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EU law to criminalize pollution
Kathimerini
European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas yesterday explained that a new European Union directive will criminalize activities that cause serious ...
See all stories on this topic Barnier vows to abide by world code
Financial Times
We need to find the right governance for our markets – whatever the sector, within and outside the EU.” Mr Barnier, a former French agriculture and foreign ...
See all stories on this topic Kraft Foods Inc. to Publish Offer Documentation Related to Proposed ...
PR Newswire (press release)
This announcement is not a prospectus for the purposes of the EU Prospectus Directive. Cadbury Securityholders in the EU should not tender their shares ...
See all stories on this topic US can learn from EU telecom reforms
Harvard Law Record
But the new directives will also gravely change the lives of millions of network users directly. The EU will officially embrace a form of network ...
See all stories on this topic German port ready to implement sulphur directive
portworld
Bremen Port Authority says it has amended bye laws to reflect the requirements of European Union (EU) directive 2005/33/EC, which are due to take effect ...
See all stories on this topic Disconnecting users for copyright infringements could break EU law, says expert
Broadband Genie
However, the EU's E-Commerce Directive, which passed into UK law entitled 'E-Commerce Regulations', states that network providers have no liability for ...
See all stories on this topic EU-Iceland relations
EurActiv
Rule of law and respect of human rights are well in line with European standards. Iceland is a founding member of NATO. The country submitted its EU ...
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Consent to Cookies? Who Wouldn't? : Privacy Law Blog
By kmathews@proskauer.com (Kristen J. Mathews)
The EU (specifically, the Article 29 Working Party) consistently has taken the position that its personal data directive (an older sibling of the e-Privacy Directive) applies to wholly non-EU Web sites that place cookies on computers ...
Privacy Law Blog - http://privacylaw.proskauer.com/ The Sceptical Sceptic: Prove it!
By The Sceptical Sceptic
"The European Commission has made it clear that they expect this recommendation to be followed. If not they will try to make it a directive". So there you have it – you will do as we "recommend", or we will make it LAW. ... The EU commission is well-aware that bringing out a harmonising Directive at this stage so early after the ratification of Lisbon would trigger a huge wave of protest and anti-EU sentiment, so it is working behind the scenes, as always with a veiled ...
The Sceptical Sceptic - http://thescepticalsceptic.blogspot.com/ If Sam Tarran Were In Charge: Safeguard
By Sam Tarran
Fortunately, Harper understands that the Bill is, as many are, simply a consequence of an EU directive, or more precisely, the EC's opinion of how the directive should be interpreted: Last week the European Commission sent the UK Government a legal document, called a “reasoned opinion”, which argued that the UK needs to narrow the religious liberty safeguard in its employment laws. ... Mr Harper went on to quote the Commission's reasoned opinion which said: “The UK ...
If Sam Tarran Were In Charge - http://samtarran.blogspot.com/
EU Treaty Could Ease US Effort Wall Street Journal "She's Solana with a checkbook," says Charles Grant, London-based Europhile from the Center for European Reform, referring to the outgoing EU foreign policy ... See all stories on this topic | ||
EU achieves political breakthrough on an enhanced patent system 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Today's agreement will pave the way for solving the outstanding issues to achieve a major reform of the EU patent system in the near future. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Times of Malta The EU, for instance, is pledging a 20 per cent cut from 1990 levels (as opposed to the much higher 2005 benchmark from which the US is pledging to cut ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Finland - General Affairs Council to discuss European Council preparations and ... ISRIA With the Treaty of Lisbon, the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council was divided into two, forming the General Affairs Council and the Foreign ... See all stories on this topic |
Grahnlaw: EU General Affairs Council 7 December 2009 By Grahnlaw With the Treaty of Lisbon, the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council was divided into two, forming the General Affairs Council and the Foreign Affairs Council. In accordance with the division of duties in the Government, ... The Union's key challenges include further measures with regard to the Lisbon Strategy, the reform of financial supervision, the social agenda, and the implementation of the climate and energy package and that of the Stockholm Programme. ... Grahnlaw - http://grahnlaw.blogspot.com/ |
Reid Bill Adds Revenue Raisers Not Seen in Earlier Health Reform ... By mpugh@mwe.com (Martha Pugh) Unlike the House Bill, the Reid bill lacks provisions codifying the economic substance doctrine, repealing the reform of interest allocation for multinationals, limiting tax treaty benefits or excluding “black liquor” from the ... Health Care Law Reform - http://www.healthcarelawreform.com/ |
Ice, Ice, Baby | Brussels Agenda By Andy Carling This summit will discuss the steps needed to overcome political hurdles to EU membership and continue reform in the Balkans, how the national governments are cooperating to take ownership of the stabilisation process and how they may more strongly ... As the Lisbon Treaty finally enters into force, Jonathan Faull reflects upon how the Treaty is likely to change the functioning of the EU Institutions. How will the Barroso II Commission operate under the new Treaty? ... Brussels Agenda - http://neurope.eu/blogs/brusselsagenda/ |
US-Russia Nuclear Disarmament Treaty to Expire at 7 pm ET Tonight ... By ABCNews.com Jake Tapper, Sunlen Miller, and Alexander Marquardt report: Negotiators for President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have failed to arrive at an agreement to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) nuclear disarmament agreement which ... I thought these people were going to totally reform our diplomatic relations. Get to work people! Posted by: Terry | Dec 4, 2009 4:57:19 PM. No more Bush's fault BS. Posted by: lfrichar | Dec 4, 2009 4:13:12 PM ... Political Punch - http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/ |
Senate healthcare reform debate: Week 1 down, how many more to go ... One week into the Senate healthcare reform debate two things are clear: Democrats don't have their 60 votes, and the end is not coming anytime soon. ... The good news is that the United States and Russia are pledging to maintain the provisions of the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), a major nuclear arms control pact, which expires at midnight Friday, Greenwich mean time. But even with the best intentions, the path to cooperation is not always smooth. ... Politics - http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/ |
EU president takes office as Lisbon Treaty comes into force ... The European Union's first president, Herman Van Rompuy, officially took office Tuesday as the bloc's reforming Lisbon Treaty went into effect. ... |
German Missions in the United States - Treaty of Lisbon The new Reform Treaty will enable the EU to face the challenges of the 21st ... The EU Reform Treaty expressly refers to the Charter of Fundamental Rights ... |
AUSTRIA: REFORM TREATY - CHANCELLOR GUSENBAUER ATTENDS SIGNING IN ... The European heads of state and government signed the EU Reform Treaty ("Treaty of Lisbon") in a formal ceremony in Lisbon on 13 December 2007. ... |
Czech Republic and the EU — EU Business News - EUbusiness.com Czech president signs EU reform treaty — 04 November 2009, 02:37 CET; Czech President Vaclav Klaus has given a long-awaited final seal of approval to the ... |
The EU's reform treaty comes into force - Topix The EU's reform treaty comes into force. Full story: Deutsche Welle. The Lisbon Treaty is as thick as a good novel, but not quite as thrilling to read. ... |