Renata Goldirova

Recent Articles by Renata Goldirova

March 1, 2010

Europe to Unveil 10-Year Economic Plan

After a decade of the EU's failed efforts to become the world's most dynamic knowledge-based economy, Brussels is laying down a fresh economic vision based on ...

November 17, 2009

EU Could Face Another Winter Gas Crunch

The European Union and Russia on Monday (16 November) signed an early warning agreement designed to prevent sudden energy cut-offs. But the Slovak Prime Minister, ...

September 28, 2009

EU Countries Face Large Budget Deficits

European capitals are likely to continue running high deficits in 2010, but the following year should see a "very substantial" reduction in countries' debt burden, the...

August 4, 2009

Unemployment Still Rising in Europe

Jobs in the European Union continued to disappear in June, with unemployment reaching a four-year high and putting extra pressure of the bloc's coffers to help ...

July 22, 2009

Brussels Divided Over Korean Trade Deal

A proposed free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea—expected to boost mutual trade ties currently worth over €70 billion—has caused a rift ...

July 13, 2009

Nabucco Pipeline Gets Turkish Assent

The Nabucco project, designed to cut the dependence of energy-hungry Europe on Russian gas, will reach an important milestone later today (13 July) as EU governments ...