EU back to business - EUbusiness Week no 367

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EUbusiness Week - Issue 367
7 September 2007
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This Week's Top Stories
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1. Almunia sees Europe's economy weathering market turmoil
2. EU insists that Gdansk yards must be restructured
3. Nine EU states move closer to joining no borders zone
4. MEPs call for easing rules on liquids aboard planes
5. EU says could ban unsafe Chinese goods
6. EU calls for Baltic cod, salmon catches to be reeled in

Publisher's Note
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As the European Union makes a slow return to business after
its summer break, top of the agenda for EU foreign
ministers meeting in Portugal this Friday was the reform
treaty to simplify decision-making in the expanding Union.

Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has expressed
confidence that negotiations on the treaty can be wrapped
up at the Lisbon summit on October 18-19. Many will share
his hope, as it would allow the EU to turn its focus to
other pressing matters, such as its global role, the
economy and climate change.
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1. Almunia sees Europe's economy weathering market turmoil
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The European economy should weather recent turmoil on
financial markets although the turbulence could become
worse, the EU's Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner
said on Wednesday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1189006321.07

2. EU insists that Gdansk yards must be restructured
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The Commission is insisting that the Gdansk shipyard be
restructured but underlines that it does not want to force
the birthplace of Poland's Solidarity trade union movement
to close.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/1188906422.06

3. Nine EU states move closer to joining no borders zone
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Nine new EU member countries are now connected to a massive
European police database, fulfilling a key condition for
them to join the Schengen border-free zone.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Living_in_EU/1188919921.58

4. MEPs call for easing rules on liquids aboard planes
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The European Parliament called Wednesday for an "urgent
revision" of EU limits on taking liquids on to planes,
questioning the security benefits and expressing concern
at the confiscations involved.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/1188998221.99

5. EU says could ban unsafe Chinese goods
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The Commission says it may ban Chinese goods deemed unsafe
unless China demonstrates it is effectively dealing with
dangerous products.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Consumer/1189003622.82

6. EU calls for Baltic cod, salmon catches to be reeled in
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The Commission called on Monday for cuts in catches of cod
and salmon in the icy Baltic Sea as stocks dwindle due to
overfishing.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Fisheries/1188833521.62

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Inside the EU Institutions
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Euro-Parliament Watch
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EP seats: seventeen of the 27 Member States would lose
seats in the European Parliament from 2009 under
proposals presented in Strasbourg on Thursday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/1189113421.53
EP calls for European force to tackle natural disasters
http://www.eubusiness.com/Social/1188921721.1
Euro-MPs call for vivisection ban for primates
http://www.eubusiness.com/Rd/1189092722.54

At the first of two plenary sessions in September, MEPs
said the time is not ripe for the introduction of a maximum
sustainable yield (MSY) system for fisheries; voted to
accept megatrucks on EU roads, but under strict conditions;
adopted a report expressing concern about alcohol, alcopops
and binge drinking; and adopted a declaration requesting
evaluation of the operation of the "112" emergency number.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl

Commission Watch
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UK deficit: the Commission will soon recommend to Member
States to drop disciplinary deficit action against Britain
after London reined in its fiscal shortfall, a spokeswoman
said on Thursday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1189096321.83
Barroso pays tribute to Pavarotti
http://www.eubusiness.com/Culture/1189078321.49
Mandelson warns WTO talks threatened by 'deep-freeze'
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/1188914521.61
Libyan minister in 'brief' meeting with Commissioner
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1188822726.99
http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission

Council Watch
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Treaty: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has declined to
rule out holding a referendum on the EU's new treaty,
hinting he could do so if Britain's EU partners do not meet
London's "red line" demands.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1188928021.42
British campaign set to launch, demanding EU referendum
http://www.eubusiness.com/Constitution/1189040521.8
Inclusion of Turkey must be EU's 'clear goal': UK
http://www.eubusiness.com/Turkey/1188950521.92
http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council

EU diary
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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)

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Community Resources
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Comment of the Week
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Commenting on our piece "Bosnian Muslims reject envoy's
proposal", Mesha Dzinovic wrote:

"I have noticed that you have been using the religious,
pseudo-ethnic term "Muslim" to describe the members of
distinct ethnic, national group called the Bosniaks (or
Bosnians, as some say). By using the pseudo-ethnic,
religious term instead of the ethnic term, you deny us our
ethnicity, our history, our country, our territory and our
nationhood [...] you never use the term "Christian Orthodox"
for the Serbs or "Catholics" for the Croats, when you refer
to the other Bosnian ethnic groups. Some consistency in your
media would be welcome and truly appreciated..."
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1188507721.53

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EUpress
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Parliament report puts SMEs at the heart of Single Market
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Other news on EUbusiness this week
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EU to probe link between food colours and hyperactivity in
children 6-Sep
http://www.eubusiness.com/Food/1189084622.39
EU to propose tighter controls on explosives 5-Sep
http://www.eubusiness.com/Living_in_EU/1189012622.31
Eurozone service sector activity dips in August 5-Sep
http://www.eubusiness.com/Factsfig/1188985621.96
EU to rule on Thomson-Reuters merger by October 8 5-Sep
http://www.eubusiness.com/Media/1188901022.27
Eurozone growth hits second-quarter soft patch 4-Sep
http://www.eubusiness.com/Factsfig/1188898323.2
Immigrants from accession states boost Irish workforce 4-Sep
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/1188910027.87
EU data fail to dispell doubts over ECB rate moves 3-Sep
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1188564422.5
EU says up to GDF Suez to renotify merger 3-Sep
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1188820023.36
Eurozone manufacturing sector loses steam in August 3-Sep
http://www.eubusiness.com/Factsfig/1188811921.42
Catholic church "shock" at possible EU tax probe 31-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1188575221.31
Tender: technology needs for eGovernment services 31-Aug
http://www.eubusiness.com/Internet/egov-services-eu

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