Who's getting EU money? - EUbusiness Week no 416

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EUbusiness Week - Issue 416
10 October 2008
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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. Avoid unilateral steps in financial crisis, IMF tells EU
2. Euro-MPs' climate vote brings little joy for industry
3. EU seeks to boost rights for online shoppers
4. Lithuania warns EU over nuclear plant shutdown
5. Europeans have little appetite for Frankenfood
6. EU-27 population boom coming: Eurostat

Publisher's Note
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If you have ever wondered where EU money goes, a new website
now offers a public search of the beneficiaries of the 10-
billion-euros' worth of grants and other forms of support
awarded by the Commission every year.

The initiative is welcomed by civil society organisation the
European Transparency Initiative (ETI), which seeks to make
EU institutions more open and accessible to the public.
They point out, however, that the information is not
complete. Many will agree with ETI that only full
disclosure of who gets EU funds can enable meaningful
public debate about how tax money is spent.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/eu-funding-cash

Regards,

Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness

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1. Avoid unilateral steps in financial crisis, IMF tells EU
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The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique
Strauss-Kahn, says EU Member States should work together and
avoid unilateral steps to fight the global financial crisis.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223561822.87
Europe hit by shocks, growth to slow sharply: IMF report
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223471822.71

2. Euro-MPs' climate vote brings little joy for industry
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The European Parliament's environment committee has broadly
approved proposals to tackle climate change, refusing to bow
to industry pressure to water down the measures.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223398924.06

3. EU seeks to boost rights for online shoppers
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The Commission on Wednesday approved proposals to give more
protection to consumers shopping online throughout the
Union, seeking to ease fears over e-fraud.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223484421.34

4. Lithuania warns EU over nuclear plant shutdown
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Lithuania warns it might reject EU caps on carbon dioxide
emissions if the bloc fails to let it delay the closure of a
Soviet-era nuclear plant that provides most of its power.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223565433.45

5. Europeans have little appetite for Frankenfood
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Europeans are generally opposed to meat from cloned animals,
feeling not enough is known about the long-term effects of
eating it, according to an EU survey published on Thursday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223570822.97

6. EU-27 population boom coming: Eurostat
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Experts anticipate that the EU-27 will face a population
boom from now until 2035, where the number of people will
reach 521 million, against the current 495 million.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Living_in_EU/eu-population.05

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Inside the EU Institutions
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Council Watch
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Banks: finance ministers called on Tuesday for a relaxation
in bank accounting rules for valuing their assets, on
concerns that recent US changes could put European groups
at a disadvantage.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223397121.65
EU fails to agree insurance shake-up despite crisis
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223380029.56
EU reserves right to eject disgraced bank bosses
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223393521.86
EU divided over Russia's Georgia pull-out
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223577121.71
http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council

Commission Watch
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Kosovo: the EU has pledged assistance to Kosovo of some EUR
120 million in 2008 to be used for political, economic and
social development.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223554622.35
End of term feeling as Mandelson joins quitters
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223173021.64
Britain names peer to replace Mandelson
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223047021.99
Europe hopes for improved ties with post-Bush US
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223180221.5
http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission

Euro-Parliament Watch
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Symbols: Euro MPs voted Thursday to make the EU flag, anthem
and motto "United in diversity" obligatory at the Parliament
and voiced regret they had been cut from the Lisbon Treaty.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223551923.3
Euro-MPs urge clampdown on bankers' bonuses
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223567222.17
Parliament supports easing Belarus sanctions
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223566328.57

In plenary, MEPs set out theirs views on a proposal for
overseeing the bodies that develop International Financial
Reporting Standards; adopted a report entitled 'Together for
health: A strategic approach for the EU 2008-2013'; as well
as a report on water scarcity and droughts in the EU.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl

EU diary
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13 Oct, Gen'l Affairs and Ext'l Relations
15-16 Oct, European Council
27 Oct, Agriculture and Fisheries Council
4 Nov, Ecofin Council

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Comment of the Week
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Commenting on our piece "Parliament head sees no need for
Basque referendum", Fernando Ainz writes:

"Mr. Pottering does not see need to ask the Basque people to
express their feelings about self government neither Madrid
observe any necessity to ask The People their opinion about
their future. Grand examples of our democratic leadership in
action! I am sure that the Democratic Chinese government
does not see any need to ask the people of Taiwan or Tibet
for their opinion about their future."
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223056022.5

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EUpress
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Eurofound: European Employment Strategy 'has paid off'
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/eurofound.08-10-09

CEA welcomes EP committee vote on Solvency II
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/cea-press.08-10-07

Greenpeace: EP fails to stem the rush for coal
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/greenpeace.2008-10-07

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Proposed consumer rights directive
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Work-life balance package
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EUevents
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6 Nov, Cyprus: European Conference on e-Learning
http://www.eubusiness.com/events/ecel.08

27 Nov, Reading: Management Leadership & Governance
http://www.eubusiness.com/events/acad-conf.08-06-13
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EUjobs
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Chair, Socio-economic Analysis Committee, ECHA
http://www.eubusiness.com/Jobs/echa-job.08-10-07

Advisor, Political & Business Unit, Greenpeace Int'l
http://www.eubusiness.com/Jobs/greenpeace-job.08-10-07
More jobs: http://www.eubusiness.com/jobs

EUlinks
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Ecofin responses to financial turmoil
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/ecofin-08-10-07
More links: http://www.eubusiness.com/links

Other news on EUbusiness this week
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Poles upset over 'German' Copernicus 9-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223570827.01
Poland sticking to 2012 euro target: FM 9-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223544721.89
EU scientists launch 'unbreakable' encryption system 8-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223475423.21
Berlin has safest roads among EU capitals: study 8-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223478125.14
Eurozone data confirms second quarter slump 8-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223458327.73
Denmark urges fight for freedoms after cartoons row 7-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223392622.48
Vietnam urges EU to end tariffs on leather shoes 7-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223375522.66
First EU African immigration centre opens in Mali 6-Oct
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223296322.94

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