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What "Open Skies" Means for U.S. Airlines
You've probably heard a great deal of talk about the wonders of Open Skies between the US and European Union. It officially went into effect March 30, and now the world is a different place . . . right? Well, not really. From the European...
Tags: European Union, Heathrow, Brett Snyder, Agreement, Airline
Blog posts 2008-03-31
SKYPOSTAL NETWORKS, INC. Wall Street Analyst Forum's 20th Annual Institutional Investor Conference Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionUnidentified Participant inaudible. Albert Hernandez No. By 2013, all EU members, European Union members, about 26 countries must deregulate their market. So far UK, Holland, Germany, most of the larger countries have. The CIS countries are in the process, but this is a mandate. If you are in...
Tags: Valuation, U.S. Postal Service, Investor, European Union, CIS Country, Parcels, Investment, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-03-26
Philip Morris International, Inc., Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Christine Farkas of Merrill Lynch. Christine Farkas - Merrill Lynch Thank you very much. Good morning Hermann. Hermann Waldemer Good morning, Christine. Christine Farkas - Merrill Lynch I am looking at the EU I respect your comments...
Tags: Philip Morris USA, Germany, France, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Poland, Call Transcript, Earnings, European Union, Marlboro, Managerial Accounting, Branding, Finance, Marketing, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-04-23
Tech Law: Apple Loses Suit, EU Intel Finding, Pirate Bay Again, More
Apple loses patent suit; Judge extends Microsoft antitrust oversight; EU finding on Intel coming soon and probably isn't pretty; engineer sues Sony for allegedly shady dealing; Pirate Bay case judge impartiality questioned; and judge won't delay Polaroid asset sale. by Erik Sherman
Tags: Apple Inc., Intel Corp., European Union, Asset Management, Corporate Law, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2009-04-27
Travel Roundup: EU's Mexico and U.S. Travel Advisory, Tropicana Violations Close 560 Rooms, Cruise Ship Fends Off Pirates and More
European Union health ministers issue swine flu travel advisory -- The European Union's health chief advised travelers today not to head to Mexico and the United States, both places where swine flu has been discovered. Swine flu, a strain of influenza spread from pigs, has killed 103 people in Mexico and...
Tags: U.S., Health Care, Flu, Mexico, European Union, Piracy, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Barbara E. Hernandez
Blog posts 2009-04-27
Record EU Fine for Intel, Deconstructing Intel Response
It seems like only yesterday that I was writing about the danger of antitrust actions in high tech. In fact, it was, and at the time I mentioned the speculation that Intel would face a walloping antitrust fine from the EU today. And so it does: €1.06 billion, or about...
Tags: Manufacturer, Computer Company, CPU, Computer, Intel Corp., European Union, Manufacturing, Productivity, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2009-05-13
Intel Penalty Signals More Tech 'Blood On The Streets'
The $1.45 billion fine levied against Intel last week by the European Commission, will doubtless be seen in hindsight as a watershed event heralding a new era of government clampdowns on certain types of business activities. The only question in the balance is whether this new era of regulation will...
Tags: Regulator, Antitrust, Data Security, Intel Corp., European Union, Corporate Law, Government, Regulations, Security, Business Operations, Michael Hickins
Blog posts 2009-05-18
US-EU Open Skies Phase II Talks Begin
US-EU Open Skies Phase I was the easy part. All it did was allow any airline from the US to fly between the US and anywhere in the EU and vice versa. Its ultimate success, however, was dependent on Phase II, and those talks are just getting started....
Tags: Airline, Sky, European Union, Brett Snyder
Blog posts 2009-06-30
EU Imposes Five-Year Tariff on U.S. Biodiesel Producers
U.S. biodiesel producers -- already suffering from low oil prices, weak domestic demand and a delayed Environmental Protection Agency mandate -- were hit Tuesday with a five-year tariff on exports to Europe. The European Union imposed a provisional tariff on imports of U.S.-made biodiesel back in March in response...
Tags: Industry, Tariff, Biodiesel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, European Union, GreenHunter Energy, GreenHunter, Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-07-07
Border Security Systems: The Hungarian Case Study
The Hungarian Republic is making significant efforts in trying to comply with European Union requirements. An efficient security policy that ensures the reliable surveillance of the borders, as well as the provision of the necessary access, is extremely important for Hungary, the "Visegrad region", and the EU. Over the past...
