EU agrees budget rebate deal - EUbusiness Week no 350

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EUbusiness Week - Issue 350
6 April 2007
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This Week's Top Stories
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1. EU offers full market access to former colonies
2. EU gives airlines six months on passenger rights
3. Competition watchdog bites Apple over iTunes prices
4. EU vows action against Spain despite E.ON withdrawal
5. EU delays court action over Polish road link
6. EU remains top aid donor in 2006: OECD

Publisher's Note
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A short - and early - version of the newswire this Easter week, to
ensure you don't miss any of the week's important developments in
Brussels.

One development was the agreement on Tuesday on implementation of
the budget deal agreed by EU leaders in December 2005. The long-
running dispute had centred on the method used to calculate
Britain's rebate during the 2007-2013 budget.

Whether agreement was linked to new rules to recover VAT on sales
of some electronic products to combat VAT fraud, or not - as the
UK Treasury insists - it is one less thing to worry about as EU
officials leave for their spring break.

Best wishes for Easter.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/eu-budget.32

Regards,

Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness

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1. EU offers full market access to former colonies
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The EU this week offered to scrap most tariffs and quotas on
exports from African, Caribbean and Pacific nations to boost talks
on new trade pacts, but the proposition has met with some scorn.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/trade-pacts.64

2. EU gives airlines six months on passenger rights
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The Commission on Tuesday gave airlines six months to better
respect EU laws on passenger rights and threatened to step up
legal action against them.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/1175680823.14

3. Competition watchdog bites Apple over iTunes prices
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After launching action against Microsoft and Intel, the
Competition DG has taken aim at another US computer giant, Apple,
over the price of songs on its online music store.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Media/apple-itunes-eu.3

4. EU vows action against Spain despite E.ON withdrawal
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The EU's competition watchdog also vowed to continue legal action
against Spain, despite German energy group E.ON's decision to give
up its bid for Spanish utility Endesa.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Energy/endesa-eu.56

5. EU delays court action over Polish road link
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The Commission delayed court action against Poland to stop it
building a road through a fragile ecosystem, after Warsaw ordered
a temporary halt.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/1175608809.82

6. EU remains top aid donor in 2006: OECD
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The EU remained the world's biggest aid donor last year but
members Greece, Italy and Portugal fell well short of their goals,
according to data published on Tuesday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/oecd-eu-aid.2

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EU diary
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16-17 Apr, Agriculture and Fisheries Council
19-20 Apr, Informal Meeting of Health Ministers
19-20 Apr, Justice and Home Affairs Council
20-21 Apr, Informal Meeting, Economics and Finance

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