http://www.eubusiness.com Latest business news from the Institutions of the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210888023.31 Lingering disputes and personality clashes were expected to add friction to a Latin America-European Union summit in Peru on Friday that is aimed at addressing climate change and poverty. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Environment Headline European Council Trade 2008-05-15T22:14:59Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210870023.17 Senior eurozone officials called Thursday for a single voice for the bloc on the international stage, in the face of warnings its sometimes divided members would first need to agree on what to say. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance European Council 2008-05-15T17:03:40Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210863746.93 Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday urged French President Nicolas Sarkozy to push for a single eurozone seat to be established at the International Monetary Fund. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance European Council 2008-05-15T22:46:24Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210851122.94 Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday urged French President Nicolas Sarkozy to push for a single eurozone seat to be established at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance European Council 2008-05-15T12:58:10Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/ombudsman.33 The European Ombudsman has launched an EU-wide consultation process on access to information contained in databases. This follows a complaint from a Danish journalist about the refusal of the European Commission to disclose data on beneficiaries of EU agricultural subsidies. No publisher eub2 Institutions 2008-05-15T11:12:27Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210774624.87 New Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti vowed on Wednesday to maintain the previous government's efforts to improve Italy's public finances despite campaign promises to cut taxes. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy Finance European Council 2008-05-14T14:43:40Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210773722.26 British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday that French plans to create a Mediterranean Union could not replace the enlargement of the European Union. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Turkey Mediterranean European Council 2008-05-14T14:15:46Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210770134.09 Lithuania's foreign minister Wednesday warned Vilnius would resist any attempts to water down a recent deal made to overcome its veto on key EU talks with Russia. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Lithuania Russia European Council 2008-05-14T14:44:05Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210770126.14 Corporate fat cats in Europe faced renewed pressure on Wednesday over huge bonuses untied to their performance as soaring inflation and stagnant wages eat into ordinary workers' purchasing power. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Finance European Council 2008-05-14T14:40:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210730522.22 The European Union aims to give a new boost to free-trade negotiations with Latin America at a summit Friday and Saturday in Lima, but the discussions remain eclipsed by long-struggling WTO talks. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. European Council Trade 2008-05-14T08:42:59Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210716123.35 Eurozone finance ministers are considering ways of discouraging "scandalous" excesses in executive pay, including by closing loopholes for golden hand-shakes, Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Finance European Council 2008-05-13T22:18:13Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210699923.79 European Union nations on Tuesday said they "stand ready" to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims of the massive earthquake in southern China as soon as conditions permit. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. China European Council 2008-05-13T21:25:36Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210697222.97 EU nations on Tuesday called on Myanmar to allow "free and unfettered" access to humanitarian aid, while rejecting a French call for UN intervention to push help into the country. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Myanmar European Council 2008-05-13T22:46:43Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210694522.96 France wants the European Union to bar mass amnesties for illegal migrants as part of a common immigration policy to be agreed during the upcoming French presidency of the EU, ministers said Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. European Council France 2008-05-13T18:07:50Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210681953.87 Italy's new pro-US Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday he would serve as a lynchpin in ties between the European Union and the United States. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy European Council 2008-05-13T12:43:29Z News Item