Europe must lead the search for peace in the Middle East
Europe must lead the search for peace in the Middle EastPaddy Ashdown
The Guardian
29 Jul 2006
Sometimes events surpass hyperbole — and this, I fear, is one of them. It is impossible to overstate what is now at stake in the Middle East. As Tony Blair returns from Washington he must confront the fact that the shape of the region cannot be the...
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EC looks into licensing of new DVD formats
EC looks into licensing of new DVD formats
The Guardian
28 Jul 2006
The European commission is investigating the licensing of rival new-generation movie-player formats, HD-DVD (created by Toshiba and backed by Universal Studios) and Blu-ray (created by Sony and backed 20th Century Fox and MGM). The commission wants to...
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EU is pressed on stock fees
EU is pressed on stock feesBy Adam Bradbery
The Wall Street Journal Europe
21 Jul 2006
LONDON—The European Commission will need to pressure governments to remove restrictive national regulations in order to reduce the costs of cross-border clearing and settlement of stock trades, some market participants say. The participants say that...
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EU plans rapid reaction force to deal with migrants
EU plans rapid reaction force to deal with migrantsNicholas Watt Brussels Dale Fuchs Madrid
The Guardian
20 Jul 2006
A pan-European rapid reaction force of border guards could be despatched to EU countries and islands, such as Malta and the Canaries, which are struggling to cope with an influx of illegal migrants. Under the plans announced by the European Commission...
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EU to drop key elements of roaming proposal
EU to drop key elements of roaming proposalJamie Smyth In Brussels
The Irish Times
12 Jul 2006
A flagship EU project to abolish the roaming rates charged to consumers when they make mobile calls abroad is under threat following lobbying by the mobile industry. The European Commission will meet today to finalise a regulation. However, last night...
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Microsoft facing EU fines of € 3m daily
Microsoft facing EU fines of € 3m dailyConor Sweeney European Editor
Irish Independent
12 Jul 2006
MICROSOFT faces being levied with massive daily fines of around €3m per day by the European Commission today — the highest ever imposed on a private firm by the EU. The backdated fine will also cost the software giant another €500m, since it will be...
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EU sets compromise to cut cellphone roaming fees
EU sets compromise to cut cellphone roaming feesBy Adam Cohen
The Wall Street Journal Europe
11 Jul 2006
BRUSSELS—Senior European Commission officials reached a compromise on a proposal to regulate mobile-phone operators’ roaming fees, a commission official familiar with the matter said. Under the compromise, mobilephone companies will have a three-month...
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Brussels set to fine Microsoft up to €400m
Brussels set to fine Microsoft up to €400mDavid Gow Brussels
The Guardian
07 Jul 2006
The European commission will next week fine Microsoft up to €400m (278m) for failing to comply with its ruling that it is abusing its dominant position in the market for computer operating systems. The fine, equivalent to as much as €2m a day and...
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