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Creating a greener and healthier Europe - a policy blueprint
It is time that the European Union started aligning health policy with environmental initiatives as the two agendas are intricately linked - says Annika Ahtonen

EU budget overrun? Only in the superficial sense...
With the size of the EU budget under scrutiny, our secret columnist imagines how a European Commission official might explain their department's overspending to a committee of MEPs

Citizens are turning 'inward' and away from national politics
In the face of spending cuts and tighter household incomes, people are turning inwards to focus on looking after themselves and their families - says Matt Korris of Hansard Society

EU chiefs criticised over €12m private jet deal
The European Commission has come under fire after signing a contract worth up to €12m for private jets for its leading officials

We must outsmart terrorists with improved airport security
Despite human rights concerns, airport security will become even more stringent and technologically advanced as the global aviation market booms - writes Anthony Leather

EEAS is 'bloated vanity project' - claims MEP
The EU's diplomatic corps is 'simply too expensive' with its bullet-proof limousines, high salaries and generous holiday packages for staff - claims Marina Yannakoudakis MEP

Tourism can boost EU-Russia relations
Easier travel between the EU and Russia could foster links between the two, but the visa system is a physical manifestation of political tensions, poor relations and historical grievances, writes Nick Greenfield

Too much EU aid goes to 'richer' nations, say MPs
Not enough of the European Union's development aid reaches the poorest people in the world, according to British members of parliament

'Urgent need' for WMD-free zone in Middle East
Many people see the idea of a WMD-free zone in the Middle East as a utopian dream but the tensions and hostilities there only make the initiative more crucial, writes Kate Hudson

Discredited ACTA is dead in the water - Lib Dems
Protecting intellectual property rights is important but ACTA lacked safeguards for internet users and could not work without the participation of emerging economies, writes Fiona Hall

Spain hit by downgrade as unemployment soars
The economic crisis in Spain deepens as a credit rating downgrade by S&P is followed by another rise in unemployment and falling retail sales

Fisheries reform 'can make policy fit for future'
Reforming the Common Fisheries Policy is not an easy task but doing so will improve the sustainability of stocks and help fishing communities prosper, writes Maria Damanaki

Breivik: a foot soldier for Europe's far right?
The trial of Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik raises questions over the extent of the cooperation and threat posed by right-wing anti-jihadist groups operating across Europe, writes Anthony Tucker-Jones

Guy Verhofstadt in interview - we need 'radical' pro-EU movement
The man tipped to be the next president of the European Commission talks exclusively to Dean Carroll about his ambitions for a truly federal Europe and a more proactive EU foreign policy

Price of carbon threatens EU's green ambitions
Putting a price on carbon works, but a steep fall in cost of allowances has pushed the EU's Emissions Trading System to crisis point and threatens its ambitions for a green economy, writes Thomas Legge

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