Record EU fine for Intel - EUbusiness Week no 445

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EUbusiness Week - Issue 445
15 May 2009
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This Week's Top Stories
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1. Consumers still misled by some air ticket sites
2. EU seeks deep cuts in fishing quotas for 2010
3. Eurozone recession twice as bad as thought: ECB survey
4. EU picks operators for satellite services to remote areas
5. Switzerland mulls EU labour migration limit amid slowdown
6. Guimaraes, Maribor are Euro culture capitals for 2012

Publisher's Note
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Intel got hit with a record EUR 1bn fine by the European
Commission on Wednesday, which claimed it used illegal
loyalty rebates to exclude its main competitor AMD from
the market for computer processing units (CPUs).

Anti-trust regulation is an important function of the
Commission which clearly affects business. The world market
for these particular x86 CPUs is worth around EUR 22bn per
year. Anti-competitive practices prevent innovative products
from reaching the end customer and deter innovative
companies from entering and competing in the market.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242208023.26

Regards,

Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness

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1. Consumers still misled by some air ticket sites
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The Commission on Thursday named and shamed airlines
including Emirates, Northwest and Aeroflot for failing to
address concerns about misleading customers over website
ticket prices.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242293522.71

2. EU seeks deep cuts in fishing quotas for 2010
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The Commission has proposed substantial cuts in fishing
quotas next year over concerns that current levels are
too high to sustain fish stocks.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242135123.91

3. Eurozone recession twice as bad as thought: ECB survey
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The eurozone economy will contract twice as much as
previously expected this year, according to a survey of
forecasting experts published by the European Central Bank.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242298921.21

4. EU picks operators for satellite services to remote areas
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The Commission has announced that Inmarsat Ventures and
Solaris Mobile have been chosen to beam high-speed Internet
services to rural and remote areas in Europe not connected
to existing networks.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242303421.35

5. Switzerland mulls EU labour migration limit amid slowdown
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The Swiss government may impose temporary limits on
immigration for European Union job seekers amid rising
unemployment in the country, according to Swiss newspapers.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1241951522.86

6. Guimaraes, Maribor are Euro culture capitals for 2012
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The Portuguese city of Guimaraes and Maribor in Slovenia
have been chosen as European capitals of culture in 2012,
the European Commission announced on Tuesday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242154921.62

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Inside the EU Institutions
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Council Watch
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Rio Group: ministers from the EU and the Rio Group of Latin
American and Caribbean countries on Wednesday praised the
"first positive results" in tackling the swine flu virus.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242236821.52
EU ready to help Latin America combat drug trade
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242316921.84
EU presidency plans first summit with Pakistan
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1241909221.73
Czech senators plan new challenge to EU treaty
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242125221.49
http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council

Commission Watch
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Bulgaria: the Commission on Tuesday unblocked EUR 115
million in aid to Bulgaria, frozen for a year due to
corruption concerns.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242144121.45
Brussels targets excessive deficits of four more nations
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242219721.94
EU announces EUR 5.5m for Pakistan conflict victims
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242309721.42
EU should normalise ties with Cuba before US: Commissioner
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242029821.63
France's Lagarde laughs off report of EU post
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242229622.26
http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission

Euro-Parliament Watch
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Open Day: thousands streamed through the doors of the
Parliament and other EU institutions in Brussels last
weekend, a month before the Euro-elections, but most
seemed happier collecting balloons than naming their MEPs.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1241880421.53
Don't make Turkey EU bid a 'domestic issue': FM
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242298930.5
France's Kouchner red-faced over EU vote row
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242050522.09
Merkel in veiled attack on British Conservatives
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1241984821.46
Britain urges Commonwealth citizens to join EU vote
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1241974921.61

Preparing for the elections, MEPs joined their political
parties and other candidates in the campaign for voter
support. Parliament also published collated attendance
records of each MEP for the plenary sessions over the
2004-2009 parliamentary term; and went on air in a TV spot
covering how voting can empower citizens.
Guides to the Euro-elections:
European elections 2009
http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/euro-elections-09
Powers of the European Parliament
http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/ep-powers-guide
http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl

EU diary
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18-19 May, General Affairs and External Relations Council
25-26 May, Agriculture and Fisheries Council
27-28 May, EU - ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
28-29 May, Competitiveness Council
28-29 May, Council of Ministers ACP - EC
31 May-2 Jun, Agriculture and Fisheries informal

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Comment of the Week
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Commenting on our piece "EU-China summit set for May 20",
Kelsang Gyaltsen, Envoy of H. H. the Dalai Lama writes in:

"This short news report refers two times to Chinese
accusations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama being a
"separatist" or seeking "independence" for Tibet. While you
are highlighting two times the accusations of the Chinese
government there is no mention of His Holiness the Dalai
Lama's publicly stated position since many years that he is
not seeking separation or independence of Tibet but genuine
autonomy for the Tibetan people. This position of His
Holiness the Dalai Lama is well recorded and officially
recognized and supported by many governments and
parliaments around the world".
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242230522.02

Policy Forum
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European governments can provide EUR 65bn stimulus to
economies
http://www.eubusiness.com/Members/intrumjustitia/
More press: http://www.eubusiness.com/press

Briefing
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Mobile Satellite Services in Europe
http://www.eubusiness.com/Internet/mobile-satellite.01

Airline Ticket selling websites - EU Enforcement Results
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/airline-tickets.01

RFID: Radio Frequency IDentification
http://www.eubusiness.com/Consumer/rfid-guide.09-05-14
More briefings: http://www.eubusiness.com/guides

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Other news on EUbusiness this week
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Poland sells historic shipyard 14-May
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242325022.05
US, EU sign deal ending beef dispute 14-May
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242248522.38
Russia criticises EU 'Southern Corridor' pipeline 14-May
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242307031.78
Majority of Danes oppose joining euro: new poll 14-May
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242290822.56
EBRD unveils EUR 15.0bn sustainable energy plan 14-May
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242228723.01
EU approves UK state aid for high-speed Eurostar 13-May
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242212522.48
Eurozone factories suffer record output slump 14-May
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242206221.75
Canada to be 'EU gateway to North American markets' 12-May
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242146825.86
After US, EU to stress test banks 12-May
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1242131522.35

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