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Macedonia name dispute: Time to decide, says Barroso

2010-09-10T15:05:07Z

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso urged Macedonia and Greece to resolve once and for all their twenty-year dispute over the EU hopeful's name after meeting Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov in Brussels yesterday (9 September).

World water experts worried about new pollutants

2010-09-10T14:42:11Z

Water experts and stakeholders gathered this week in Sweden warned against the growing number of new chemical pollutants in waters across the world and called for additional focus on the issue.

Jury out on EU's high-speed Internet plan

2010-09-10T13:00:51Z

The telecoms industry is not convinced that the EU has found the right solution to spur investment in next generation networks like fibre cables, as draft documents seen by EurActiv unveil the European Commission's plan for high-speed Internet.

'Minuscule' CO2 savings expected from EU scheme

2010-09-10T12:42:54Z

The EU's emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) is set to deliver no more than 0.3% carbon savings on total emissions in the current five year trading period, which ends in 2012, according to a new report by climate group Sandbag.

Barroso urges 'smart' budget cuts ahead of summit

2010-09-10T12:40:37Z

EU countries have to consolidate their budgets, but must opt for smart cuts that do not inhibit future growth, argued European Commission President José Manuel Barroso in Poland ahead of a summit of EU leaders next week. EurActiv.pl reports.

EU floats method for handing out free CO2 permits

2010-09-10T09:23:22Z

The European Commission's climate department yesterday (9 September) announced it had identified some 50 product benchmarks for allocating free CO2 emission permits to industry amounting to around €100 billion until 2020.

Serbia abandons hard line on Kosovo

2010-09-10T08:42:46Z

EU hopeful Serbia yesterday (9 September) supported in the UN a compromise resolution on Kosovo fine-tuned by European Union diplomats, dropping its earlier demands to reopen talks on the status of its former province. BETA, EurActiv's partner in Serbia, contributed to this article.

In Poland, Barroso predicts 'Europe 2020' success

2010-09-10T08:28:42Z

Speaking at the 20th Economic Forum for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in Krynica, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso said he was confident that the 'Europe 2020' economic strategy would succeed where its predecessor had failed. EurActiv Poland reports.

Analyst: Don't bury Belgium just yet

2010-09-10T08:27:47Z

Not all possible options have yet been considered for breaking the political deadlock in Belgium, argues Jean Faniel, a Belgian political analyst at Brussels Free University (ULB). He was speaking to EurActiv.fr.

France, Germany only winners of green road charges

2010-09-10T08:27:25Z

Only two EU member states would see a budget surplus if the so-called 'Eurovignette' levy were imposed on heavy goods vehicles for using road networks, whilst 16 others would lose out, according to a new study.