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Austria's OMV throws in towel in battle for Hungary's MOL

yahoo.com     yesterday   8 related          

Thursday August 7, 2008, 2:56 am VIENNA (AFP) - Austrian oil and gas giant OMV finally threw in the towel on Wednesday in its long battle to buy Hungarian rival MOL, announcing it was withdrawing its bid in the face of EU...                    

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Statutory Audit: Commission decision cuts red tape for audit firms f..

nieuwsbank.nl     Aug 4, 2008          

Maandag 4 augustus 2008 | European Union ] The European Commission adopted today a decision granting a transitional period for the registration requirements for audit firms from 30 non-EU countries. The decision clarifies how...                    

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cafebabel.com: Charlie McGreevy | Photo: European commission cafebabel.com

Dublin: why 862, 415 Irish voted no to the Lisbon treaty

cafebabel.com     Aug 1, 2008   3 related          

Courtesy call in Dublin, two months after the ‘no’ on the Lisbon treaty. The Irish response seems to have been motivated by a lack of knowledge on what the document was and by a fear of change. But perhaps Europe has not...                    

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rte.ie: Charlie McCreevy 'Self-regulation not working' rte.ie

EU proposes measures to tighten control of ratings agencies

yahoo.com     Jul 31, 2008   4 related          

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission proposed new measures Thursday for supervising credit rating agencies, which have been blamed for contributing to world financial turmoil. The EU's executive arm said it wanted to...                    

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Tougher rules for rating agencies

bbc.co.uk     Jul 31, 2008   50 related          

Regulators have criticised ratings agencies on both sides of the Atlantic Credit rating agencies could be banned or prosecuted under a draft European Union law aimed at making them more accountable for the advice they give....                    

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A symbolic nutcracker will not solve the crunch

ft.com     Jul 31, 2008          

The first of August should herald the sleepiest month of the year in Brussels. Not this time: on the anniversary of the credit crunch, the European Commission is trying to act against collateralised debt obligations, the...                    

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EU's Mcreevy gives until Sep 5 to consult credit ratings agencies regulation

finanznachrichten.de     Jul 31, 2008   3 related          

BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said interested parties have until September 5 to consult its plans to reform credit ratings agencies (CRAs). EU internal markets commissioner Charlie McCreevy said: 'I am...                    

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Extension of the copyright term for performers and record producers

edri.org     Jul 30, 2008          

On 16 July 2008, disregarding the well substantiated findings and opinions of the Amsterdam Institute for Information Law, the Cambridge Study for the UK Government and the Bournemouth University statement signed by 50 leading...                    

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EC proposes overhaul of patents and industrial rights

theregister.co.uk     Jul 30, 2008   1 related          

Wants to get biz involved in rights protection The European Commission has proposed creating a single strategy for the protection of industrial property rights in Europe. The Commission wants to integrate its strategy for...                    

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Illegal sharing is not killing music but scary letters might

guardian.co.uk     Jul 28, 2008          

The threatening letter on the doormat about licence fee non-payment might soon be joined by another from your local internet service provider. Bereft, perhaps, of enough incidents of dangerous dogs to merit new legislation, the...                    

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