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EUdebate2009.eu is a website in six languages, and it's set to spice up the 2009 European elections. Launched by the European magazine cafebabel.com, EUdebate2009.eu is an independent internet site, the first web 2.0 platform to get the opinion leaders of the people of Europe talking with European political parties.

EU leaders agreed on 22nd of February to back oversight of the world's financial markets and products, including hedge funds, calling for a clampdown on tax havens as they forged a common position on global financial reform ahead of a summit of the G20 group of leading industrial powers in April.

The BBC political reporter Brian Wheeler is spending the week living the life of a Member of the European Parliament.

The European Parliament adopted on January 13th, by a large majority, a report calling for a "structured civil dialogue" between the EU institutions and civil society.

Launch of the Maltese website of the European Citizens’ Consultations 2009

In the run-up to the 2009 Euro-elections, the European Citizens’ Consultations 2009 (ECC 2009) will give citizens a voice in the debate over how to respond to the current economic and financial crisis by providing a platform for a pan-European dialogue on the future of Europe.