Poland wants bigger EU role - EUbusiness Week no 3024

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21 July 2006
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1. EU cracks down on Luxembourg tax breaks
2. Commission to outlaw hidden charges added to air fares
3. France wins EU green light to regulate texting prices
4. EU bans hair dye chemicals amid cancer fears
5. Microsoft announces new global competition principles
6. New Zealand welcomes EU move on butter exports

Publisher's Note
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Poland will become a "big country that counts" in Europe, said
Poland's new prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski this week. His
new regime promises a stronger voice in Europe, pushing more
conservative values within a policy of nation states in the EU.

A stronger role for Poland in EU decision-making is to be
welcomed - because of its size, the number of votes it has in
the European parliament and its geo-strategic position
between Western Europe and Russia. However the challenge for
Poland, as Marek Matraszek of the CEC public affairs agency
in Warsaw said, is to "work out how to have a positive
influence in Europe."
http://www.eubusiness.com/East_Europe/060719131330.6e71mfws

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1. EU cracks down on Luxembourg tax breaks
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The Commission dealt Luxembourg's huge financial sector a
bitter blow on Wednesday by ordering the Grand Duchy to phase
out nearly 80-year-old tax breaks for financial holding firms.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/060719103844.jck5omls

2. Commission to outlaw hidden charges added to air fares
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The Commission proposed on Tuesday that air fares should
clearly include all extra charges so passengers can more
easily choose the best price.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/060718160056.ym3euqro

3. France wins EU green light to regulate texting prices
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The EC has granted French telecoms authorities the right to
regulate the wholesale price of mobile phone text messages,
an EU first, according to a document published on Thursday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Telecoms/060720085811.jb7ezbdk

4. EU bans hair dye chemicals amid cancer fears
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The Commission has announced a ban on 22 chemicals used in
hair dyes, following a study linking long-term use to a
risk of bladder cancer.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Chemicals/060720120806.n31v7wjl

5. Microsoft announces new global competition principles
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Microsoft Corp. announced a new set of voluntary principles
Wednesday aimed at averting antitrust actions after the
release of its new Vista version of Windows next year.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/060719184114.ewvmzg0r

6. New Zealand welcomes EU move on butter exports
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New Zealand has welcomed a decision by the EU to temporarily
lift the suspension on its valuable butter exports to Europe.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/060719020856.48fw73hy

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Inside the EU Institutions
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Council Watch
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Lebanon: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana says the
international community will work hard to achieve a halt in
the violence in Lebanon and the start of political talks
before the end of next week.
http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/060719223141.hddljkni
EU ready to take part in international force in Lebanon
G8 backs 'open' markets to enhance energy security
European Council

Commission Watch
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Lebanon: the Commission announced Thursday a doubling of its
emergency aid for Lebanon, to 10 million euros, warning of a
humanitarian "catastrophe" if fighting continues there.
http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/060720112716.dhyk25ri
Mandelson welcomes renewed pledges on WTO talks
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/060718141006.eqb0h3fe
SMEs give Commission work experience
http://www.eubusiness.com/SMEs/entex.2006-07-18
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Euro-Parliament Watch
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Middle East: EP president Josep Borrell said Monday he wanted
to see the EU play "a very active role" in helping to stem the
tide of violence in the Middle East.
http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/060717173610.usno9874

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