EU NEWS: 6.27.14

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1. [Post EU Elections] Centre-right: Socialists cannot get three top posts - 26/06/2014 19:45:47
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Centre-right leaders and MEPs have said the Socialists cannot get three EU
top posts, while indicating a preference for the EU Council job.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124769


2. [Post EU Elections] National MPs demand more say in EU law-making - 27/06/2014 07:58:26
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National MPs want more powers in EU law-making, according to a letter
backed by most of the EU's national parliaments.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124771


3. [Post EU Elections] EP gets set for a tumultuous few weeks - 26/06/2014 17:42:50
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The incoming European Parliament is to hit the ground running in the coming
days as it forms, hears commissioners, hosts EU leaders, and takes a
potentially ground-breaking vote on the new EU commission president.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124764


4. Renzi MEP to take economics chair - 26/06/2014 19:26:13
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Italy's social democrats have bagged the European Parliament's influential
economic affairs committee, as the assembly's political groups reached a
deal on Thursday.

http://euobserver.com/news/124770


5. Independent Scotland would face £500 million EU bill - 26/06/2014 18:15:10
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An independent Scotland would pay an extra £500 million a year to stay in
the EU, former UK leader Gordon Brown has said.

http://euobserver.com/news/124767


6. [Opinion] The magnetic pull of Europe's soft power - 27/06/2014 09:23:07
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Neither Russia's political and economic pressure, nor direct military
intervention, have managed to compete with Europe's soft power.

http://euobserver.com/opinion/124781


7. [Opinion] Independence of EU commission at risk over Spitzenkandidat process - 26/06/2014 17:55:35
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Choosing a Commission president by the highly politicised method of
Spitzenkandidaten goes against the treaty and puts the Commission's
independence at risk.

http://euobserver.com/opinion/124768

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Ukraine rebels release international observers - 27/06/2014 09:23:53
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124773


Swedish PM: EU should show more love for UK - 27/06/2014 09:16:52
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124782


Finnish PM: Ukraine treaty signature is 'historic' moment - 27/06/2014 09:13:16
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124779


Finland and Denmark voice support for Juncker - 27/06/2014 09:08:26
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124780


EU only option for Moldova, says PM - 27/06/2014 09:06:43
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124778

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1. [Post EU Elections] EU leaders to vote Juncker as commission chief - 26/06/2014 07:14:39
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Leaders are to pick the next EU commission chief in a first-ever vote at
the summit on Friday, but other top jobs are to wait for follow-up summit
in July.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124752


2. Romanians and Greeks work the hardest in Europe - 26/06/2014 09:22:16
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A new study has defied stereotypes by showing that Romanian and Greek
people are among the hardest working in Europe.

http://euobserver.com/social/124761


3. [Post EU Elections] Deja vu as Belgian coalition talks break down - 26/06/2014 09:28:25
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One month after the national elections in Belgium, the process of forming a
new government is going nowhere.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124750


4. US to extend privacy rights to EU citizens - 25/06/2014 18:07:56
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The US announced plans to extend the same rights as Americans onto EU
citizens whose data has been breached or misused in the US.

http://euobserver.com/justice/124753


5. Austria rolls out red carpet for Putin - 25/06/2014 09:44:21
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Austria has criticised Western sanctions on Russia and signed a contract to
build a Russian pipeline despite EU concerns.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/124742


6. [Post EU Elections] French centre-right weighs up a Sarkozy return - 26/06/2014 09:27:28
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As France's centre-right is torn apart by bitter infighting, speculation is
rising about whether it will turn to former President Sarkozy to pull it
out of the political mire.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124743

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More European flight disruption as Belgian air traffic controllers join strike - 26/06/2014 09:14:48
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124758


Two contenders for Irish EU commissioner post - 26/06/2014 09:13:11
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124760


Poland names stop-gap EU commissioner - 25/06/2014 18:10:08
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124754


Tusk calls for vote of confidence over tape scandal - 25/06/2014 17:09:02
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124751


Merkel says 'no drama' if Juncker vote not unanimous - 25/06/2014 13:58:59
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124748

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1. Renzi: EU faces 'crossroads' between austerity and recovery - 25/06/2014 08:38:45
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The EU is at a "crossroads" between accepting a long period of austerity
and high unemployment or taking steps to boost an economic recovery,
Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has warned.

http://euobserver.com/news/124732


2. EU wants stronger military industry - 25/06/2014 09:29:28
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The European Commission has laid out plans on how to boost the EU's
military and defence industries.

http://euobserver.com/defence/124741


3. EU trade chief plays down fears over investor protection rules - 25/06/2014 09:27:15
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The EU's top trade official has played down fears that rules protecting
company interests could spark a wave of litigation from US multinationals,
insisting there was "nothing shocking" about the plans.

http://euobserver.com/news/124740


4. Administrative blunder sees MEP walk free from corruption probe - 25/06/2014 09:24:54
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A lost file in the European Parliament has allowed a Romanian MEP suspected
of corruption to leave the assembly without any inquiry.