Tags: Hungary, Border Security, European Union, Hungarian Republic, Security Administration, Security
Case studies
EU Has Oracle in Sights
Ever since the European Commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, said that it was delaying the Sun acquisition, Oracle must be sweating bullets. All that time and energy putting together the deal to buy Sun and courting US regulators could go for naught if things don't pass muster on the other...
Tags: Regulator, Oracle Corp., Antitrust, Sun Microsystems Inc., European Union, Corporate Law, Regulations, Business Operations, Government, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2009-09-04
Google Will Seek EU Publishers' Permission For U.S. Books Project
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will ask European book publishers’ permission before making their works available to U.S. users, in a bid to stay on the right side of EU states’ copyright law. Google confirmed to paidContent:UK in a statement that it will digitize either the full text or excerpts from...
Tags: U.S., Google Inc., Permission, European Union, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Governance, Marketing, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Legal, Regulatory, EC, Media & Publishing, Books, Companies, Google, Staci D. Kramer
External links 2009-09-07
Reunification legacy erodes appetite for EU
Unlike last November's US presidential election, or last month's parliamentary elections in Japan, next Sunday's German contest will not transform the nation's political landscape. Angela Merkel seems certain to win a second term as chancellor. The main doubt is whether her centre-right Christian Democrats will extend their "grand coalition"...
Tags: Germany, European Union, Reunification Legacy, Angela Merkel, Government, Vertical Industries, Economic Indicators, Economic News, Elections, Foreign Trade, GDP & GNP, General News, Government News, Government Policy, Nuclear Issues, Political Parties, Politics, Taxation, Financial Times
External links 2009-09-22
European Supply Chain Management Characteristics and Challenges
Europe's major economies may be in the doldrums, but European supply chains are undergoing unprecedented change. This paper explores the current environment, including the impact of the continued expansion and the deeper integration of the European Union. European consumer and business markets are depressed, reflecting both a fall off in...
Tags: Accenture Ltd., European Union, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2003-06-07
Former BP Chief Changes Stance on Carbon Trading
John Browne, a former CEO of oil giant BP, doesn't sound like the most likely person to support climate-based governmental regulations. Yet the career engineer and member of the House of Lords was once an enthusiastic backer of government-mandated carbon trading, helping to initiate the first scheme while still an...
Tags: BP Plc, Carbon, Chris Morrison, European Union, Finance, Financial Planning, Free Trade, Government, Obama Administration, Personal Finance, Regulations, Taxes
Blog posts 2009-03-11
E-Commerce Legal and Business Issues for Insurers in the European Union
The Internet cannot and will not prosper in a restrictive regulatory environment. In the context of the Internet, the need for an EU regulatory environment favorable to cross-border insurance business becomes even more crucial. At the present time, the insurance industry must combine the application of EU harmonized rules together...
Tags: European Union, E-business, Internet, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers 2001-03-01
The EU Reinsurance Directive: A Legislative Process to Watch and Influence
This article explains the new EU directive on reinsurance. The proposal for a directive on reinsurance has now reached its main legislative phase requiring parallel review and approval by both the European Parliament and the Council. The proposed rules, which intend to establish a harmonized EU prudential and supervisory framework,...
Tags: Reinsurance, European Union, Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
White papers 2004-09-01
Integration and Segmentation in European Investment Services Markets: Assessing The Implications for International Real Estate Investment
This paper analyses developments in the growth and configuration of the institutional savings markets within the European Union. The paper discusses the changing socio-economic context in which investment services within the EU are being delivered. This is followed by an examination of drivers of market integration such as the growth...
Tags: Investment, University Of Reading, European Union, Integration, Real Estate, Business Operations
White papers 2001-04-27
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
This paper is the result of a study carried out by ENVIROS Consulting Ltd for the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs Defra to identify aspects of International Best Practice in Municipal Solid Waste Prevention and Reduction. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (Directive 94/62/EC) has had a profound...
Tags: Food, Aspect, European Union, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing
White papers 2004-10-01
Are Biotech Crops And Conventional Crops Like Products? An Analysis Under Gatt
The transatlantic debate over the use of genetically modified organisms GMOs as food products, with the US as a proponent on one side, and the European Union EU as an opponent on the other, is set to take center stage. This article assesses the US "like products" claim, most notably...
Tags: Biotechnology, Product, Duke University, GATT, Analysis, European Union, Free Trade, Food & Beverage, Finance, Manufacturing
White papers 2003-01-01
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