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  • Restoring confidence, boosting growth and jobs
    
			EU leaders around a table at the informal European Council meeting © EU

    01/02/2012 00:00:00

    EU leaders agree on urgent action to bring down youth unemployment, support small businesses and tap into the EU market, and set date for signing new treaty on economic policy coordination. ...



  • Help make EU law – from 1 April 2012
    
			Logo with the words “European Citizens’ Initiative” © EU

    27/01/2012 00:00:00

    You will soon be able to call on the Commission to make legislative proposals on EU policy. A new website has all the information on how to launch a “citizens’ initiative”. ...



  • Task for Danish Presidency: to prepare Europe for tomorrow
    
			Logo for the 2012 Danish Presidency - showing the year changing from 2011 to 2012

    03/01/2012 00:00:00

    From January to June 2012, Denmark will hold the Presidency of the Council of the EU. During that time, it wants to bring Europe together and make it more resilient for the tough challenges ahead. ...



  • Delivering European renewal
    
			Commission headquarters – the Berlaymont building – displaying economic governance banner © EU

    27/12/2011 00:00:00

    The Commission’s roadmap for 2012 will target economic growth, financial sector reform and giving the EU an effective voice in the wider world. ...



  • Building a stronger economic union
    
			European Commission President José Manuel Barroso at the European Parliament in Strasbourg © EU

    14/12/2011 00:00:00

    Agreement by most EU governments on further economic integration should be complemented by moves to restore growth and create jobs, says Barroso. ...



  • Decisive steps towards more discipline, integration and convergence
    
			EU leaders group photo during the European Council meeting on 8 & 9 December 2011 © EU

    12/12/2011 00:00:00

    A new intergovernmental treaty would set tighter budget rules and strengthen economic coordination as a means of tackling the debt crisis and restoring market confidence. ...



  • EU leaders to focus on reviving economy
    
			The Justus Lipsius building, where EU leaders hold their summits in Brussels, Belgium. © EU

    07/12/2011 00:00:00

    Stronger economic governance in the eurozone will be the focus of leaders' discussions on 8-9 December in Brussels – alongside energy and the prospect of new countries joining the EU. ...



  • An agenda for growth
    
			Puzzle of EU flag with a dislodged piece, light shining through the space from below. © iStock/Eduard Härkönen

    23/11/2011 00:00:00

    Package of economic and budgetary recommendations sets priorities for 2012 and includes new measures to reinforce eurozone financial governance and stability. ...



  • Toward a closer, stronger economic union
    
			MEPs meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg © EU

    17/11/2011 17:00:00

    Eurozone governments should move quickly to support the common currency, end the debt crisis and forge a deeper economic union, says Commission President José Manuel Barroso, announcing plans for new proposals. ...



  • Step up in fight against EU budget fraud
    
			A 3D pie chart in five segments on top of three sheets of graph paper © Stock/123render

    03/10/2011 00:00:00

    Better monitoring is finding more cases of EU funding misuse, including fraud. This means more money is being recovered for programmes intended for citizens. ...



  • Renewing Europe
    
			MEPs meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg © EU

    28/09/2011 00:00:00

    Commission President José Manuel Barroso sets out a EU strategy for sustainable growth and jobs in his annual State of the Union speech to the European Parliament. ...



  • Economic recovery a priority
    
			José Manuel Barroso © EU

    02/09/2011 00:00:00

    Better economic governance, new assistance for Greece and reform of the banking sector are among the measures that need to be implemented for economic recovery and job creation. ...




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