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IceNews The Icesave dispute – In Defence of Iceland IceNews First, EU banking regulations and directives include no provision for a state guarantee of EU deposit guarantee schemes – and thus no justification for ... See all stories on this topic

Europe studies variables of common CCS approach Oil & Gas Journal The EU Directive considers CCS a bridging technology to reduce CO 2 emissions. According to the directive, and based on the EU's target of 20% reduction in ... See all stories on this topic

EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Malta Independent Online The European Union Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE Directive) provides for the prevention and management of waste electrical ... See all stories on this topic

OPINION: Ireland stands accused of breaching the EU equal treatment directives Irish Times On this 10th anniversary of the legislation, Ireland stands accused before the European Commission of being in breach of the EU equal treatment directives. ... See all stories on this topic

European Commission: Simplified Procedures For Claiming Cross-Border ... Exchange News Direct The Recommendation aims to show EU Member States how they could simplify the procedures that they currently apply to verify investors' entitlement to relief ... See all stories on this topic

CBS News Lessons from the us's 30 Years War CBS News As we call a contentious era in European history the Hundred Years' War, so our war in "the Greater Middle East" has already gone on for 30 years, ... See all stories on this topic.

Claiming Cross Border Withholding Tax Relief EU Simplifies The ... By admin The Recommendation aims to show EU Member States how they could simplify the procedures that they currently apply to verify investors' entitlement to relief from withholding tax on cross-border securities income. The objective is both to facilitate investors ... Some Member States even apply a reduced withholding tax or exemption on securities income paid to foreign investors under their domestic law where certain conditions are met. However, the procedures to reduce the ... The Gov Monitor - http://thegovmonitor.com/

David Miliband Speech on European African Integration…..Were You ... By centurean2 There is limited value in securing a town if law and order breaks down as soon as the troops move on. There is limited gain in detaining terrorists and criminals if there is no courthouse to try them in or jailhouse to hold them in. ..... 4 -Since Jean-Claude Juncker, the former President of the European Union, adopted this resolution, we can expect a further European directive in order to sue any people for disliking Islam (Exactly like in Arab countries). ... Centurean2's Weblog - http://centurean2.wordpress.com/

Liberal Conspiracy » Labour betrays the workers, again By Claude Carpentieri This weekend, in fact, to the cheers of the CBI and other employers' organisations, Labour announced they're backtracking on their promises to finally adopt the European Working Directive, a set of measures aimed at protecting the most ... Legally? Of course they can. Legally, Parliament is sovereign, and domestic law takes precedence over international treaties. As a practical matter, it would cause a huge fight with the EU. But this may be a feature not a bug: ... Liberal Conspiracy - http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/

Cryptography, Law and Privacy Blog: EU Data Protection Directive ... By Saqib Ali The most notable thing about the EU Directive and member state laws for purposes of cloud computing is this -- in the absence of specific compliance mechanisms, the EU prohibits (yes, you read correctly, prohibits) the transfer of ... Cryptography, Law and Privacy Blog - http://security-basics.blogspot.com/

A Leader Delaying Lisbon Treaty? Czech Wall Street Journal Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Friday called for the EU's Lisbon reform treaty to prevent ethnic Germans forced out of his country after World War II from ... See all stories on this topic

The EU is 'underperforming' in the world's conflict zones Deutsche Welle ... also earmarked for hampering EU nation-building efforts, due to internal squabbling and a "culture of mismanagment," though the Lisbon Treaty reform may ... See all stories on this topic

Czech senators extend their complaint against Lisbon Treaty ... Prague, Oct 16 (CTK) - Czech senators who filed a complaint against the EU reform Lisbon treaty with the Constitutional Court in late September and who submitted an addendum to it recently criticised the court for giving preference to ... Prague Monitor - http://praguemonitor.com/rss/*/feed

Latino Cambio: The Madrid Summit 2010: Fiesta or siesta? By Guy Edwards However, in the midst of rampant unemployment, Spain has become less receptive to migrants demonstrated by a controversial bid to reform immigration law and an insensitively executed Voluntary Repatriation Initiative. ... To secure a treaty , greater effort is required immediately to iron out differences. The significance of EU-LAC trade and the carbon intensive portfolio of LAC exports to the EU suggest it is essential that both work together to mitigate the potentially ... Latino Cambio - http://latinocambio.blogspot.com/

Grahnlaw: Aland Islands and EU Lisbon Treaty (October 2009 update) By Grahnlaw YLE (the Finnish Broadcasting Company) has published a general news item on the Lisbon Treaty in Åland, in Finnish (updated 4 October 2009). The reform treaty is expected to reach the plenary during the first half of November. ... Grahnlaw - http://grahnlaw.blogspot.com/

ECJ rules against Ireland for 'failure to monitor' finance Sunday Business Post The EU directive was brought in to set out ways for financial institutions to deal with such customers. It effectively compels member states to put in place ... See all stories on this topic

Οικονομία Papandreou presents government policy statement Οικονομία ... the EU but stressed that an inevitable condition for this would be that Turkey incorporate Community directives and practices, respect international law ... See all stories on this topic