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Fri, 16 May 2008 03:51:00 GMT

Consequences of the EU approval of TomTom-Tele Atlas deal

Yesterday the European Commission (EC) approved the Tele Atlas acquisition by TomTom. This unconditional approval can be read as a total victory for TomTom. In November 2007, when the European Commission entered in the phase two process such a positive
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:51:00 GMT

France's Mauresmo pulls out of Strasbourg WTA event

Paris: France's Amelie Mauresmo has pulled out of the Strasbourg WTA tournament (May 19-25) because of rib muscle pain, the former world number one said on Wednesday. The world number 23 had to withdraw from events in Berlin and Rome for the same reason.
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:49:00 GMT

EU Import Restrictions on Indian Guar Gum Come into Force

â?? Tough new rules imposed by the European Commission on Indian guar gum imports have come into force after a dioxin contamination incident last year. Guar gum is used as an additive in a range of foods. From this month, any guar gum originating
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:45:00 GMT

EU CONTINUES SUPPORT OF VIETNAMESE FIRMS' COMPETITIVENESS

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Fri, 16 May 2008 03:44:00 GMT

Vote No to Lisbon Treaty and reject European federal state

Lisbon would turn Ireland into a province or region of an EU superstate and make us citizens of it first rather than of our Republic, writes ANTHONY COUGHLAN .
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:40:00 GMT

EU wants to enhance trade ties with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: European Union (EU) is interested to help and implement cooperation activities between Pakistan and the EU. Counsellor head of section-Political Economic and Trade Matters EU, Peter Berz Thursday said the EU delegation was seeking to enhance
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:39:00 GMT

EU tries to persuade Myanmar to open airbase

The top aid official in the European Union, Louis Michel, has urged the military junta in Myanmar to open up an airbase and provide visas for foreign aid workers. Mr Michel has said he wants relief workers to be able to move freely throughout the country
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:15:00 GMT

China steel exports sustained by Asian demand; EU, US sales fall - association

BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Robust steel exports to Asian markets are making up for declining sales to the US and the EU, according to Qi Xiangdong, vice-general secretary of the China Iron and Steel Association. Speaking at an industry conference, Qi said that
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:11:00 GMT

EU agency is 'confident' Google Maps will alter Street View

Google's all-seeing eye may bother US citizens, but the search company faces repeated difficulty even getting its technology adopted by other nations. This time, the European Union is skeptical about Street View. Though a development in Google Street
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:05:00 GMT

Microsoft: EC Fine Is Not Fine

Microsoft said today that it would appeal the latest fine -- $1.35 billion -- from the European Commission (EC) in its long-running contretemps over abuse of its monopoly position in the European Union (EU). The fine was the last of three that the EC --
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:04:00 GMT

SA, EU link up their research networks

The connection will greatly facilitate the strengthening of cooperation in research and educa- tion between South Africa and the EU, agreed at the seventh meeting of the South Africa-Euro-pean Commission Joint Science and Technology Cooperation
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:54:00 GMT

EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View

Europe's data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, urged Google Thursday to respect local privacy rules as it prepares to launch its Street View function this side of the Atlantic. Although he hasn't been in direct contact with the Internet search giant
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:54:00 GMT

EU-funded transport projects "put nature at risk"

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Fri, 16 May 2008 02:53:00 GMT

Scheffer to Launch New Offline Finishing System at drupa

Scheffer Web Finishing - the world's leading supplier of inline and offline web finishing equipment - will debut its all new QCC (Quick Change Cassette) offline finishing system on its stand 13 B91 at drupa 2008. The newly released QCC line allows
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:48:00 GMT

Zenit beat Rangers to claim first Euro title

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Fri, 16 May 2008 02:30:00 GMT

This is the reaction of 3 Council of Europe envoys following their fact-finding mission in Belgium.

