Tuesday, 28 July 2009

eu reform treaty

EU says Iceland entry talks will be short
BusinessWeek
France reiterated its stance that the bloc accept no new members until it ratifies and implements its stalled reform treaty, which faces a second referendum ...
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Intellectual Property Watch
EU Report Finds Fault With US Barriers To IP
Intellectual Property Watch
On recognising the first to file a patent application (like the rest of the world) rather than first to invent, the US discussion of patent reform is “going ...
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The Talking Clock: Lord Salisbury puts pressure on Cameron over EU
By The Talking Clock
17367/08 and Addenda 1 and 2, draft Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE); and supports the Government's aim to work with the European Commission and other Member States to further reform the existing Directive. —( Mary Creagh.) Question agreed to. ... The entire Conservative Party - for not expanding upon their EU/Lisbon Treaty "we will not let matters rest there" smokescreen and failing to respond to Ken Clarke's explanation of it. ...
The Talking Clock - http://talking-clock.blogspot.com/

Hedge Funds Take Aim at European Proposal - DealBook Blog ...
By By DealBook
The Alternative Investment Management Association, which includes hundreds of hedge funds around the world as members, said in a statement that a draft directive by the European Commission, the European Union's executive arm, ... While hedge funds and their activities may not have been at the root of the crisis, European officials, especially those in France and Germany, argue that tighter regulation of financial market participants could help in preventing future crises. ...
DealBook - http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/