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'Neutral' EU social media campaign to promote 'more Europe'
A communications campaign described by the European Parliament as politically neutral will nevertheless advocate "more Europe not less Europe" as the solution to global challenges

Match-fixing 'threatens the fabric' of European football
Global investigation details the depth of corruption in the 'beautiful game' – implicating hundreds of players, match officials, club owners and staff across Europe and beyond

ECB chief Draghi cleared over Group of Thirty role
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's membership of the Group of Thirty does not undermine the independence of the ECB, a watchdog has ruled, following a complaint over a potential conflict of interests

Poll finds Cameron EU speech was no game changer
David Cameron's pledge to hold a referendum on Britain's EU membership has had no significant impact on the proportion of people who want to see his Conservative Party in government after the next election

ECB top credit rating confirmed by S&P
The ECB's credit rating has been affirmed at AAA by agency S&P, while a further rise in eurozone unemployment was avoided in December, according to data published today

'Milestone' in European cyber-crisis cooperation
European countries should work more closely with each other and with the private sector to bolster defences against cyber-attacks, ENISA says, following an analysis of last October's large-scale practice exercise

EU foreign policy 'resilient' in face of economic crisis
Foreign policy in the EU 'did not unravel' in 2012 despite the focus on rescuing the economy and the impact of austerity – though neither were there any high profile successes, says a think-tank report

EU proposes reforms to 'stagnant' rail sector
The European Commission proposes a series of reforms meant to create a continent-wide railway network 'that actually works' by opening the sector up to greater competition and stimulating innovation

Some UKIP members are 'hooligans' - claims ECR vice-president
Certain British Eurosceptics are 'dangerous when drunk', claims an ally of David Cameron's Conservative Party in Brussels. Justin Stares reports

Hundreds of UK troops to help in Mali mission
UKIP warns against Britain being 'dragged into a ground war in Africa' on the 'say-so of the EU' after the government confirms it will provide further assistance to the French mission in Mali

Graphene and brain projects win €1bn EU competition
Projects to unlock the potential of graphene and to simulate the human brain using supercomputers are chosen by the EU to receive up to €1bn of funding over the next decade

Study: centre-right policies 'sail through' EU institutions
Legislation supported by a centre-right majority in the European Parliament has 'almost always' been adopted by member states in the Council of the European Union, a study as says

Multinational corporations replacing governments - says Peres
Multinational corporations are replacing governments because globalisation is starting to relegate states to 'simple husbandry', Israeli President Shimon Peres tells the World Economic Forum in Davos

Mali conflict shows France is the 'de facto European army'
War in Mali has again exposed the European Union's Achilles' heel - an unwillingness to sanction joint military action, writes Justin Stares

Lagarde: 2013 will be 'make or break' year
Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the IMF, describes 2013 as a 'make or break' year for the global recovery – as new economic data gives a conflicting picture of the state of the eurozone