Press review | 04/03/2010

 

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The EU prescribes itself a dose of growth

The EU prescribes itself a dose of growth

 

The European Union is to become more economically stable, more successful in education policy and more environmentally friendly. These are the aims of the new "Europe 2020" growth strategy which EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso presented on Wednesday in Brussels. But the goals don't go far enough and fail to provide the groundwork for a European economic government, writes the press.

With articles from the following publications:
Der Standard - Austria, Lidové noviny - Czech Republic, El País - Spain

POLITICS

Lietuvos Rytas - Lithuania

France's reckless arms deals

El Periódico de Catalunya - Spain

Union unites the Mediterranean region

ECONOMY

CULTURE

Corriere della Sera - Italy

Scorsese's dangerous game with history

SOCIETY

The Times - United Kingdom

Latvians replacing Poles in the UK

LOCAL COLOURS