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Tuesday 07 February 2012
Europe’s data protection future: Prospects and implications for business

Strengthening Europe’s internet economy is now a top priority for EU policymakers, with a new Regulation covering data protection due to be presented in early 2012. But how can the new rules on data protection help to reaffirm the internal market dimension of personal data and allow Europe’s businesses to tap into the efficiencies of technological develoments? Photos and report

Policy Paper: European politics and the Euro crisis: Ten failures

Kirsty Hughes is an Associate Fellow of Friends of Europe and Senior Associate Fellow, Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford.
	As eurozone economies enter a make-or-break ten days to “save” the euro, Friends of Europe’s Associate Fellow Kirsty Hughes warns that the crisis is set to have far-reaching repercussions on the future of the European Union. Stopping a eurozone collapse therefore requires a focus on the EU’s wider political and democratic failures.
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The eurozone enters adulthood

by Jean-Claude Juncker The euro area's 13-year history is a success story, says Jean-Claude Juncker. It's a strong currency that is also more stable than any of the national ones it replaced. He sets out the advances in governance that are now needed.

Eurozone pointers to a new global monetary system

by Heiner Flassbeck The lessons of the global financial economic crisis in general, and the eurozone's difficulties in particular, are becoming clearer, writes Heiner Flassbeck. He outlines key elements for a new international system for financial and monetary co-operation.

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EU-India FTA postponed
Despite initial hopes, the long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) is unlikely to be signed at the EU-India Summit scheduled to take place in New Delhi on 10 February. Instead, the Summit is expected to deliver yet another roadmap for the conclusion of the negotiations, which started in 2007. Read more

Mario Monti becomes new Italian Prime Minister
Mario Monti, a member of Friends of Europe’s Presiderium and former EU Commissioner, is set to be sworn in as Italy’s new Prime Minister on November 16. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano offered him the post less than 24 hours after the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

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About Competitive Europe

Europe’s ability to compete in the global marketplace is one of the most crucial challenges of our time. Friends of Europe’s annual programme of international conferences places industrial change and adaptation at the forefront of its agenda. In the wake of the global financial crisis, 2009 saw the launch of a new partnership between Friends of Europe and the Financial Times, bringing together a core group of experts in the field of finance.