http://www.eubusiness.com European Union Business News from EUbusiness.com daily 1 2006-12-23T20:27:12Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210342625.71 A majority of Danes are in favour of abolishing opt-outs that enable Denmark to remain outside the eurozone and the European Union's joint defence and judiciary cooperation, a poll published Friday suggested. 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. Denmark Euro 2008-05-09T17:00:56Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210350745.79 The EU Commission said Friday it had managed to boost its aid to cyclone-stricken Myanmar, while calling on the regime there to allow greater international access to help save "hundreds of thousands of lives". 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. Commission Myanmar 2008-05-09T17:01:48Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210345323.12 Experts from the EU Satellite Centre in Spain will travel to Georgia to help investigate recent incidents involving Georgian drones overflying the rebel region of Abkhazia, an EU spokeswoman said Friday. 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. Georgia 2008-05-09T17:09:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210349822.82 Five European Union foreign ministers will travel to Georgia next week to try to help to cool tensions with Russia over the separatist region of Abkhazia, Slovenia said Friday. 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. Georgia European Council 2008-05-09T17:09:31Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210349873.14 Microsoft on Friday lodged an appeal at a European court against the record EUR 899 million fine imposed on it by the European Commission for defying a landmark anti-trust ruling. 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. EU Law Headline Competition 2008-05-09T17:08:41Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210350723.27 Ireland's new Foreign Minister Micheal Martin urged the country on Friday to vote "yes" to the European Union's key Lisbon Treaty in a crunch referendum next month. 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. Ireland Institutions European Council 2008-05-09T17:11:54Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210339022.66 The European Union wants Serbia to become a member and is ready to discuss its accession even if anti-EU nationalists win Sunday elections, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said Friday. 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. Serbia European Council 2008-05-09T15:44:22Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210342651.53 Serbia's coalition government, which collapsed in disarray over East-West ties, adopted deals with the European Union and Russia on Friday, two days before crunch general elections. 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. Serbia 2008-05-09T17:10:15Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210337222.67 Asia's top security forum, which includes China, the United States and the European Union, on Friday piled pressure on Myanmar to urgently speed up the entry of international aid for cyclone victims. 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 2008-05-09T12:52:36Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210334522.56 Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, whose country holds the EU presidency, confirmed Friday that an EU mission would travel to Georgia next week to cool tensions over Abkhazia. 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. Georgia European Council 2008-05-09T12:51:26Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210329122.36 Serbia's path towards the European Union divides its political scene and society to such an extent that weekend polls are bound to have a huge impact on the country's future, analysts said Friday. 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. Serbia 2008-05-09T10:36:37Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210323721.78 Serbia's outgoing coalition government, which collapsed over East-West ties, meets Friday to approve a Russian energy deal in a final showdown two days before crunch general elections. 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. Serbia 2008-05-09T10:37:07Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210321922.85 EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Friday urged Serbians to vote for pro-European candidates in the country's general election in which Serbia's future direction is a key issue. 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. Serbia 2008-05-09T08:53:37Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210283222.74 The European Union called late Thursday for an end to the violence in the Lebanese capital Beirut and for the Hezbollah-led opposition to halt all disruptive activities. 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. Lebanon 2008-05-08T22:19:33Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210282322.87 Italy's new government on Thursday proposed Antonio Tajani, from Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, to replace Franco Frattini at the European Commission, a statement said. 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. Commission Italy 2008-05-08T21:35:03Z News Item