Thursday, 28 August 2008

August 28th Morning: The Recession Diaries By Michael Taft 

But bashing EU regulations is not one of them, especially when you indulge in that great Tory, 'Little Englander' chicken-little past-time of fabricating regulations that don't exist, just to have a bash. And when that bashing comes ...
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REC launches Agency Work Commission to Safeguard UK temporary jobs
Online Recruitment - UK
It is unlikely that any EU regulations on agency workers will be activated until 2010. However, the REC has taken the lead in ensuring that all details of ...
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Why capitalism creates a throwaway society
New Statesman - London,England,UK
No EU member has implemented the directive and, in the UK, it isn't even on the statute book. I don't deny that regulation is difficult. ...
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FSA proposes Payment Services Directive handbook changes
OpRisk and Compliance (subscription) - London,UK
LONDON – Regulatory changes brought about by the European Union’s (EU) new Payment Services Directive (PSD) have prompted the Financial Services Authority ...
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School transport fees to rise by at least 15 per cent
Times of Malta - Valletta,Malta
Mr Mercieca quashed reports in the media that the yearly fees of children's school transport would double as a result of the EU directive on seat belts, ...
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Consultation starts on ship-source pollution laws
bunkerworld (subscription) - London,UK
Directive 2005/35/EC "reflects the European Commission's desire to encourage consistent implementation and enforcement of the International Convention for ...
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WWF slams EU countries for poor care of Baltic sea
EurActiv - Brussels,Belgium
The recent EU Maritime Strategy Directive calls on member states to "achieve good environmental status of the EU's marine waters by 2021 and to protect the ...
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Brand wagon to help Malaysia sell palm oil
Commodity Online - Kochi,Kerala,India
Moreover, the European Union plans to put in place strict regulations on using vegetable oils for making biofuels. According to Yusof, Malaysia is already ...
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Working for more effective debate
Malta Business Weekly - valletta,Malta
... of its institutions, particularly the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council, where we also have a vote on EU Directives and Regulations. ...
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SIFs confirm Luxembourg's role as alternative fund domicile
HedgeWeek - London,UK
... Luxembourg became the first EU member state to transpose the first Ucits (undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities) directive ...
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