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Block Exemption: Bar Room Brawl Spills Onto the Streets - Part One

The new block exemption regulation BER controlling the sale and servicing of cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and coaches came into effect on 1 October 2003. The European Commission has met with mixed success in its efforts to reform the sale and servicing of cars. The past few months...

Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, car

White papers 2005-04-18

Extended Impact Assessment of a Draft EC Regulation on Medicinal Products for Pediatric Use

There is a serious lack of testing of medicinal products in the pediatric population. The European Commission has attempted to provide a structural solution by drafting a regulation. This paper describes the economic, social, sustainable, and environmental impacts of the regulation. The assessment indicates that the proposed regulation will achieve...

Tags: Regulations, RAND Corp., regulation

White papers 2004-12-07

Spanish Solar Thermal Market and Technology Assessment Report

One of the most important measures that need to be put into practice is promotion aimed at local government. The objective is for solar thermal systems to be installed in buildings owned or managed by local authorities to showcase and demonstrate solar energy to possible users in the area. Another...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Vertical industries, European Commission, solar energy, solar system, government

White papers 2003-07-31

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Fingerprint plan in Italy gets initial approval

ROME -- An Italian parliamentary panel gave initial approval Wednesday to a plan to fingerprint everyone in the country, a move that could defuse criticism over a mandatory program to fingerprint Gypsies. The House of Deputies finance commission gave the go-ahead to funding for fingerprinting starting in...

Articles 2008-07-17

Berlusconi backs Barroso to head EU Commission again

ROME AFP — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday backed a second mandate for European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso and played down recent remarks critical of the body. "Our candidate is Barroso," Berlusconi said at a joint news conference with the visiting former Portuguese prime minister,...

Articles 2008-07-15

18th XBRL International Conference to Feature SEC Chairman Cox, October 15-16, 2008 in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- XBRL International and XBRL US today jointly announced "The Ultimate Client: Business Reporting for Investors, Government and Citizens", a global conference that will explore how improved business and financial reporting through interactive data will affect investor communications, governance, risk and compliance as well...

Articles 2008-07-15

EU to release 600 mln euros in aid for fishermen

BRUSSELS AFP — The European Commission said Tuesday it aimed to release up to 600 million euros (940 million dollars) in aid to EU fishermen to help them cope with soaring fuel prices. The European Union's executive arm said that the funds were part of a package of...

Articles 2008-07-08

EU lawmakers approve airlines emissions plan

STRASBOURG AFP — Lawmakers at the European Parliament voted massively in favour of plans on Tuesday to force airlines to cap their greenhouse gas emissions from 2012 and pay for some of their pollution. Under the draft law, all airlines operating in the 27-nation European Union, including foreign...

Articles 2008-07-08

Britain told to rein in deficit by EU

The European Commission has told the Government that its borrowing is "excessive" and in breach of international obligations. Under the European Union's Growth and Stability Pact, public sector deficits are supposed to be kept to 3 per cent of GDP. The EU says that the Uk will...

Articles 2008-07-03

UK 'will not back health tourism'

Home News IN BRIEF *The Government has warned that it will not finance a "health tourism" free-for-all under plans to give patients rights to shop around Europe for the best and quickest medical treatment. Proposals from the European Commission, which follow years of legal rulings, guarantee that...

Articles 2008-07-03

EU declares war on illegal fishing with tougher sanctions

LUXEMBOURG AFP — EU governments agreed Tuesday to step up the fight against illegal fishing with plans for hefty fines for the worst offenders amid a row over whether tuna fishermen declared all of their catches. The measures, unanimously adopted by fisheries ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg,...

Articles 2008-06-24

EU fuel aid proposals for fishermen get cool reception

LUXEMBOURG AFP — France, Portugal and Spain poured cold water Monday on European Commission proposals to help fishermen cope with the soaring cost of fuel. Under pressure from some EU governments, the commission last week outlined a range of measures to help fishermen, who have led waves of...

Articles 2008-06-23

Europe warms to GM crops as possible solution to food crisis

The European Union has launched a study into whether a large- scale expansion of genetically modified crops would curb soaring global food prices. Gordon Brown backed the move after the European Commission said GM crops could "play an important role in mitigating the effects of the food...

Articles 2008-06-21

EU chief hits back at criticism of EU Commission

LISBON AFP — EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso hit back Saturday at recent criticism of the EU executive, with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and French President Nicolas Sarkozy notably to the fore. "It's not with populist slogans that we will succeed in renewing confidence among European...

Articles 2008-06-21

MEPs take tough line on power unbundling

Business News IN BRIEF *MEPs overruled the 27 EU governments yesterday by voting for the break-up of energy companies as the only way to free up gas and electricity markets. They put the European Parliament on a collision course with the European Commission by rejecting a Franco-German...

Articles 2008-06-19

EU to raise ceilings on fishing fuel aid, but no move on tuna ban

BRUSSELS AFP — The European Commission cleared the way for emergency aid for fishermen hit by soaring fuel prices on Tuesday, but refused to reverse a ban on tuna fishing that has angered the Mediterranean fleets. Faced with growing pressure from increasingly militant fishermen -- and increasingly concerned...

Articles 2008-06-17

Europe struggles to keep reform plans alive after Irish reject

Political leaders across Europe were trying desperately last night to keep EU reform plans on track after Irish voters overwhelmingly rejected the Lisbon Treaty. The French and German governments led calls for the other 26 EU nations to push ahead regardless with the ratification of the treaty....

Articles 2008-06-14

EU confirms full investigation into Alitalia's government loan

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The European Commission has said that it will carry out an in-depth investigation into the EUR300m loan granted to national carrier Alitalia by the Italian government. The investigation will give all interested parties the opportunity to submit comments and will...

Articles 2008-06-12

Alitalia chairman says government loan was in line with EU rules

MILAN AFP — The Italian government's 300 million euro (465 million dollar) loan to Alitalia is in line with EU law, the chairman of the Italian flag carrier said Wednesday. "Whether it was by the previous government or the current government, the funds are compatible with EU law,"...

Articles 2008-06-11

UEFA give Russia permission to replace Pogrebnyak - report

MOSCOW AFP — UEFA has given Russia permission to substitute injured striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, Russian media reports said Saturday, indicating a doctor accredited with European football's governing body had signed a statement saying he ought not to play at Euro-2008. Earlier, the Russian camp had called in UEFA's...

Articles 2008-06-07