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EU must do more to protect Roma, says Amnesty
The EU should use its legal powers to challenge member states that do not enforce the race equality directive, Amnesty says, as it publishes a report documenting widespread discrimination against the Roma population'Extraordinary effort' needed to meet EU recycling target
A majority of European countries will have to make an 'extraordinary effort' to meet the target of recycling half of municipal waste by the end of this decade, a report says
Are we headed for an 'Iranian Spring'?
Europe must do more to publicly support the establishment of a free and democratic Iran, which is not governed by dangerous clerics, writes Edit Bauer MEP
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 beyondEU still subsidising coal industry despite climate change
Climate change is killing nearly 400,000 people across the world each year and it is already costing the global economy €930bn annually – warns Stephen TindaleEU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik - in interview
Waxing lyrical on EU environmental taxes, the depletion of fish stocks in the ocean and the divergence between different EU member states when it comes to green issues - the European Commissioner for the Environment talks exclusively to Dean CarrollThe global warming 'standstill' continues
What is an obvious standstill to some – the global temperature has not increased for 15 years – is to others a not-so-rapid warming – claims Dr David Whitehouse-
First citizens' initiative puts water on EU agenda
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ECB implements 'inevitable' interest rate cut
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EU failing to tackle Hungary's constitutional missteps
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The cards are 'stacked against' EU enlargement
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The EU quangocracy is out of control, claims MEP
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The EU should follow Denmark's lead on energy efficiency
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Citizens' initiative marks 'fresh chapter' in EU democracy
Is the criticism of Catherine Ashton fair given that the European External Action Service has been denuded of power by the institutional turf wars in Brussels?
Sir Alex Ferguson showed loyalty and staying power at Man United FC - are these qualities obsolete in a modern world, which demands immediate success?
yes
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no
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