Monday 31 August 2009

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.

'Confusion' as EU Services Directive deadline nears
EurActiv
The European Services Directive, which EU member states must transpose into law by the end of this year, is a flawed agreement, Patrick de Bucquois, ...
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Don't demonise Jersey, it stands with the good guys on regulation
Telegraph.co.uk
As a result of the G20 initiative it is expected that the requirements for the EU Savings Directive to move wholesale to automatic exchange of information ...
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L'economista mascherato: European radical left opposes Lisbon Treaty
By L'economista ($)mascherato
Despite claims from social democrats in the European Parliament (nowadays indistinguishable from conservatives in all but rhetoric), the Country of Origin Principle (COP) introduced by the Services Directive remains, ... It would give the EU the power, for the first time, to harmonize indirect taxes. It would remove the Irish government's right to propose and approve an EU Commissioner. It would underline and enhance the precedence of EU law over national legislation, ...
L'economista mascherato - http://leconomistamascherato.blogspot.com/
Spam, Blam, No Thank You Ma'am « Midnight In Chicago Weblog
By midnightinchicago
The United Kingdom has their Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. France enacted the Loi pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique 2004. And the European Union has their EC Directive 2003/58/EC. ... Lord knows that when the Electronic Commerce Protection Act Bill — also known as the ECPA — is passed into law in Canada, senders suspected of spamming will experience harsher penalties than the harsh penalties already in place with CAN-SPAM in the U.S. ...
Midnight In Chicago Weblog - http://midnightinchicago.wordpress.com/

Union Asks Irish Workers to Reject EU Treaty
New York Times
By REUTERS DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Unite trade union urged Irish workers on Monday to reject the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty in an October ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
French farmers survive but multinationals cash in on EU subsidies
Telegraph.co.uk
"In the EU treaty and subsequent laws defining the CAP, it's defined as an income support policy. The question is: why does it work in such a way that the ...
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Next Commission needs 'courage' to redress Europe's economy ...
EurActiv
At the height of the financial crisis in October 2008, the EU was able to act but only outside its institutional framework, begging for reform of governance ...
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Union asks Irish workers to reject EU treaty | World Trade Blog
By admin
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Unite trade union urged Irish workers on Monday to reject the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty in an October referendum, saying the pact would leave them exposed to pay cuts, job losses and unfair treatment. ...
World Trade Blog - http://www.worldtradeblog.org/
Klaus preparing book on post-revolution years | Prague Monitor
Klaus also published in the book form his answer to the Czech Constitutional Court concerning the EU reform Lisbon treaty this year. Klaus is known as its staunch critic and although the treaty was approved by the two houses of Czech ...
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Overview of new EU Commission 2009-2014 : Jan's EUblog
By Jan
Estonia: Siim Kallas, Reform Party (ELDR), did a good, likes to continue and is apparently likely to be re-nominated. Finland: Olli Rehn, Center Party (ELDR) will continue; after doing a great job in the enlargement portfolio he hopes to ... Sweden: Carl Bildt, Moderaterna (EPP), Sweden's foreign minister, former prime minister; he would obviously like to take the complete foreign relations portfolio (EU foreign minister) as created by the Lisbon Treaty but probably will ...
Jan's EUblog - http://blog.jan-seifert.eu/