August 07 digest - EUbusiness Week no 366

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EUbusiness Week - Issue 366
30 August 2007
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Your way through the EU information maze
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This Week's Top Stories
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1. No risk of market fallout hitting economic growth: EU
2. Single European licensing for mobile satellite services
3. EU regulators quiz Italy over tax breaks for church
4. Greek fires: EU seeks to improve its rapid response
5. EU threatens action against unsafe China toys
6. Racist attacks rise in Europe, says EU report

Publisher's Note
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I hope you have enjoyed, or are still enjoying, a good
summer break. In advance of next week's official restart
of EUbusiness weekly newswires, here is a short update of
developments over the month of August.

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1. No risk of market fallout hitting economic growth: EU
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European economic growth should resist the impact from
recent turmoil on global financial markets thanks to
"sound" underlying fundamentals, the European Commission
said on Wednesday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1188392521.16

2. Single European licensing for mobile satellite services
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The Commission has proposed a single EU-wide licensing
process for mobile satellite communications services,
which would do away with the current patchwork of
national permits.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Telecoms/1187789521.43

3. EU regulators quiz Italy over tax breaks for church
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EU competition regulators are looking into whether tax
breaks for the Catholic Church in Italy break EU state
aid rules after receiving complaints.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1188304322.1

4. Greek fires: EU seeks to improve its rapid response
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Brussels is studying how to improve its response to
emergencies such as the forest fires in Greece, which has
already received the bloc's biggest civil aid to a member
state.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Greece/1188225122.56

5. EU threatens action against unsafe China toys
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The Commission is reserving the right to take urgent
"regulatory" action against toys deemed to be unsafe,
after high-profile recalls of Chinese-made products by US
toy firm Mattel.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Consumer/1187969523.97

6. Racist attacks rise in Europe, says EU report
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Racist attacks are on the rise in many European countries
across Europe, the EU's Agency for Fundamental Rights says
in its first annual report on racism and xenophobia.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Social/1188307926.68

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Inside the EU Institutions
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Council Watch
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Turkey: European leaders, including the prime minister of
Turkey's longtime regional rival Greece, have lined up to
congratulate newly elected Turkish president Abdullah Gul.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Turkey/1188330421.53
No sign of progress as fresh Kosovo talks begin
http://www.eubusiness.com/Serbia/1188479822.29
http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council

Commission Watch
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Germany: the Commission has welcomed the first real surplus
in Germany's public finances since reunification in 1990,
but warned Berlin against easing efforts to improve the
national finances.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1187872327.47
http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission

Euro-Parliament Watch
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Romania: Romania will hold its first elections to the
European Parliament on November 25, prime minister Calin
Tariceanu said, ending months of suspense.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1187793125.08
Spanish MEP quits to start new party
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live1188505921.79
Czech MEP sentenced for fiscal fraud
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1187641922.78
http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl

EU diary
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31 Aug, Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers
14 Sep, EU/Ukraine Summit
15 Sep, 15 ECOFIN/EUROMED Ministerial Meeting
16 Sep, Informal Meeting of Agriculture Ministers
18 Sep, Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA)

The Week Ahead: http://www.eubusiness.com/events/EUcalendar
Long-term diary: http://www.eubusiness.com/events/eu-diary

Community Resources
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Comment of the Week
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Commenting on our piece "Europe risks bloody Kosovo
conflict, rights group warns", Marko writes:

"the ICG is little more than a Public Relations group and a
mouthpiece for certain segments of Washington's foreign
policy."
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1187695922.92

Please note: any comments considered offensive or
unsuitable will be removed immediately.

EUpress
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Greenpeace defends Poland against challenge by Commission
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/greenpeace.07-08-30

EU single banking market programme not fit for purpose -
Global Vision
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/global-vision.07-08-14

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EUevents
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21 Sep, Brussels: Annual Eurogas Conference
http://www.eubusiness.com/Energy/eurogas.07-07-05

8 Oct, Bratislava: Meeting on Public Sector Culture Theme
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/epsiplus.07
Events: http://www.eubusiness.com/events

EUbooks
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European Union international trade in services
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/eu-trade-services.bk

easa.europa.eu
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/easa.bk
Books: http://www.eubusiness.com/EUbooks

EUjobs
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EU Affairs Adviser, Commercial Television Europe Assoc
http://www.eubusiness.com/Jobs/act-job.07-08-30

Communication Officer, Cities & Regions for Recycling
http://www.eubusiness.com/Jobs/acr-job.07-08-30
Jobs: http://www.eubusiness.com/jobs

EUlinks
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Info on foot & mouth disease outbreak in UK in 2007
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/foot-and-mouth-uk

Benchmarking of EU mobile operators
http://www.eubusiness.com/Telecoms/mobile-benchmarking-eu
Links: http://www.eubusiness.com/links

EUguides
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Confiscation of duty free liquids at EU airports
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/duty-free-liquids

Augustow bypass and Rospuda Valley: EU court case
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/augustow-rospuda.53

Companies: http://www.eubusiness.com/europages
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Other news on EUbusiness this week
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Shortage of bottles in Europe raises cartel doubts 30-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1188478921.59
EU might restrict foreign access to energy networks 30-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Energy/1188468121.65
Japan, EU agree to launch talks on economic deal 30-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/1188380826.61
Czech gov't adopts changes to free up labour market 29-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/1188407822.01
EU to extend anti-dumping duties on China lightbulbs 29-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/1188389822.18
Germany to enforce buffer zone around bird flu farm 28-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/1188243121.95
Germany seals climate, labour market goals 24-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/1187976726.23
EU allows British meat, livestock exports to resume 24-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/1187879522.11
EU regulators target US computer chip group 23-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1187857921.58
ECB announces EUR 40 bn refinancing project 22-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1187796725.39
Eurozone new industrial orders jump in June 22-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Factsfig/1187775121.77
EU studies Poland's 'no' to Gdansk shipyard demands 22-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Poland/1187695924.98
Trade unions accuse EU of ignoring market danger signs
20-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1187609522.07

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