EU NEWS: 9.5.14

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1. Finland most vulnerable to Russian gas cut-off - 03/09/2014 09:29:11
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Finland would experience gas shortages if Russia cuts off exports for one
month, while other EU countries would last between three to nine months
without Russian gas, according to a German study.

http://euobserver.com/economic/125441


2. Choose between pound or EU membership, Rehn tells Scots - 03/09/2014 09:26:10
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An independent Scotland would have to choose between using the pound and
joining the EU, the bloc's former economic affairs commissioner has said.

http://euobserver.com/political/125451


3. Mogherini backs Western Balkan enlargement - 02/09/2014 20:29:24
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Italian minister and incoming top EU diplomat Mogherini has called for
progress on Western Balkan enlargement, while saying Russia is no longer an
EU "partner".

http://euobserver.com/enlargement/125442


4. EU poised to 'take measures' against Israeli food - 03/09/2014 09:24:12
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The EU is poised to take "appropriate measures" against Israeli settler
food exports after Israel failed to respond to its complaints.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/125444


5. France wants to create new EU migration post - 02/09/2014 16:34:51
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France wants to create a European coordinator to ensure member states
follow through more rapidly on their asylum and border control commitments.

http://euobserver.com/justice/125438


6. Juncker starts interviews for new EU commission - 02/09/2014 13:41:27
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Incoming EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has started meeting the
nominees for his 28-strong college, but gender balance continues to be a
problem.

http://euobserver.com/institutional/125430


7. [Opinion] Nato shouldn't abandon Afghanistan's women - 03/09/2014 08:31:45
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As Nato leader gather in Wales, Human Rights Watch says there has never
been a worse moment to walk away from Afghanistan's women.

http://euobserver.com/opinion/125443

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EU farmers won't get full Russian sanction compensation - 03/09/2014 09:03:11
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125449


Calais mayor might close port to stop migration wave - 03/09/2014 09:02:57
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125448


Obama in Estonia ahead of Nato summit - 03/09/2014 08:59:30
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125447


Grillo calls for quarantine of immigrants - 03/09/2014 08:57:47
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125446


Investors return to Greek real estate market - 03/09/2014 08:55:40
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125445

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1. New EU appointees speak out against Russia - 02/09/2014 09:24:11
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Two of the EU's new top officials - Donald Tusk and Federica Mogherini -
have spoken out against Russia's "war" on Ukraine.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/125437


2. Berlin-Paris tensions re-emerge as ECB ponders stimulus measures - 02/09/2014 09:29:09
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European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi is testing the mood of EU
governments as he ponders whether to unleash a new wave of monetary
stimulus to boost the eurozone's struggling economy.

http://euobserver.com/economic/125436


3. Who is Tusk and what does he mean for the EU? - 01/09/2014 18:44:12
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Some compare Tusk, the new EU Council chief, to Merkel. But unlike her, he
has "given up" on Moscow, with Russia relations set to make or break his EU
tenure.

http://euobserver.com/institutional/125427

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Scotland independence vote narrows - 02/09/2014 08:44:27
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125435


EU draft report critical of Turkey - 02/09/2014 08:43:20
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125431


Eurozone manufacturing hits 13-month low - 02/09/2014 08:34:24
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125433


Greek troika talks in Paris - 02/09/2014 08:32:38
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125432


Swedish anti-immigrant party set for big gains - 02/09/2014 08:31:28
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125434

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1. Cameron faces new EU referendum backlash - 01/09/2014 09:22:15
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Cameron is facing a eurosceptic backlash inside his Conservative party,
amid reports that up to 100 of his MPs will vote for Britain's withdrawal.

http://euobserver.com/political/125420


2. EU expert groups dominated by corporate interest, say NGOs - 01/09/2014 09:09:45
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Pro-transparency groups and trade unions are urging the European Commission
to scale back corporate influence on policy-making decisions.

http://euobserver.com/institutional/125422


3. Who is Federica Mogherini? - 01/09/2014 08:59:21
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Italy's Federica Mogherini's will have to hit the ground running as EU's
new foreign policy chief as the Russia conflict escalates.

http://euobserver.com/institutional/125418


4. [Opinion] Why America is recovering, but Europe is not - Part II - 01/09/2014 09:17:34
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It is the differences in the way the United States and Europe tackled the
global financial crisis that explains why the US economy is recovering,
whereas the eurozone is amid a lost decade.

http://euobserver.com/opinion/125371

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Only one in four Norwegians support EU membership - 01/09/2014 09:18:55
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125419


Russia calls for 'ceasefire', 'statehood' in east Ukraine - 01/09/2014 09:06:48
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125423

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1. EU leaders pick Tusk, Mogherini for top posts - 30/08/2014 21:43:18
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EU leaders have chosen Polish PM Tusk as the next EU Council president and
Italian minister Mogherini as the bloc's foreign affairs chief.

http://euobserver.com/institutional/125412


2. EU leaders give Putin one-week deadline - 31/08/2014 02:25:13
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EU leaders have given Russia one week to stop attacking Ukraine or face
more sanctions.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/125417


