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EUbusiness Week - Issue 374
26 October 2007
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Your way through the EU information maze
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This Week's Top Stories
=======================
1. Industrialised countries announce anti-piracy plan
2. EU court overturns German VW 'Golden Share' law
3. EU seeks to take on the 'Big Four' auditors
4. EU 'blue card' scheme to attract skilled migrants
5. EU authorises genetically modified maize & sugar beet
6. Britain 'lobbied against mobile roaming price caps'
Publisher's Note
================
The hidden economy is back on the EU agenda, with
publication this week of a European Commission Communication
entitled "Stepping up the fight against undeclared work".
Undeclared work undermines the financing of social security
systems and the EU's ability to create jobs, says the EC. It
proposes lower national taxes, less red tape for legitimate
employers and a slackening of restrictions on workers from
new Member States.
The informal economy is particularly detrimental to small
businesses, who will hope that the initiative acts as a
wake-up call for Member States. With an estimated level of
undeclared work at twice the average European unemployment
rate, inaction is no longer an option.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/1193243522.19
Regards,
Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness
SPEECH-TO-SPEECH TRANSLATOR!
The amazing new Ectaco iTRAVL NTL series - everything the
business traveller needs to make travel an enjoyable and
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1. Industrialised countries announce anti-piracy plan
-----------------------------------------------------
Major industrialised countries have announced plans for a
new anti-counterfeiting pact as they seek to clamp down on
money-spinning piracy in global trade.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/1193156225.6
2. EU court overturns German VW 'Golden Share' law
--------------------------------------------------
Europe's highest court has overturned a law that protects
VW from takeovers, striking a blow against "golden share"
deals and allowing Porsche to tighten its grip on the
continent's biggest carmaker.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1193131021.75
3. EU seeks to take on the 'Big Four' auditors
----------------------------------------------
The EU said on Tuesday it wants to increase competition in
the international accounting and audit industry given a
stranglehold by the "Big Four" firms on the sector.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1193158921.56
4. EU 'blue card' scheme to attract skilled migrants
----------------------------------------------------
The Commission has unveiled its new "blue card" labour
scheme aimed at attracting highly qualified immigrants
to the EU to fill millions of jobs.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/1193156224.86
5. EU authorises genetically modified maize & sugar beet
--------------------------------------------------------
The Commission on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for
genetically modified strains of maize and sugar beet to
enter the European market.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/1193230921.12
6. Britain 'lobbied against mobile roaming price caps'
------------------------------------------------------
Britain lobbied against EU plans to impose price caps on
mobile phone roaming rates which were put into place
earlier this year, The Times reported on Thursday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Telecoms/1193277721.86
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Inside the EU Institutions
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Council Watch
-------------
Summit: European leaders have swiftly turned their attention
to the tricky issue of ratifying the landmark EU reform
treaty, after endorsing the text aimed at updating its
institutions.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/1192946521.58
EU leaders welcome Polish opposition election win
http://www.eubusiness.com/Poland/1193060822.02
Agri-ministers debate future of European wine
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/eu-wine-reform.32
http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council
Euro-Parliament Watch
---------------------
Galileo: the EU's troubled Galileo satellite navigation
network, meant to rival the US GPS system, needs millions
more euros next year than planned, Euro-MPs warned on
Thursday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/1193320022.44
EP head blasts plan to take away his voting rights
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1193078822.25
Use Afghan opium for painkillers, says Parliament
http://www.eubusiness.com/Pharma/1193321820.58
Sudanese lawyer Saleh Mahmud Osman wins Sakharov prize
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1193308322.22
EP awards cinema prize to German-Turkish film
http://www.eubusiness.com/Media/1193226421.7
This week, the Conference of Presidents adopted
recommendations made by the working party on parliamentary
reform. At the plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs completed
a first-reading vote on the 2008 draft EU Budget; approved
at second reading a proposal to update a regulation on
