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Trade minister calls for lifting of snus ban

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5 hrs ago
        

01 Dec 2008. Sweden’s trade minister said on Friday that she wants the EU to lift its ban on the export of Swedish Snus to the rest of the EU. Eva Björling said the ban is discriminatory because cigarettes, cigars and chewable...

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Hedge funds in EU will be regulated

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18 hrs ago
        

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hedge funds in the European Union will be regulated following a public consultation that is currently underway, a senior EU official said on Wednesday. "On hedge funds, we have used as our basis that they...

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Barroso to create new energy directorate

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VALENTINA POP Today @ 18:27 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - With energy and climate change set to dominate the EU agenda in the coming years, the European Commission is to create a new energy directorate-general from 1 November...

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Pensioners get two-month medical card reprieve

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Aine Kerr Political Correspondent PENSIONERS will be given a grace period of two months for handing back their medical cards. Following weeks of climbdowns and protests over the end to automatic entitlement to a medical card,...

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Ganley won Lisbon debate, says McCreevy

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By AINE KERR Thursday December 04 2008 Aine Kerr Political Correspondent LIBERTAS chief Declan Ganley outmanoeuvred all the political parties on the Lisbon Treaty campaign and won the argument, European Commissioner Charlie...

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Brussels gearing up for reshuffle of top jobs

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PHILIPPA RUNNER Today @ 08:56 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - With still over six months to go before the selection of a new European Commission and uncertainty on the Lisbon treaty looming over the process, speculation is mounting...

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Common approach

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Dec 2, 2008 2 related
        

The UK and Malta are united in their opposition to moves made by France to formulate an EU-wide policy for regulating the gaming industry, from InterGameOnline: In a discussion paper to a meeting of the body's industry...

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Lawyers say new regulation could leave banks with fewer opportunities for growth

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Dec 2, 2008
        

A new round of banking regulation is likely to push riskier activities back toward investment funds and leave banks with their more traditional businesses - and fewer growth opportunities, according to a leading law firm. "The...

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Mortgage markets: Commission study shows varying national approach t..

nieuwsbank.nl
Dec 2, 2008 1 related
        

Dinsdag 2 december 2008 | European Union ] The European Commission has published a study on the activities, regulation and supervision of mortgage lenders that are not registered as 'credit institutions' under domestic law. It...

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EU states back reform of bloc's mutual funds

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Dec 2, 2008 2 related
        

By Huw Jones BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain, Germany and France on Tuesday won their battle to allow mutual funds to manage European operations centrally and save money, a move that dismayed Luxembourg and Ireland. "We are...

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