3. Poroshenko: EU likely to hold off on Russia sanctions - 30/08/2014 14:41:10
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EU leaders are likely to hold off on extra Russia sanctions until at least
next week, Ukraine's president indicated in Brussels Saturday.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/125407

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Romania may send a female commissioner - 31/08/2014 02:04:01
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125416


Lithuanian president abstained from Mogherini vote - 31/08/2014 01:19:52
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125415


Denmark nominates female minister as EU commissioner - 31/08/2014 01:08:53
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125414


EU leaders pick Tusk and Mogherini for top posts - 30/08/2014 19:32:52
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125413


EU ambassadors toughen up Russia conclusions - 30/08/2014 18:32:17
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125411

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1. France halts Russia warship deal, as Nato leaders meet - 04/09/2014 07:45:47
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France has frozen the delivery of a high-end warship to Russia, as Nato
leaders meet in the UK for a summit to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war.

http://euobserver.com/defence/125461


2. EU targets bank loans, World Cup in Russia sanctions talks - 03/09/2014 17:59:34
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EU ambassadors are holding talks on new Russia sanctions ideas - seen by
EUobserver - including "action" to block its 2018 World Cup.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/125455


3. 'Scaremongering' threatens trade deal, US ambassador warns MEPs - 04/09/2014 09:22:38
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A landmark EU-US trade deal is under threat due to "scaremongering", the US
ambassador to Brussels has warned MEPs.

http://euobserver.com/news/125459


4. Unemployment on a slow downward trend, report says - 04/09/2014 09:26:18
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Unemployment has started to fall in Europe, but will remain next year at
higher levels than before the euro-crisis, according to an OECD report.

http://euobserver.com/social/125465


5. EU migrant mission will not replace Mare Nostrum - 03/09/2014 18:30:22
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The EU's new Mediterranean migrant mission will not replace Italy's 'Mare
Nostrum' because it will be too small, the commission says.

http://euobserver.com/justice/125456


6. Finland and Germany slip in global competitiveness rankings - 03/09/2014 09:33:00
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Finland and Germany remain in the top five most competitive economies
despite both slipping a spot each in global rankings of 144 countries
compiled by the World Economic Forum.

http://euobserver.com/economic/125450


7. [EUobserved] The EU's interminable changing of the guard - 03/09/2014 18:35:31
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Brussels is about to be shaken up. And it's about time too.

http://euobserver.com/news/125439

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US paratroopers to arrive in Ukraine for training exercises - 04/09/2014 09:29:30
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125462


Thinktank: EU needs new treaty for eurozone and UK membership - 04/09/2014 09:13:28
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125468


EU court rules against Spain on inheritance tax - 04/09/2014 09:13:21
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125467


Belgium chooses female EU commissioner - 04/09/2014 09:04:03
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125466


Greek talks with troika 'positive' - 04/09/2014 08:52:59
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125464

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1. EU, US to tighten Russia sanctions - 05/09/2014 09:29:02
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The EU and US are to announce tighter Russia sanctions, with the EU's draft
legal texts - seen by EUobserver - targeting state-owned banks, oil
technologies, and defence goods.

http://euobserver.com/foreign/125479


2. No new Nato bases in eastern Europe - 04/09/2014 22:54:49
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Poland has confirmed there will be no new Nato bases in eastern Europe to
deter Russian aggression.

http://euobserver.com/defence/125478


3. Polish minister calls for ?700 billion EU investment fund - 05/09/2014 09:28:57
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The EU should establish a temporary investment fund capable of paying for
infrastructure projects worth ?700 billion Poland's finance minister has
said.

http://euobserver.com/news/125475


4. Europol chief takes instructions on document access from Americans - 04/09/2014 17:38:01
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The head of the EU police agency Europol is taking instructions from the
Americans on what EU-drafted documents he can and cannot release to EU
lawmakers.

http://euobserver.com/justice/125474


5. Draghi cuts interest rate, launches new stimulus measures - 04/09/2014 18:33:09
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The European Central Bank has cut interest rates to a historic low and
unveiled a raft of bond-buying programmes to stimulate lending, in a move
that surprised financial markets and analysts.

http://euobserver.com/news/125473


6. Names list for new EU commission complete - 04/09/2014 20:09:59
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The list of proposed new EU commissioners is now complete, with enough
women for the European Parliament to approve the 28-strong team led by
Jean-Claude Juncker.

http://euobserver.com/institutional/125477


7. [Opinion] The ECB: an act of determination or desperation? - 05/09/2014 09:26:45
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Now that the ECB has almost entirely emptied its toolbox, the pressing
question is: will it help?

http://euobserver.com/opinion/125481

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Greece requests EU money for migrant surge - 05/09/2014 08:46:29
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125482


Italy faces EU fines over waste dumps - 05/09/2014 08:45:34
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125484


Microsoft upset over Google EU anti-trust deal - 05/09/2014 08:44:39
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125483


France set to lose ?1bn on Mistral deal - 05/09/2014 08:37:16
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125480


Nato: Russia trying to 'freeze' Ukraine conflict - 04/09/2014 16:36:25
http://euobserver.com/tickers/125472

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