agriculture

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Let a hundred rebates bloom

Britain's EU tax rebate is unfair. But the problem is not that there are too many tax rebates, but not enough.

by roberto foa // 29/07/04

PORTRAIT Lukashenko, the people’s president

Lukashenko, the people’s president

Alexander Lukashenko is a man with a passion for sport and farming has been described as both the last dictator in Europe and a man of the people. So which is true?

by corina gafner // 13/03/06

Organic farming in Europe in need of fertiliser

The principles of organic farming form an integral part of the movement towards sustainable development. Even though they are essential nowadays, not all the countries of the European Union are finding it easy to implement these principles

by sophie galharret // 11/04/05

ANALYSIS Sugar, with added protectionism

Sugar, with added protectionism

The much discussed sugar reform approved last 20 February by the European Council will be put into action on 1 July, despite the votes against it from Poland, Latvia and Greece. What will the consequences be?

by Marco Riciputi @ // 29/06/06 - 1 Comment

INTERVIEW “We need a new budget, but not at any price”

“We need a new budget, but not at any price”

MEP Reimer Böge, who recently presented his report on the Commission’s budgetary proposal for the period 2007-2013, speaks to café babel about his views on the much-contested document.

by daan peters // 13/06/05

ANALYSIS Peanuts

Peanuts

The great debate about the EU budget is underway. But what’s it all about? Alice Desthuilliers provides a guide to the EU's revenue and expenditure.

by alice desthuilliers // 13/06/05

The Economy: Those Unfinished Reforms

The CAP has caused nothing but grief and the Lisbon Strategy is finding it difficult to get going. Nevertheless, it is also true that…

by marco arnone // 02/06/04

ANALYSIS Lisbon strategy: how does Europe fit into today’s world?

Lisbon strategy: how does Europe fit into today’s world?

Europe’s privileged geopolitical situation is under threat. In the context of globalisation, climate and demographic change and the high cost of energy and food, Europe has to rethink its strategies

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 22/07/08 - 2 Comment

environment, economy, eudebate2009, gdp, analysis, university

The Economy: When Will We See a Marriage Between Turkey and the EU?

Integration between Ankara and Brussels is difficult but not impossible, as long as…

by Fabio De Franceschi @ // 24/05/04

For the next generations

Interview with dr Krystyna Rejman from the Department of Organisation and Economic of Consumption.

by Prakseda @ , interview realised by ola smietanek for café babel , cafebabel.com , Sebastien Vannier @ // 18/11/02

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Urban discoveries in Tel Aviv

One professor introduced me to his architect friend, and I had the pleasure of joining his tour around the deserted, but very interesting areas of Tel Aviv. I hope his project will succeed and the areas will be preserved for community/cultural purposes.

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France and Britain go to war over regulator

A war is looming between Britain and France, and Nicolas Sarkozy has his missiles pointed squarely at the City of London.The French president made some unusually undiplomatic comments this week gloating over his Agriculture Minister, Michel Barnier, being appointed as European Commissioner for the internal market. That position is ...

GulfStreamBlues by GulfStreamBlues on gulfstreamblues

Zapatero: the left's last hope?

Spain’s rather shy, gentle prime minister Jose Luis Zapatero has never been one to seek out the limelight. But with the EU’s top jobs now all handed out, Zapatero has become the lone Socialist voice at the top level of the EU. In fact, the Spanish prime minister ...

GulfStreamBlues by GulfStreamBlues on gulfstreamblues

Tocqueville, the Third Way and Obama

"I confess that in America I saw more than America; I sought the image of democracy itself, with its inclinations, its character, its prejudices, and its passions, in order to learn what we have to fear or hope from its progress." Tocqueville The city of Saint-Louis has been known as ...

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The Turkish Love for Protest

Protests have always been a way for people to pass the time on the weekends and as the rest of Europe adopts less rowdy methods of change, we are comforted in knowing we will always be louder.

Cinar by Cinar on istanbul