EU bans UK meat again - EUbusiness Week no 368

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EUbusiness Week - Issue 368
14 September 2007
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This Week's Top Stories
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1. With eurozone growth past peak, EU trims forecast
2. Microsoft's reign faces key EU court ruling
3. EU mulls 'blue card' for skilled immigrant workers
4. EU gives up campaign to make Britain go metric
5. EU proposes easing grain rules to fight high prices
6. Chinese woman faces legal action from .eu authorities

Publisher's Note
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A bad week for British farmers. An EU ban on meat and
livestock from Britain, which had been only just been lifted,
was reimposed on Wednesday following confirmation of a fresh
outbreak of foot and mouth disease in south-east England.

The EU's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal
Health has now designated Britain a "high-risk zone" until
October 15, subject to review. While the UK is, according to
the Commission, complying with all relevant EU directives,
the earliest date it can regain full disease-free status,
under World Organisation for Animal Health rules, is three
months after the last foot and mouth case is diagnosed.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/1189627321.89

Regards,

Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness

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1. With eurozone growth past peak, EU trims forecast
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Economic growth in the eurozone has probably passed its
peak, the Commission said on Tuesday, trimming its 2007
estimate due to financial market turmoil and a weak
French performance.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Factsfig/1189505823.29

2. Microsoft's reign faces key EU court ruling
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Microsoft's long-running reign over global software markets
faces a crucial test on Monday when Europe's second-highest
court rules whether an antitrust case by EU regulators
against the company holds up.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1189648021.36

3. EU mulls 'blue card' for skilled immigrant workers
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Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini said on Thursday that
he would submit next month plans for an EU "blue card,"
inspired by the US "green card," to attract qualified
immigrants to the bloc.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Living_in_EU/1189685832.66

4. EU gives up campaign to make Britain go metric
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The EU on Tuesday abandoned efforts to ban the use of pints,
pounds and miles in Britain and Ireland in the face of
overwhelming public opposition.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Consumer/1189504925.32

5. EU proposes easing grain rules to fight high prices
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The Commission has proposed to drop for a year rules
obliging grain farmers not to plant all of their land to
help combat spiralling prices for cereals like wheat.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/1189688521.7

6. Chinese woman faces legal action from .eu authorities
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A Chinese woman who registered 10,000 .eu domain names faces
a lawsuit from the domain organisers Eurid and has
retaliated by bringing her own legal complaint.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Internet/1189444625.02

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Inside the EU Institutions
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Council Watch
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Financial markets: EU finance ministers and central bankers
will try to help restore confidence to nerve-racked
investors when they meet this Friday and Saturday in
Portugal.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1189596721.99
Poland to join British opt-out of EU rights charter
http://www.eubusiness.com/Poland/1189685822.28
Turkey ready to reform and convince EU: FM
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1189269121.57
Sarkozy vows 'radical reform' of EU farm subsidies
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/1189518421.65
http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council

Commission Watch
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UK deficit: the Commission has called for EU finance
ministers to drop disciplinary deficit action against
Britain after London reined in its fiscal shortfall.
http://www.eubusiness.com/UK/1189595826.17
EU seeks 'no taboos' debate on joint budget
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1189612021.77
EU wants concrete signals on reforms in Turkey by Nov
http://www.eubusiness.com/Turkey/1189623721.72
Time running out in EU trade talks with ex-colonies
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/1189521125.73
http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission

Euro-Parliament Watch
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ECB: a bigger dose of transparency in financial markets
would help restore confidence to nerve-racked investors,
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet told the Economic
Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1189526521.28

At other committee meetings, the Environment Committee said
carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars should be
capped at an average of 120g/km from 2012; the Industry
Committee said conventional energy sources would be needed
for some time; the International Trade Committee postponed a
vote on granting Parliament's assent to an amendment of the
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (TRIPS); the Environment Committee proposed wide-
ranging restrictions on smoking in public places and rules
to make it harder for under-age people to buy cigarettes;
and the Agriculture Committee welcomed a Commission proposal
to improve the transparency and budgetary implementation of
the Common Agricultural Policy.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl

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15 Sep, ECOFIN/EUROMED Ministerial Meeting
16 Sep, Informal Meeting of Agriculture Ministers
17 Sep, European Week for Mobility
18 Sep, Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA)
19 Sep, Informal Meeting of eGov Ministers
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