European Union

Saving the euro

As European leaders meet in Brussels this week to discuss changing EU treaties, we look at media commentary on national interests and collective action.

Verträge

kollektives Handeln

Poverty: one of the big problems facing the the world

Environment or economy?

EUROPE: Although concerns about the euro are getting lots of media attention, it seems that Europeans think there are even bigger problems facing the world.

Sorgen, Bedenken

konfrontieren, bedrohen

Of money and language

This week, we look at media comment on the latest response to the euro crisis, and on efforts in Britain to make sure that doctors speak English.

An uncertain future

The future of the euro — and of the European Union — are the most important topics for the business press this week.

Themen

What do you know about the EU's institutions?

EU appointments

Last month saw the appointment of the top two positions in the EU. We look at this development within the European Union — and test your knowledge of the vocabulary you will need to talk about it.

Ernennung

Hunting: no longer a good source of income. Photo: Angswar Walk

CANADA: Roger Flowers is not happy with the European Union. The Inuit hunter says that the EU’s ban on importing seal products has cost him a lot of money. Although the EU ban excludes seals hunted by Inuit, prices for seal products have fallen sharply.

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Robben-

The high cost of rescuing carmakers

The state-backed rescue of Opel will come at the cost of more efficient car companies elsewhere in the European Union, writes the Financial Times.

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Rettung(spaket)

Anyone there?

The world is too complex and dangerous for Europe to have 27 separate heads, writes the International Herald Tribune. It is time to approve the Lisbon Treaty.

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Vertrag von Lissabon

More than hot air

If the gas dispute between Moscow and Kiev is not an EU energy crisis, it is hard to know what is, writes the Financial Times. Brussels must act firmly.

entschieden, entschlossen

Ten years of the euro

The EU has the right to be proud of the euro, which turns ten this week. It is, however, heading for the trickiest moments of its life.

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