Graphics : Coal in Producing Energy 20th October

Graphics found Through Open Blog Europe

Also read the following article :
EU 'leadership' on climate change. Open Europe Blog
" ... One of the main gripes the Polish government have about the EU climate and energy package is the proposed reforms to the Emissions Trading Scheme, which from 2013 would force power generators to pay for all their carbon credits rather than receiving them for free.Given that coal power is about twice as carbon intensive as gas, the graph above shows why the Poles are so upset...According to Polish officials cited in the WSJ, Polish coal fired plants would need to pay 4.8bn euros per year under the plans ..."

Graphics : National Plans of the European Answer 14th October

The Financial Times Limited 2008

Graphics : How Financial Crash Spread to the Real Economy

For the French speaking readers, here is a document published in Le Monde, 2008

Infography : Unhappy Anniversary 11th October

Unhappy anniversary: From raging bull to mauling bear, down market hits 1-year mark. David Carpenter, Newser (en) "... A year ago Thursday, Wall Street was celebrating the fifth anniversary of a bull market that had created $10 trillion in shareholder wealth since 2002. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index hit all-time highs on Oct. 9, 2007 ..."

Here a Graphics from the WSJ comparing numbers after the 7 trillions lost in a Year ...

WSJ 2008

Infography : Deposits Guarantee in EU 6th October

From Le Monde, 2008.

The Infography show the Official Deposits Guarantee today accross Europe.

Infographics : Georgia Crisis

Comment AB : The Economist's Big Mac Index 2008

The Economist, 24th July 2008

It will be a surprise for No one : European Currencies are overvalued compared to the Dollar. However, an American can still put on weight (if he can) in Asia, where the big Mac is much cheaper.
The Big Mac Index on The Economist.com

Comment AA : Map of the Balkans

The Independent 2008

Comment V : Immigrants Deportation

Le Monde 2008

Immigrants Deportation in 2006.
Blue : Decrease from 2005.
Red : Increase from 2005.

Comment U : The 4 Key Points of the 2008 French Presidency

Part 4 : The Immigration.

Le Monde.fr 2008

A outside view of the last Brussels decisions on Immigration, few weeks ago :

E.U. Passes Tough Migrant Measure. Caroline Brothers, The NYT (en)
E.U. Moves to Standardize Immigrant Policy. Molly Moore, The Washington Post (en)

Precedent Related Post:
Part 3. Agriculture and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Part 2. The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).

Part 1 : Environment, Climate Change and Energy.

Comment T : The 4 Key Points of the 2008 French Presidency

Part 3. Agriculture and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Le Monde.fr 2008

For more information about what is the CAP :

Common Agricultural Policy. Wikipedia.org (en).

Precedent Related Posts :

Part 2. The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).

Part 1 : Environment, Climate Change and Energy.

Comment S : The 4 Key Points of the 2008 French Presidency

Part 2. The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
For more information about how works the ESDP :

European Security and Defence Policy. Wikipedia.org (en)

Precedent Related Post:

Part 1 : Environment, Climate Change and Energy.

Comment O : The 4 Key Points of the 2008 French Presidency

Part 1 : Environment, Climate Change and Energy.

Le Monde 2008. Environment Objectives.

The 4 focuses of the French Presidency. P   A, Le Figaro (fr)
Key points of Sarkozy's EU plan. The Telegraph (en)

Comment N : American Nuclear Weapons on EU Soil.

Le Monde 2008

The 8 Airbone Bases where are Stocked all American Nuclear Weapons.

Comment L : World Energy Consumption by Fuel

The Economist 2008

Comment K : Ratification Map of the Lisbon Treaty

Dark Green: Parlementary Ratification

Light Green: Ratification in progress

Red: Treaty rejected

Enveloppe: Ratification via a referendum

Le Monde.fr 2008

Comment E: Less and Less Oil Discoveries Around the World. A challenge for the EU.

Le Monde, 23/05/2008 (fr)

Comment C: Map of the Eastern Europe Communitarian Breaking Up (fr)

LeMonde.fr (07/06/2008)

Comment B: Map of the EU.

The Economist (5th of June 2008).

Here is a map, representing the EU integration including the past enlargements, the present situation and the possible future.

Comment A:

Voici une semaine que le site a ete lance. L’actualite de l’UE a ete assez legere. Mais les semaines qui viennent avec un renforcement des protestations contre le cout de l’energie, la presidence Francaise et ses Couacs a venir nous promettent quelques beaux articles dans la presse. Aujourd’hui, voici le Logo de la Presidence Francaise.

This website started to be published one week ago. If the week has been quiet for the EU, the next weeks will be much more interesting. Protests against the cost of Energy are rising, the French presidency of the EU and its probable controversies will bring us more interesting articles. To celebrate the first week, I give you the French logo for its presidency.