statistics on the characteristics of businesses operating in
the EU; adopted a resolution to ban all cluster munitions;
and approved the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between
the EC and Madagascar.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl
Commission Watch
----------------
Economy: the prospects for growth in the eurozone and
throughout the EU as a whole have dipped since the summer's
financial turmoil, Economic Affairs Commissioner Almunia
warned this week.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1193301122.24
EU nations' public deficits down in 2006
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1193044620.65
EU eases tone with Turkey, but still seeks reforms
http://www.eubusiness.com/Turkey/1193241721.29
Nations to sign new treaty in Lisbon monastery December
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1193135522.1
http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission
EU diary
--------
26 Oct, EU/Russia Summit
30 Oct, Environment Council
5 Nov, 9th EuroMed Ministerial Meeting
7 Nov, European Development Days
8 Nov, Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA)
13 Nov, ECOFIN Council / Eurogroup
15 Nov, Education, Youth and Culture Council
The Week Ahead: http://www.eubusiness.com/events/EUcalendar
Long-term diary: http://www.eubusiness.com/events/eu-diary
EUbusiness Community
====================
EUpress
-------
EP pesticide vote 'neglects needs of farmers and seed
companies' - Seed Association
http://www.eubusiness.com/Press/seed-assoc.07-10-25
Immediate EU action needed on healthcare-associated
infections - Health First Europe
http://www.eubusiness.com/Press/hfe-press.07-10-23
Reach Europe's decision-makers by publishing your
organisation's policy papers and news directly onto
EUbusiness.
Press: http://www.eubusiness.com/press
EUevents
--------
22 Nov, Vilnius: Enhance Security in Cyber Environment
http://www.eubusiness.com/events/cyber-security.07
4 Dec, Berlin: European Offshore Wind conference 2007
http://www.eubusiness.com/Events/offshore-wind.07
Events: http://www.eubusiness.com/events
EUbooks
-------
Living and Working in the European Union
http://www.eubusiness.com/Books/living-and-working-eu
New Europe - by Michael Palin
http://www.eubusiness.com/Books/new-europe.bk
Books: http://www.eubusiness.com/EUbooks
EUjobs
------
Director, Friends of the Earth Europe
http://www.eubusiness.com/Jobs/foe-job.07-10-24
Senior Analyst, Risk Analysis Unit, Frontex
http://www.eubusiness.com/Jobs/frontex-job.07-10-24
Jobs: http://www.eubusiness.com/jobs
EUguides
--------
EC ensures Microsoft compliance with 2004 Decision
http://www.eubusiness.com/Guides/microsoft-eu.guide
Communication on Eurojust and European Judicial Network
http://www.eubusiness.com/EUlaw/eurojust-guide.01
Guides: http://www.eubusiness.com/guides
EUlinks
-------
Undeclared work in the EU - Eurobarometer 284
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/eurobarometer284
GM Food in the EU
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/gm-food-eu
Links: http://www.eubusiness.com/links
Other news on EUbusiness this week
----------------------------------
Macedonia firm on name in dispute with Greece 25-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Macedonia/1193338921.45
Kenyan farmers ask court to block EU trade deal 25-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/1193342522.11
EU suspends enquiry into Norsk Hydro petrochem sale 24-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Chemicals/1193230927.88
Eurozone manufacturers see slowest activity in 2 years 24-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Factsfig/1193218320.75
Microsoft agrees changes after losing antitrust case 23-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1193057221.87
Commission probes French guarantees to post office 23-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1193146325.43
Finnish islands' sale of oral snuff has EC fuming 23-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/1193165223.23
EU finds compromise with Poland over fishing quotas 23-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Fisheries/1193160722.01
EU, Austria uncover Chinese textiles import fraud 22-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/China/1193050921.86
Latvia unlikely to join euro before 2011: FM 22-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Latvia/1193044629.05
Companies: http://www.eubusiness.com/europages
EUfunding: http://www.eubusiness.com/funding
http://www.eubusiness.com/Currency-converter
http://www.eubusiness.com/aboutus/eubusiness-rss
Newswire online: http://www.eubusiness.com/Newswire
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26 October 2007
http://www.eubusiness.com
Your way through the EU information maze
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
This Week's Top Stories
=======================
1. Industrialised countries announce anti-piracy plan
2. EU court overturns German VW 'Golden Share' law
3. EU seeks to take on the 'Big Four' auditors
4. EU 'blue card' scheme to attract skilled migrants
5. EU authorises genetically modified maize & sugar beet
6. Britain 'lobbied against mobile roaming price caps'
Publisher's Note
================
The hidden economy is back on the EU agenda, with
publication this week of a European Commission Communication
entitled "Stepping up the fight against undeclared work".
