Thursday, 7 January 2010

eu reform treaty

European Union | 06.01.2010 Court to decide European Union pay fight
Deutsche Welle
It's a battle that may prove embarrassing to the EU at a time when the bloc is attempting to rebrand itself after passing the Lisbon reform treaty. ...
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EU seeks 10 years of growth
Financial Times
He said economic reform was a priority, as the EU must at least double its average annual growth rate of 1 per cent if it wants a generously funded welfare ...
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Europe-wide code of consumer rights and contracts mooted
Irish Times
... of the Lisbon reform treaty. The submissions to MEPs from the incoming commission members were made public as the outgoing EU executive initiated legal ...
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Zapatero wants some advice on EU Presidency
New Europe
The Spanish EU presidency will be the first under the Lisbon Treaty that entered into force December 1. Climate change issues and securing the adoption of ...
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Today's Zaman
EU-Turkey: Edging back from the brink?
Today's Zaman
With the Lisbon Treaty in place and fears of economic meltdown receding, the EU is regaining self-confidence. For its part, Turkey slowly restarted its EU ...
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Charismatic outsider
European Voice
Like many of his fellow foreign ministers, Westerwelle realised only recently that, under the Lisbon treaty, European summits can be restricted to heads of ...
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Parliament sees crisis as 'opportunity' for tax harmonisation
EurActiv
This will cause controversy in some corners, not least in Ireland, which last year was given assurances by European leaders that the Lisbon Treaty would not ...
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Copenhagen report
Lexology (registration)
With China and India now solidly engaged in an international treaty and US cap-and-trade legislation appearing more, rather than less, likely, ...
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John Lothian Newsletter: January 5, 2010: ICE Guarantees USD2.2 ...
By John J. Lothian
Hugo Brady, Senior research fellow, Centre for European Reform The EU needs new thinking. After eight years of stop-start negotiations, the Union finally has a new rulebook, the Lisbon Treaty. But, despite Europeans' shared anxieties ...
John Lothian Newsletter - http://www.johnlothiannewsletter.com/
Reconciling Health Reform Taxes and Fees on Individuals and ...
By John Ligon
$7.5 billion for the limitation of tax treaty benefits related to U.S. withholding tax imposed on deductible related-party payments – $6 billion from a “worldwide interest allocation” repeal (begins 2011) ...
Fix Health Care Policy - http://fixhealthcarepolicy.com/
Grahnlaw: Britain in 2010: A better year for Europe?
By Grahnlaw
... proposals for unilateral revocation of the Lisbon Treaty, calls for various referendums on the European Union, denouncements of the undemocratic nature of the EU, complete disbelief in the possibility to reform the EU etc. ...
Grahnlaw - http://grahnlaw.blogspot.com/
Frontrunning: January 6 | zero hedge
By Tyler Durden
ECB Board member Juergen Stark says buck stops here, EU will not bail out Greece "The markets are deluding themselves when they think at a certain point the other member states will put their hands on their wallets to save Greece", .... situation and the eu officials don't believe we are going to do anything about it unless they find a way to scare us.they would love to send us to the imf which will try to force reform measures because the eu can't.unfortunately for them ...
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A Political-Risk Outlook for 2010 « economics
By ktetaichinh
We'll also still see significant concerns within developed states this year — weaker states in Europe under massive fiscal pressure; financial regulatory reform in the United States; and the impact of a political revolution in Japan. ..... Though Obama's political advisers see a big push for cap-and-trade as a way to energize the base and sharpen distinctions with Republicans ahead of November's midterm elections, they don't have an international treaty to use as a ...
economics - http://lanle.wordpress.com/
New era for EU as Lisbon Treaty comes into force | Mail Online | Twine
The European Union hailed the start of a new era today after its Lisbon reform treaty went into force, carrying with it the bloc's hopes of becoming a more ...