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EU watchdogs set sights on bank trading floors Financial Post (blog) The priority for banks is to deal with the sheer volume of new European Union directives being discussed, bankers said this week. They cannot yet gauge the impact on profitability, which has already been hit by new capital rules. ... See all stories on this topic »

Massive Cornwall waste plant is rejected by judge West Briton A High Court judge yesterday quashed the Government's decision to approve planning permission for the incinerator, ruling that the environmental impact had not been properly considered under an EU directive. The landmark ruling prompted tears of joy in ... See all stories on this topic »

EU bans pre-ticked boxes on websites Travolution A statement said: “With the new directive, pre-ticked boxes will be banned across the European Union.” Online traders must disclose the total cost of the product or service, as well as any extra fees under the new rules - and customers will be exempt ... See all stories on this topic » OECD calls for Ireland to ramp up austerity http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/14/uk-ireland-oecd-idUKTRE79D2KD20111014 Ireland's judges lose their wigs in austerity move http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jBU7Hes-vf6KMMsp4Y4edFhcDr_Q?docId=5bd6faea4cd14faaa3de84ac40b0b1d6 Irish Budget Watchdog Calls For Further Austerity http://www.tax-news.com/news/Irish_Budget_Watchdog_Calls_For_Further_Austerity____51949.html Portugal toughens austerity in budget http://www.skynews.com.au/finance/article.aspx?id=673389&vId= Draghi Urges Italy to Implement Austerity to Avert Spiral http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-12/draghi-urges-italy-to-implement-austerity-to-avert-debt-spiral.html Spain health service chokes as austerity tightens http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/sns-rt-us-spain-healthcaretre79a1s1-20111011,0,1748770.story French unions hold strikes, protests against austerity measures amid euro crisis President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservative government says the cost-cutting measures are essential to reducing the country’s debts and allowing France to remain a pillar of the troubled eurozone. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/french-unions-hold-strikes-protests-against-austerity-measures-amid-euro-crisis/2011/10/11/gIQAJy6sbL_story.html Troika concludes Greek mission, warning more austerity needed in 2013 http://euobserver.com/19/113892 UK's Cameron: Austerity is only solution to crisis http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jEHrlbQ8owpkFuAZCzTY3KzgQxzg?docId=83ff9c07743a4cd184b11c86aae73ad3 Mort Zuckerman A bankrupt America needs an age of austerity http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001039681/en American Profligacy and American Power The Consequences of Fiscal Irresponsibility By Roger C. Altman and Richard N. Haass November/December 2010 Summary: The U.S. government is incurring debt at an unprecedented rate. If U.S. leaders do not act to curb their debt addiction, then the global capital markets will do so for them, forcing a sharp and punitive adjustment in fiscal policy. The result will be an age of American austerity. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66778/roger-c-altman-and-richard-n-haass/american-profligacy-and-american-power http://www.relooney.info/0_New_9635.pdf France Could Restrict Banks Right to Pay Dividends, Figaro Says http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-14/france-could-restrict-banks-right-to-pay-dividends-figaro-says.html Q+A: Europe's banks on verge of big recapitalisation http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/14/banks-recap-idUSL5E7LD2L020111014 EU hopes Hungary will not veto Serbia http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j0qOmE1_OYFOUgceElxfobHPYFNg?docId=8d1eb98de55b4e21b1ce1df371db0757