Undeclared work undermines the financing of social security
systems and the EU's ability to create jobs, says the EC. It
proposes lower national taxes, less red tape for legitimate
employers and a slackening of restrictions on workers from
new Member States.
The informal economy is particularly detrimental to small
businesses, who will hope that the initiative acts as a
wake-up call for Member States. With an estimated level of
undeclared work at twice the average European unemployment
rate, inaction is no longer an option.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/1193243522.19
Regards,
Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness
SPEECH-TO-SPEECH TRANSLATOR!
The amazing new Ectaco iTRAVL NTL series - everything the
business traveller needs to make travel an enjoyable and
fruitful experience.
http://www.eubusiness.com/resources/itravl
1. Industrialised countries announce anti-piracy plan
-----------------------------------------------------
Major industrialised countries have announced plans for a
new anti-counterfeiting pact as they seek to clamp down on
money-spinning piracy in global trade.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/1193156225.6
2. EU court overturns German VW 'Golden Share' law
--------------------------------------------------
Europe's highest court has overturned a law that protects
VW from takeovers, striking a blow against "golden share"
deals and allowing Porsche to tighten its grip on the
continent's biggest carmaker.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1193131021.75
3. EU seeks to take on the 'Big Four' auditors
----------------------------------------------
The EU said on Tuesday it wants to increase competition in
the international accounting and audit industry given a
stranglehold by the "Big Four" firms on the sector.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1193158921.56
4. EU 'blue card' scheme to attract skilled migrants
----------------------------------------------------
The Commission has unveiled its new "blue card" labour
scheme aimed at attracting highly qualified immigrants
to the EU to fill millions of jobs.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/1193156224.86
5. EU authorises genetically modified maize & sugar beet
--------------------------------------------------------
The Commission on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for
genetically modified strains of maize and sugar beet to
enter the European market.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/1193230921.12
6. Britain 'lobbied against mobile roaming price caps'
------------------------------------------------------
Britain lobbied against EU plans to impose price caps on
mobile phone roaming rates which were put into place
earlier this year, The Times reported on Thursday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Telecoms/1193277721.86
.EU AND EUROPEAN DOMAIN NAMES
Lowest prices and free DNS Services! Fast, Easy, Centralised
Registration! http://www.eubusiness.com/EUdomains
Inside the EU Institutions
==========================
Council Watch
-------------
Summit: European leaders have swiftly turned their attention
to the tricky issue of ratifying the landmark EU reform
treaty, after endorsing the text aimed at updating its
institutions.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/1192946521.58
EU leaders welcome Polish opposition election win
http://www.eubusiness.com/Poland/1193060822.02
Agri-ministers debate future of European wine
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/eu-wine-reform.32
http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council
Euro-Parliament Watch
---------------------
Galileo: the EU's troubled Galileo satellite navigation
network, meant to rival the US GPS system, needs millions
more euros next year than planned, Euro-MPs warned on
Thursday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/1193320022.44
EP head blasts plan to take away his voting rights
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1193078822.25
Use Afghan opium for painkillers, says Parliament
http://www.eubusiness.com/Pharma/1193321820.58
Sudanese lawyer Saleh Mahmud Osman wins Sakharov prize
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1193308322.22
EP awards cinema prize to German-Turkish film
http://www.eubusiness.com/Media/1193226421.7
This week, the Conference of Presidents adopted
recommendations made by the working party on parliamentary
reform. At the plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs completed
a first-reading vote on the 2008 draft EU Budget; approved
at second reading a proposal to update a regulation on
statistics on the characteristics of businesses operating in
the EU; adopted a resolution to ban all cluster munitions;
