european union directives and regulations

French economy minister criticises EU hedge fund plan - News ... French economy minister criticises EU hedge fund plan. By: AFX | 27 Apr 2009 | 02:50 AM ET. Text Size. PARIS, April 27 (Reuters) - Aspects of a planned European Commission directive to regulate hedge funds do not go far enough and must change to protect ... The commission is due to publish its draft directive on governing hedge funds on Wednesday, against a backdrop of growing political pressure for increased regulation of institutions seen as posing systemic risks. ... CNBC Europe Top News and Analysis - http://www.cnbc.com/id/19794221?__source=vty%7Ceurope%7C&par=vty

Olga CHETVERIKOVA: Crisis as a way to build a global totalitarian ... By The Ed  A new opportunity to gather detailed information on people's private lives follow from the NSA DirectiveN59, passed in summer 2008, ‘Identification and tracking biometry for the purpose of strengthening national security', and the classified ... The new EU regulation implies the overall switch of EUcitizens to electronic passports from the end of June 2009 by 2012. New passports will contain a chip with not only passport info and a photo, but also fingerprints. ... Creative-i - http://www.creative-i.info/