At this location there is a flash that offers video. Here you will find the information about the video and links to the available formats. 'Appoint the 3 mayors' 15/05/08 - Council of Europe delegation criticises Flemish decision not to appoint
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:13:00 GMT

TomTom Wins EU Approval to Buy Tele Atlas

Dutch navigation devices maker TomTom won approval from the European Union (EU) on Wednesday to buy Tele Atlas, a provider of navigable digital maps. 'The transaction would not significantly impede effective competition,' the European Commission, the
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:13:00 GMT

EU, US open talks addressing airline ownership

attempting to work out U.S resistance to foreign ownership of airlines as part of an expanded trans-Atlantic aviation agreement. U.S. laws currently cap international ownership to 25 percent of voting stock, and prohibit 'actual control' by foreign
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:08:00 GMT

EU: Lithuania's Motives In Blocking Russia Pact Difficult To Gauge

BRUSSELS -- Lithuania, citing a wide array of transgressions by Russia, has said it will continue blocking -- at least for another few weeks -- a European Union deal to start strategic partnership talks with Moscow. Although Vilnius is likely to lift its
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:59:00 GMT

Europe and Eurasia: Fact Sheet: Advancing Transatlantic Economic Integration Through the Transatlantic Economic Council

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:58:28 -0500 Fact Sheet Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Washington, DC May 13, 2008 Fact Sheet: Advancing Transatlantic Economic Integration Through the Transatlantic Economic Council President Bush and His Administration Are
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:56:00 GMT

URGENT -- Al Qaeda planning Euro 2008 attack, Swiss Police say

Al Qaeda-Europe-Swiss Police Al Qaeda is planning to attack the Euro 2008 football championships in Switzerland and Austria in June, Swiss police say.
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:54:00 GMT

Al Qaeda planning Euro 2008 attack, Swiss Police

Al Qaeda-Swiss Police Al Qaeda is planning to attack the Euro 2008 football championships in Switzerland and Austria in June, Swiss police say. 'The Euro 2008 tournament is a target cited by the terrorist network,' federal police spokesman Juerg Buehler
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:54:00 GMT

Trade minister urges EU to want Canada's oil

Canada's trade minister, itching for a free trade pact with a wary European Union, said on Thursday the EU should want to deepen its trade relations with Canada for its oil. 'Canada's an energy power,' Trade Minister David Emerson told a conference on
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:47:00 GMT

EU chemicals law likely to hit most businesses

Obviously, a vast range of products, including most of those found around the home like clothing, electronic equipment, automobiles, furniture, toys and cosmetics, which contain chemical preparations will be affected. As a first requirement for
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:40:00 GMT

EU says Google map images could be a problem

Google's Street View offers ground-level, 360-degree views of streets in 30 U.S. cities. It has become popular among drivers but courted controversy over potential privacy invasion. 'Making pictures everywhere is certainly going to create some problems,'
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:27:00 GMT

Interxion Completes Brussels Data Centre Expansion

Interxion, a European provider of carrier-neutral data centres, announced that it has completed the expansion of its Brussels data centre. creating approximately 700m² of additional equipped space. The new space, much of which has already been reserved,
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:26:00 GMT

Build-up to EU-LATAM summit in Lima

At the National Museum in Lima, the stage is being set for this Friday and Saturday's summit of European, Latin American and Caribbean heads of state and government - dubbed EU-LAC. An alternative people's summit is already in progress. Some 35,000
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:09:00 GMT

Korea, EU 'to Clinch FTA This Year'

Korea and the European Union agreed to sign their free trade agreement within this year, Korean chief negotiator Lee Hye-min said Thursday. He was speaking at the EU Commission building in Brussels, where the seventh round of negotiations is being held.
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:05:00 GMT

Eurozone inflation undesirably high

BRUSSELS - Inflation in the 15 nations sharing the euro is undesirably high at 3.3 percent in April, the EU's top economic official says. 'The figure of inflation ... 3.3 percent is higher than we want,' EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Easier ECB rules may fire up industry

NEW DELHI: The annual review of the policy on external commercial borrowings, (ECB) expected in a fortnight, could ease some of the end-use restrictions currently in place. The finance ministry feels the need to address industrial slowdown, as indicated
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:54:00 GMT