http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSat, 7 Nov 2009 23:16:41 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/energy-performance-buildings-directive/article-187130?Ref=RSSBuildings have an enormous role to play in the EU's attempts to slash greenhouse gas emissions, as they represent around 40% of all energy use. The EU addressed the problem by introducing minimum requirements for the energy performance of buildings, but having acknowledged that more needs to be done, it is now in the course of revising the legislation.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187130-16http://euractiv.com/en/future-eu/phantom-meps-cause-political-nightmare/article-187098?Ref=RSSThe increase in the number of lawmakers in the European Parliament, prompted by the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, is causing major headaches across the EU, with massive uncertainty surrounding the timing of the 18 new MEPs taking office.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187098-16http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/european-patent-office-study-green-innovation/article-186982?Ref=RSSThe European Patent Office (EPO) has embarked on a detailed study to map the growth in eco-innovation since the introduction of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. The move comes ahead of the next month's UN climate summit in Copenhagen and as major industry players line up behind green technology.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:55:00 GMTtcm:29-186982-16http://euractiv.com/en/future-eu/tory-meps-quit-cameron-eu-policy/article-187118?Ref=RSSTwo Tory frontbenchers in the European Parliament have announced their resignation from EU positions after Conservative leader David Cameron announced he would drop plans to hold a referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty should he come to power next year.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:50:00 GMTtcm:29-187118-16http://euractiv.com/en/food/commerce-key-completing-internal-market-kuneva/article-187126?Ref=RSSBarriers to shopping online across borders must be eliminated if the EU's internal market is to be completed, Consumer Affairs Commissioner Meglena Kuneva said yesterday (5 November), presenting her vision for the future European consumer policy.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:49:00 GMTtcm:29-187126-16http://euractiv.com/en/enlargement/croatia-hopes-join-eu-2012/article-187097?Ref=RSSDespite calls for it to join earlier, realistically Croatia's EU accession in 2012 would still represent a great success, Mirko Galic, Croatia's ambassador to France, told EurActiv France in an exclusive interview.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:48:00 GMTtcm:29-187097-16http://euractiv.com/en/enterprise-jobs/smes-seeing-benefits-green-stimulus/article-187095?Ref=RSSEurope's stimulus plan has been slow to help small businesses in the green tech sector, according to Eurochambres, the umbrella group for chambers of commerce in the EU.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:45:00 GMTtcm:29-187095-16http://euractiv.com/en/future-eu/hungary-nominates-economist-eu-commission/article-187101?Ref=RSSHungary has nominated Laszlo Andor, an international economist and board member at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as its EU commissioner, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai said on Thursday.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:10:00 GMTtcm:29-187101-16http://euractiv.com/en/central-europe/slovak-parliament-approves-protectionist-law/article-187100?Ref=RSSSlovakia's parliament approved on 5 November a widely-criticised law which protects so-called strategic companies from bankruptcy by giving the government the option to buy, restructure and find new investors for a firm.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:05:00 GMTtcm:29-187100-16http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/eu-green-revolution-include-low-earners/article-187099?Ref=RSSThe drive to 'green' the EU economy will only succeed if it provides real solutions for low income households and works towards a "renewed sense of shared prosperity," European Economic and Social Committee President Mario Sepi told EurActiv in an interview.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187099-16