http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenWed, 4 Nov 2009 06:51:53 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://euractiv.com/en/opinion/europe-energy-partnership-central-asia-viable/article-186987?Ref=RSSIt will be "impossible" to develop a viable energy partnership between the EU and Central Asia unless the Union is able to speak with one voice about the Nabucco pipeline and the way it wants to engage with the region's energy suppliers, according to Luba Azarch of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186987-16http://euractiv.com/en/opinion/eu-fit-purpose-global-age-rise-challenge/article-186983?Ref=RSSAlthough the imminent completion of the Lisbon Treaty ratification process should allow the EU to emerge from its "period of introspection", "we should be under no illusions" as the "long and painful" ratification experience revealed problems with the legitimacy of EU integration and the direction the Union is taking, write Loukas Tsoukalis, Olaf Cramme and Roger Liddle in an October paper for the Policy Network.Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186983-16http://euractiv.com/en/opinion/climate-talks-top-eu-us-summit-washington/article-186978?Ref=RSSAhead of an EU-US summit in Washington today (3 November), US President Barack Obama said he hopes an "important deal" can be struck at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. But he admitted an agreement would be no more than a step forward and would not solve the world's environmental problems.Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:50:00 GMTtcm:29-186978-16http://euractiv.com/en/opinion/analyst-russia-pushing-us-europe/article-186953?Ref=RSSUS President Barack Obama "does not care very much" about security in Europe, Edward Lucas, who has been The Economist's Eastern Europe correspondent for more than 20 years, told EurActiv Slovakia in an interview.Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186953-16http://euractiv.com/en/opinion/obama-care-eastern-europe-analyst/article-186957?Ref=RSSUS President Barack Obama sees Eastern Europe as a "Bush administration project" and is not conscious of the need to counter growing Russian influence there, Edward Lucas, who has been The Economist's correspondent for Eastern Europe for over 20 years, told EurActiv Slovakia in an interview.Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMTtcm:29-186957-16http://euractiv.com/en/opinion/search-eu-president-continues-summit/article-186937?Ref=RSSWith former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair out of the race to become the EU's first permanent president, Luxembourg Premier Jean-Claude Juncker now appears to be the leading contender for the EU top job.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:46:43 GMTtcm:29-186937-16http://euractiv.com/en/opinion/germany-elections-liberal-dawn/article-186919?Ref=RSSThe German elections "have shifted the country towards the right," but despite the outcome, "the German electorate did not vote for radical change" and instead opted "for clarity and for an end of the unpopular grand coalition government," writes Timo Behr, a researcher at the Finnish Institute for International Affairs in an October paper. "As a result, tomorrow's Germany is unlikely to differ radically from that of today," he opines.  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186919-16http://euractiv.com/en/opinion/eu-presidencies-adopt-common-logo/article-186901?Ref=RSSThe Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian EU presidencies, due to lead the Union from 1 January 2010 until the end of June 2011, yesterday (29 October) unveiled a common logo, with their prime ministers expressing the strong will of the trio to impact on Europe's functioning under the Lisbon Treaty.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:45:00 GMTtcm:29-186901-16http://euractiv.com/en/opinion/turkey-warned-cyprus-reunification-standstill/article-186887?Ref=RSSCypriot Foreign Affairs Minister Markos Kyprianou warned today (29 October) that Ankara would negatively affect its EU accession bid if did not begin complying with its obligations to normalise relations with Nicosia in December this year.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:45:00 GMTtcm:29-186887-16http://euractiv.com/en/opinion/romanian-mep-bids-eu-foreign-policy-job/article-186847?Ref=RSSAdrian Severin, a prominent centre-left Romanian MEP, is preparing to bid for the EU foreign policy job to be created by the Lisbon Treaty once it is ratified, EurActiv has learned from several sources in Brussels and Bucharest.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:45:00 GMTtcm:29-186847-16