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Happy 50th Birthday EU
 European Union celebrates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome
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Europe and the Oil Crisis
Energy issues at the heart of global and European developments
 Oil Gives Europe the Jitters
For the Vice-President in charge of Energy and Transport, the latest surge in oil prices have once again underlined the importance of developing a proactive and concerted European policy on the security of energy supplies  Inflation, Growth and Oil
As national poiticians criticise the ECB for insisting so obsessively on its inflation target of "below but close to 2 per cent", the questio arises: "Must Europe choose between low inflation and strong growth?"  European Growth and the Coming Oil Crisis
European finance ministers have had to scale down their forecasts and dreams of overtaking the United States in 2010 are now very much on the back burner. The Saudi kingdom is rife with rumours of attacks, analysts are terrified that one well-placed bomb could throw oil traders into a panic.  Shaking Off the Oil Habit
Faced with the challenge of fluctuating oil prices, concerns about global warming and growing energy demand Europe's considers a strategy for developing hydrogen and fuel cells for carrying and converting energy cleanly  EP Seeks End to Oil Dependence
MEPs are now calling for Europe to diversify its energy sources and promote energy conservation and renewable energy, given the continuous increase in the price of oil (up 44% this year) and its effects on both businesses and the public  The "Petro Euro"
Iraq, Iran, Russia, Venezuela and OPEC itself have all broached the notion of pricing oil in Euros rather than US dollars to some extent. The only person who actually did it was Saddam Hussein, and look what happened to him  Crude Trading
Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said the European economy may suffer slightly in terms of lower growth and higher inflation if oil prices remain high but that he hoped that current high prices were an anomaly  Call for Stronger EU Energy Policy
Russian energy policy fell under the spotlight January 11 when MEPs held an unscheduled meeting to discuss the fallout of the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine. |
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