http://euobserver.com/institutional/124729


5. Albania to become EU 'candidate', urged to fight corruption - 24/06/2014 16:42:46
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EU countries have said Albania should be formally designated as an EU
"candidate" in a decision to be rubber-stamped at the summit on Friday.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/124731


6. [Review] The centre-left - acting like victors after the EU vote? - 25/06/2014 08:44:16
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The centre-left were runners-up in the EU vote but have played a remarkable
power game ever since.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124720

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French push for parallel euro governing structure - 25/06/2014 09:27:17
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124739


French bank's US penalty worries other European banks - 25/06/2014 09:19:35
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124737


Commission suggests bank levies could fund bank watchdogs - 25/06/2014 09:18:06
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124736


Jagland re-elected to head Council of Europe - 25/06/2014 09:13:06
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124738


Ljubljana named European Green Capital - 24/06/2014 20:05:55
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124735

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1. [Post EU Elections] New EU 'strategy' fudges British, German and Italian demands - 24/06/2014 08:15:04
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A four-page "strategic agenda for the Union in times of change", penned by
Van Rompuy, aims to end public disenchantment with EU politics.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124704


2. [Post EU Elections] Cameron to force vote on Juncker nomination - 24/06/2014 09:29:52
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UK prime minister David Cameron is to force EU leaders to vote on whether
to appoint Jean Claude Juncker to become the next president of the European
Commission at a summit later this week.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124718


3. [Post EU Elections] Le Pen fails to create far-right EP faction - 24/06/2014 09:29:13
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Far-right duo Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders reportedly failed to form a
group in the European Parliament.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124719


4. Sikorski attacks Cameron in latest Polish leak - 23/06/2014 19:23:39
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Poland believes the British government has "fucked up" its EU policy and
that the UK will leave the Union.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/124709


5. EU threatens more Russia sanctions, prepares to sign Ukraine pact - 23/06/2014 18:00:32
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EU countries have threatened to impose more sanctions on Russia if it does
not stop Ukraine violence in the run-up to Friday.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/124706


6. EU urges Ireland to maintain austerity - 24/06/2014 08:44:05
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The EU commission has warned that the Irish economy is still vulnerable,
urging the government to stick to budget austerity.

http://euobserver.com/news/124710


7. Brussels flightpath politics cause public furore - 24/06/2014 09:06:19
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A recent decision to redirect flights over Brussels has caused uproar among
locals and residents. But complicated Belgian politics means that solving
the issue has become tangled up in the messy process of
government-formation.

http://euobserver.com/news/124681


8. [Analysis] Will Sikorski be the next EU foreign policy chief? - 23/06/2014 10:37:54
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Whether or not Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski will get the EU
foreign relations job will speak volumes on the state of EU-Russia ties.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/124695


9. [Analysis] Regaining faith in bricks and mortar - 23/06/2014 10:15:10
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A recovering property market is usually a positive sign that people are
regaining confidence in their economic prospects.

http://euobserver.com/economic/124687

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Poland refuses to sack leak-tainted ministers - 24/06/2014 09:14:28
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124717


France seeks German and British help to lower BNP fine - 24/06/2014 09:14:06
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124712


Austrian CEO wants EU 'exemptions' for South Stream - 24/06/2014 09:13:45
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124716


Germany to keep its gold in UK and US banks - 24/06/2014 09:13:27
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124715


EU students fail to repay UK loans - 24/06/2014 09:12:58
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124714

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1. [Post EU Elections] Centre-right to strike deal with centre-left on Juncker, Schulz - 23/06/2014 09:20:01
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Martin Schulz seems poised to continue as head of the European Parliament
in a deal shaping up between the European centre-left and centre-right on
the EU top posts.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124688


2. [Post EU Elections] Polish FM said to have called US ties 'worthless' - 23/06/2014 09:26:35
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Poland may hold early elections if an eavesdropping scandal continues to
grow, with foreign minister Sikorski now caught up in the affair.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124690


3. Belarus releases top human rights defender - 23/06/2014 09:30:15
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Belarus human rights defender Ales Bialiatski was released from prison on
Saturday after spending almost three years in a penal colony on charges of
tax evasion.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/124693


4. [Analysis] Scottish referendum debate defined by political opportunism - 23/06/2014 09:08:47
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Scottish independence still remains unlikely, but thanks to the
unconvincing, borderline patronising, pro-union campaign, it is certainly
not as unimaginable as it once was.

http://euobserver.com/political/124684

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Italy's Renzi vows to pursue United States of Europe - 23/06/2014 09:26:02
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124696


A third of euro zone banks need capital to survive stress tests - 23/06/2014 09:18:17
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124694


UK warns France to keep EU out of World War ceremony - 23/06/2014 09:14:02
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124691


Le Pen struggling to form far-right group - 23/06/2014 09:13:50
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124692

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