Friday 4 September 2009

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.

Irish Independent
Religious will row in behind Lisbon if their EU concerns are met
Irish Independent
What this directive will do, if passed into law, is to ban 'discrimination' in the provision of goods and services on the grounds of religion, disability, ...
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Multisite Commerce Scenarios
informIT
For example, in the countries within the European Union, the privacy rules are governed by the EU Directive on Data Protection. This directive governs the ...
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Seeker GPS MCA Redesign Signals Green Engineering Initiative at ...
PR Urgent
Adopted in July 2006 by the European Union, the directive restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and ...
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After Lobbying Effort, European Lawmakers Say Hedge Fund Rules ...
FINalternatives
The European Union began to debate the strict new rules in earnest yesterday with the first committee meeting on the European Commission proposals. ...
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EU investment fund rules would finish the City of London
Telegraph.co.uk
For decades, successive UK governments have worked hard to win us concessions, rebates etc from the standard version of EU law that applies to almost every ...
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My European Dream: Industry in Europe, August, 2009 - or USA and ...
By Denitsa
It attempts to combine seven existing EU air pollution laws, including the directive on integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) and the Large Combustion Plants Directive. According to the EU executive, tightening emission ...
My European Dream - http://myeuropeandream.blogspot.com/
Irish Left Review · Joe Higgins MEP on Lisbon & Workers Rights
By Joe Higgins
It turns the Posting Directive from an instrument that was intended to protect workers, companies and labour markets against unfair competition on wages and working conditions into an aggressive market tool.” Would Lisbon change this? Clearly these decisions were based on EU law prior to the ratification of Lisbon. However, the question is, would the passing of the Lisbon Treaty assist in the enforcement of workers' rights, as the Charter Group implies, ...
Irish Left Review - http://www.irishleftreview.org/
Slugger O'Toole
By Pete Baker
In fact, it is rare for the language of left or right to predominate in the basic law of any state. Most independent academics note that the history of the EU has been one of a compromise between the forces of Christian Democracy and Social Democracy: a ... In truth, it was the transposition of the Posting of Workers Directive into domestic law that gave rise to the problems in mainly Scandinavian countries who have different systems of labour market regulation. ...
Slugger O'Toole - http://www.sluggerotoole.com/index.php
Free Market | Ibiza holidays blog
By admin
Laws which have so far limited the number of large superstores in Ibiza are set to be scrapped in October, which could lead the way to a mass invasion of the Pitiusas. The Directive on services in the internal market (commonly referred to as the ... With the proposed legislation, the Commission wants to reduce the barriers to cross-border trade, principally by doing away with the service industry regulations of individual EU Member States, unless those regulations are ...
Ibiza holidays blog - http://www.ibizaholidays.com/blog/
Freedom Drive Finalises Its Demands « Southampton Centre for ...
By Robert - SCIL
We call on the European Community to ensure that Independent Living is central in the disability policies of the European Union, as expressed in the EU Disability Strategy, the Disability Action Plan and Article 19 of the UN Convention on ... on member states to transpose the convention into law domestically as soon as possible. 7. We call for a disability specific directive to uphold and protect the full rights and entitlements of people with disabilities across Europe. ...
Southampton Centre for Independent... - http://southamptoncil.wordpress.com/

eu's Barroso sets out policies for winning new term
Forexyard
His ability to carry out his planned reforms will also depend on whether Irish voters approve the eu's Lisbon reform treaty in a referendum on Oct. 2. ...
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AFP
EU's Barroso vows 'ambitious' Europe in new term
AFP
He said his commission would use all means in the new Lisbon reform treaty, which could enter force next year, "to strengthen the convergence of objectives ...
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Global Insight: Fickle Irish threaten treaty
Financial Times
In just a month, Ireland's 3m voters will decide the fate of the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty. Plans for a new president of the European Council, ...
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INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION Child Protection or a Breach of Rights?
Conducive
As concerns EU Member States the panel: In the meantime the reform of the Romanian child protection had continued rapidly. Large children's homes were ...
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'My Political Philosophy'
Wall Street Journal
Following the revision of the Japan-US security treaty in 1960, the Liberal Democratic Party changed direction significantly and began to prioritize ...
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The Social and Economic benefits of Lisbon « Ireland For Europe Blog
By William
The most important labour market reform in the history of the state was to empower women to get back into the labour force. European law got rid of the marriage bar in the late 1970s, equalized unemployment benefit entitlements, levels and duration, ... The Lisbon Treaty is largely about making the EU and European Parliament more effective and democratic in formulating and implementing its policy agendas. What are the implications for an economic recovery in Ireland? ...
Ireland For Europe Blog - http://blog.irelandforeurope.ie/
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso proposes a ...
By admin
“Under my leadership, the Commission will use the full range of possibilities in the Treaty to strengthen the convergence of objectives and the coherence of the effects of economic policy, particularly in the Euro area. ... “This will require a root and branch reform of the EU budget.” “We should work more closely and imaginatively with the European Investment Bank and the private sector.” “The Commission will also propose a new framework for public-private partnerships ...
The Gov Monitor - http://thegovmonitor.com/