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High marks for EU energy policy
04/09/2008 - Energy and natural resources - Energy

International Energy Agency issues first report on EU energy policy, praising EU moves on climate change and energy market liberalisation
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New rules on pesticide residues to ensure food safety
03/09/2008 - -

From 1 September, new standards impose uniform limits on pesticide residues in food across the EU.
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EU aid flows into Georgia
02/09/2008 - External relations and foreign affairs - Humanitarian aid

The EU has provided ?6 million in aid for people caught up in the conflict affecting South Ossetia and other parts of Georgia. More help is on the way.
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EU to help school kids fight the flab
28/08/2008 - Environment, consumers and health - Health

New plans to give free fruit and vegetables to schoolchildren ? and extend the range of dairy products already available.
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EU helps out with fire-fighting and flood relief
25/08/2008 - Environment, consumers and health - Environment

Civil protection mechanism springs into action as EU receives requests for help from several countries around Europe
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EU and you - getting the facts right
21/08/2008 - EU explained - EU Institutions

If some headlines about the EU seem too bizarre to be true, it?s perhaps because they?re just that ? more fiction than fact.
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Healthcare without borders
18/08/2008 - Environment, consumers and health - Health

Commission calls for rules to make it easier for Europeans to travel abroad for medical treatment
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Get fitter, not fatter ? Olympians show the way
14/08/2008 - -

Once again the world is witnessing unprecedented feats of speed, strength and endurance at the Olympic games. But if athletes are pushing themselves to the limit, most people are getting less and less physical activity.
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Tens of thousands visit EU institutions
11/08/2008 - -

Though not Versailles by a long shot, EU bodies still draw large numbers of visitors
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Commissioners get up close and personal
07/08/2008 - EU explained - EU Institutions

Blogs not only provide direct access to commissioners - they also reveal a more personal side to the EU?s top officials.
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Holidaying in Europe has never been so simple
04/08/2008 - Transport and travel - Tourism

Taking a holiday in Europe this summer? Going off for a week of sun and sightseeing is so much more straightforward than it used to be.
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Cannabis use levelling off after sharp rise in 90s
30/07/2008 - Environment, consumers and health - Health

Popularity of cannabis waning among the young.
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Multinational fleets deployed in battle to save cod and tuna
29/07/2008 - Agriculture, fisheries and food - Fisheries

EU countries launch joint sea patrols in fight against overfishing of endangered species.
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Bulgaria and Romania - more work needed on corruption
24/07/2008 - External relations and foreign affairs - Enlargement

The two countries are told to put more effort into judicial reform and tackling corruption, in latest progress reports
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Extending copyright protection for musicians
23/07/2008 - Culture, education and youth - Culture

New commission proposal seeks to ensure performers still benefit financially from their earliest records, long after they first went on sale.
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Respecting diversity ? EU campaign truck hits road for 10-country tour
22/07/2008 - -

The EU has some of the widest-ranging anti-discrimination legislation in the world. But sometimes it takes more than laws to drive the message home.
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Fair deal for mobile users ? EU acts again
17/07/2008 - Environment, consumers and health - Consumers - Consumer protection and rights

Commission announces crackdown on ring tone scams and high charges for text messaging and mobile websurfing across EU borders.
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Green production and shopping to be boosted
16/07/2008 - Environment, consumers and health - Environment

A package of new measures will encourage manufacturers to make more eco-friendly goods and make sure shoppers can spot them.
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Higher tobacco taxes key to EU?s anti-smoking drive
15/07/2008 - -

Minimum tax EU countries must levy on cigarette and tobacco sales would rise gradually under proposal aimed at reducing smoking and smuggling.
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