and approved the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between
the EC and Madagascar.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl
Commission Watch
----------------
Economy: the prospects for growth in the eurozone and
throughout the EU as a whole have dipped since the summer's
financial turmoil, Economic Affairs Commissioner Almunia
warned this week.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1193301122.24
EU nations' public deficits down in 2006
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1193044620.65
EU eases tone with Turkey, but still seeks reforms
http://www.eubusiness.com/Turkey/1193241721.29
Nations to sign new treaty in Lisbon monastery December
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1193135522.1
http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission
EU diary
--------
26 Oct, EU/Russia Summit
30 Oct, Environment Council
5 Nov, 9th EuroMed Ministerial Meeting
7 Nov, European Development Days
8 Nov, Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA)
13 Nov, ECOFIN Council / Eurogroup
15 Nov, Education, Youth and Culture Council
The Week Ahead: http://www.eubusiness.com/events/EUcalendar
Long-term diary: http://www.eubusiness.com/events/eu-diary
EUbusiness Community
====================
EUpress
-------
EP pesticide vote 'neglects needs of farmers and seed
companies' - Seed Association
http://www.eubusiness.com/Press/seed-assoc.07-10-25
Immediate EU action needed on healthcare-associated
infections - Health First Europe
http://www.eubusiness.com/Press/hfe-press.07-10-23
Reach Europe's decision-makers by publishing your
organisation's policy papers and news directly onto
EUbusiness.
Press: http://www.eubusiness.com/press
EUevents
--------
22 Nov, Vilnius: Enhance Security in Cyber Environment
http://www.eubusiness.com/events/cyber-security.07
4 Dec, Berlin: European Offshore Wind conference 2007
http://www.eubusiness.com/Events/offshore-wind.07
Events: http://www.eubusiness.com/events
EUbooks
-------
Living and Working in the European Union
http://www.eubusiness.com/Books/living-and-working-eu
New Europe - by Michael Palin
http://www.eubusiness.com/Books/new-europe.bk
Books: http://www.eubusiness.com/EUbooks
EUjobs
------
Director, Friends of the Earth Europe
http://www.eubusiness.com/Jobs/foe-job.07-10-24
Senior Analyst, Risk Analysis Unit, Frontex
http://www.eubusiness.com/Jobs/frontex-job.07-10-24
Jobs: http://www.eubusiness.com/jobs
EUguides
--------
EC ensures Microsoft compliance with 2004 Decision
http://www.eubusiness.com/Guides/microsoft-eu.guide
Communication on Eurojust and European Judicial Network
http://www.eubusiness.com/EUlaw/eurojust-guide.01
Guides: http://www.eubusiness.com/guides
EUlinks
-------
Undeclared work in the EU - Eurobarometer 284
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/eurobarometer284
GM Food in the EU
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/gm-food-eu
Links: http://www.eubusiness.com/links
Other news on EUbusiness this week
----------------------------------
Macedonia firm on name in dispute with Greece 25-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Macedonia/1193338921.45
Kenyan farmers ask court to block EU trade deal 25-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/1193342522.11
EU suspends enquiry into Norsk Hydro petrochem sale 24-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Chemicals/1193230927.88
Eurozone manufacturers see slowest activity in 2 years 24-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Factsfig/1193218320.75
Microsoft agrees changes after losing antitrust case 23-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1193057221.87
Commission probes French guarantees to post office 23-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1193146325.43
Finnish islands' sale of oral snuff has EC fuming 23-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/1193165223.23
EU finds compromise with Poland over fishing quotas 23-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Fisheries/1193160722.01
EU, Austria uncover Chinese textiles import fraud 22-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/China/1193050921.86
Latvia unlikely to join euro before 2011: FM 22-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/Latvia/1193044629.05
Companies: http://www.eubusiness.com/europages
EUfunding: http://www.eubusiness.com/funding
http://www.eubusiness.com/Currency-converter
http://www.eubusiness.com/aboutus/eubusiness-rss
Newswire online: http://www.eubusiness.com/Newswire
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EUbusiness Week is a free service - please help us keep it
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suggest they register for their own copy.
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