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1. Turkey - EU talks entering critical year, report says
2. EU banks hit by massive US fraud scandal
3. EU commission criticised for age discrimination
4. Anti-Bologna movement spreads in Spain

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1. Turkey - EU talks entering critical year, report says - 16.12.2008 - 09:28
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Both Turkey and the EU should work to boost the pace of accession
negotiations, which have been losing momentum lately, according to a report
published on Monday stressing that next year will be 'critical' for
Turkey's EU membership perspective.

http://euobserver.com/9/27304/?rk=1

2. EU banks hit by massive US fraud scandal - 16.12.2008 - 09:28
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Several European banks feature on the long list of institutions hit by an
alleged ?36.5 billion fraud scheme by the US trader Bernard Madoff,
described as one of the biggest cases of the kind.

http://euobserver.com/9/27305/?rk=1


3. EU commission criticised for age discrimination - 15.12.2008 - 18:06
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Europe's ombudsman has criticised the European Commission's discrimination
against freelance interpreters who are older than 65 and asked the
parliament to support his position. In reply, the EU executive said it only
followed the existing regulation, while stressing that it has an active
policy of recruiting young interpreters.

http://euobserver.com/9/27302/?rk=1


4. Anti-Bologna movement spreads in Spain - 15.12.2008 - 17:54
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Opposition to the Bologna Process, an EU-inspired series of university and
college reforms, has expanded substantially across Spain in recent weeks,
as students protest, occupy school buildings and even block rail lines.

http://euobserver.com/9/27303/?rk=1