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Green transport: hype over the hybrid car

In front | FOCUS
Toyota's hybrid car concept (Photo: ©Film Colourist/ Flickr)

The environmentally-powered model is well established in the USA and Japan. Can it make the transition in Europe as well?

by Stella Willborn // 30/07/08

ANALYSIS
Image: Proyecto GarajeTM/ Flickr

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

INVESTIGATION
Construction, one of the pillars of Spanish economy, is in recession (Photo: anroir/ Flickr)

Spain’s ‘Silicon Valley’ in Malaga

Spain lives with the feeling that economic crisis is hot on its heels. This is the prefect occasion to redefine its growth model that is currently based in tourism and construction

by Aurélien Le Genissel // 02/07/08

INVESTIGATION
Dig me out (Photo: Daniel Paquet)

Black gold: Equatorial Guinean oil for Europe

From 29 June to 3 July, the 19th World Petroleum Congress takes place in Madrid is attended by representatives from governments across the world, oil companies and international organisations

by Sara Nso // 17/06/08

NEWS
(Photo: paraquenoseolvide/flickr)

Europe begins to go green

For an economy to reduce its carbon emissions whilst still continuing to grow requires certain flexibility. Such malleability is going to be necessary when the European Climate and Energy Package comes into being.

by Sibille Perretière // 17/06/08

FEATURE
Advertising peak (Photo: spitzgogo_CHEN/ Flickr)

€uro 2008, a global currency

Euro 2004 was a huge commercial success, grossing 760 million euros in income. What are the prospects for Euro 2008, whose over one million tickets have already been sold?

by Akli Hadid // 03/06/08

INTERVIEW
Image of the Eurofighter conceived by EADS (Photo: Burtonwoods & Holmes/ Flickr)

EADS: sell to the Americans, sell to the Chinese?

Bertil Huger, director of Airbus Russia, answers young Europeans’ questions about the ambitious global strategy of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 29/05/08

Map: EU growth will slow down in 2008

The EU’s economy will grow slower than expected, falling from 2.7% in 2007 to 2.0% in 2008. Things will worsen in 2009. Take a look at your countries’ growth rates

by Pedro Picón Jiménez // 02/05/08

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