russia's Putin and Turkey's Erdogan have emerged as two major opponents of
the EU project to spread liberal democracy in Europe.

https://euobserver.com/opinion/127147


4. EU mulls response to Russia's information war - 08/01/2015 19:28:06
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The Netherlands is funding a study on how the EU can fight back against
Russia's "information war", in one of several counter-propaganda
initiatives.

https://euobserver.com/foreign/127135


5. US gag order on EU police agency stirs controversy - 08/01/2015 19:33:44
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The European Commission on Thursday defended a US gag order imposed on the
EU's police agency Europol.

https://euobserver.com/justice/127142


6. Rouble crisis feeds EU hope of Russia pull-back - 08/01/2015 12:28:37
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Latvia has said it would support a roll-back of sanctions if Russia
withdraws from eastern Ukraine.

https://euobserver.com/foreign/127131

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Merkel keeps tough line on Russia sanctions - 09/01/2015 09:06:24
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127149


EU state aid ruling may close Cyprus Air - 09/01/2015 09:03:56
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127146


MEP urges Finns Party to focus more on immigration - 09/01/2015 09:02:04
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127148


EU launches trade probe into Chinese solar panels - 08/01/2015 19:23:18
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127145


Apple announces iTunes price hike for EU - 08/01/2015 19:06:09
https://euobserver.com/tickers/127144

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