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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/eu-launch-first-eurozone-recue-operation-greece" title="&lt;p&gt;But IMF insiders and analysts say that may not be enough to prevent investor concerns from spreading to other European countries.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Europe is still loathe to turn to the IMF for fear of stigma. But at the very least it could use ..." target="_self">EU to launch first eurozone rescue operation in Greece</a><br />');
document.write('But IMF insiders and analysts say that may not be enough to prevent investor concerns from spreading to other European countries. Europe is still loathe to turn to the IMF for fear of stigma. But at the very least it could use the expertise of an agency that has handled countless debt crises and is already providing technical assistance to Greece. Turning to the IMF would for many leaders amounts to &quot;capitulation to Washington, a total political abdication,&quot; said Paul de Grauwe, economics professor at Belgium&#39;s Catholic University of Leuven. German sources said on 9 February that European governments had agreed in principle to help Greece in what would be the first rescue of a eurozone member in the currency&#39;s 11-year history. The informal EU summit to be held tomorrow (11 February) is expected to address the issue. External Links:&nbsp; iMarket News: EU leaders reported moving closer to Greek rescue plan El Pais, Spain: Alemania advierte que cualquier ayuda se dará con condiciones');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/regional-policy/regions-hope-wield-new-powers-lisbon-treaty" title="&lt;p&gt;The Committee of the Regions (CoR) will hold a general assembly in Brussels today (10 February) to elect a new president and discuss how best to wield its new Lisbon Treaty weapons.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;French MP and Mayor of Dunkerque Michel Deleb..." target="_self">Regions hope to wield new powers with Lisbon Treaty</a><br />');
document.write('The Committee of the Regions (CoR) will hold a general assembly in Brussels today (10 February) to elect a new president and discuss how best to wield its new Lisbon Treaty weapons. French MP and Mayor of Dunkerque Michel Delebarre told EurActiv that these changes mean &quot;the CoR is not a paper tiger anymore&quot;. Delebarre, himself a former CoR president, believes the assembly&#39;s new powers, and particularly the right to go before the European Court of Justice, make it far more than &quot;just&quot; a consultative body. Despite having been largely ignored by commentators, regions believe the new Lisbon Treaty will empower them to become stronger players in EU decision-making, a EurActiv round-up has found. External Links:&nbsp; Committee of the Regions: New mandate, new powers: Europe&#039;s strengthened regional assembly to kick off [FR] [DE] European Commission: Regional Policy Homepage [FR] [DE] Committee of the Regions: The Lisbon Treaty: more democracy for Europe [FR] [DE]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/social-networks-put-minors-at-risk-eu-warns" title="&lt;p&gt;The majority of Europe&amp;#39;s youngsters who go online are regular users of social networking sites such as Facebook, according to a recent Eurobarometer poll.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-short-abstract&quot;..." target="_self">Social networks put minors at risk, EU warns</a><br />');
document.write('The majority of Europe&#39;s youngsters who go online are regular users of social networking sites such as Facebook, according to a recent Eurobarometer poll. The European institutions launched a campaign yesterday (9 February) to raise awareness of the threats posed by social networking websites such as Facebook for minors under 18. Meanwhile, a new report highlights new risks associated with mobile social networking. External Links:&nbsp; European Commission: Press release on Safer Internet Day (9 Feb. 2010) European Commission: Speech by Vivian Reding (9 Feb. 2010) European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA): Report on mobile social networks (Feb. 2010)');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/sustainability/commission-forced-scale-down-soil-legislation-ambitions" title="&lt;p&gt;Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK reiterated their opposition to the proposals after the Spanish EU Presidency&amp;#39;s had attempted to find political agreement in the Council last week (4 February).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Identi..." target="_self">Commission forced to scale down soil law</a><br />');
document.write('Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK reiterated their opposition to the proposals after the Spanish EU Presidency&#39;s had attempted to find political agreement in the Council last week (4 February). Identification of contaminated sites remains one of the main sticking points and a sensible and cost-efficient system for their remediation is yet to be found, one diplomat told EurActiv. Following years of negotiations, five EU member states still form a blocking minority on the European Commission&#39;s proposal for a directive on soil protection, leaving some to wonder whether the EU executive should reconsider its approach to addressing this environmental issue. External Links:&nbsp; Commission: Soil Commission: Review of existing information on the interrelations between soil and climate change (CLIMSOIL) Commission: Studies and Publications');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/eu-leaders-to-meet-amid-fresh-institutional-doubts" title="&lt;p&gt;US President Barack Obama dealt the EU a blow last week when he declined an invitation to attend a planned EU-US summit.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The cancellation was in large part triggered by European squabbling over whether to hold the summit in Spa..." target="_self">EU leaders to meet amid fresh institutional doubts</a><br />');
document.write('US President Barack Obama dealt the EU a blow last week when he declined an invitation to attend a planned EU-US summit. The cancellation was in large part triggered by European squabbling over whether to hold the summit in Spain, which holds the rotating EU presidency, or Brussels, where the bloc&#39;s new president, Herman Van Rompuy, is based (EurActiv 02/02/10). A meeting of European Union leaders on Thursday (11 February) will attempt to breathe new life into the bloc&#39;s reformed institutions, which have recently suffered a series of setbacks, including the cancellation of a planned EU-US summit and criticism that the Union&#39;s new foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, was not visible enough after the Haiti earthquake. External Links:&nbsp; European Commission: Speech by José Manuel Barroso: &quot;Speaking with one voice: defining and defending the European interest&quot; (9 Feb. 2010) European People\'s Party (EPP): Barroso II Commission: the EPP, the most influential force (9 Feb. 2010)');
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