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European Union

Type: Organization

Name: European Union

Nationality: Belgium

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for European Union

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 16 mins ago - 5 reports

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Defra and DECC launch EU environmental policy review

Defra and DECC have launched a consultation into EU action on the environment and climate change.The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) are seeking UK businesses and organisations’ ... [Published Solar Power Portal - 16 mins ago]

Entities: Department of Energy & Climate Change, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural A..., European Environmental Policy, European Union, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 19 mins ago - 9 reports

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd

Huawei, ZTE officially cited for European trade violations

European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht cited Huawei and ZTE for engaging in unfair trade practices, specifically naming the companies for the first time and saying that if negotiations with China fail to produce a resolution, the EU is ready ... [Published FierceBroadbandWireless - 48 mins ago]

Entities: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, ZTE Corporation, European Union, LM Ericsson Telephone Co

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 20 mins ago - 9 reports

PriceWaterhouseCoopers

EU rules could hit 10 times as many bankers with bonus capping

Up to 10 times more London-based bankers could be caught out by bonus capping as European Union officials propose setting the threshold for risk takers at €500,000, according to PwC.The European Banking Authority's Board of Supervisors will decide on ... [Published Workplace Savings & Benefits - 20 mins ago]

Entities: European Union, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, European Banking Authority, Council of the European Union

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 34 mins ago - 6 reports

Glencore International Plc

Biggest traders helping EU oil probe, not in it: sources

LONDON (Reuters) - European investigators have asked top trading houses Glencore , Vitol and Gunvor to help with a probe into oil price manipulation, while not suggesting they are under investigation, industry sources said on Monday. ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 1 hour ago]

Entities: European Union, Gunvor Group, Vitol Group, Price Manipulation, Glencore International Plc

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 45 mins ago - 24 reports

Nigel Farage

Europe: The tail that's wagging the dog

Now we’ve all had a chance to reflect on UKIP’s local election triumphs, it seems the one thing that commentators across the board have been able to agree on is that Farage's success reflects an elevated wave of euroscepticism among the British population. ... [Published Total Politics - 45 mins ago]

Entities: Nigel Farage, UKIP UK Independence Party, Referendum

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 46 mins ago - 13 reports

European Union

United Kingdom: ‘British business: We need to stay in the EU’

A group of UK business leaders have signed a letter to The Independent accusing Eurosceptic politicians of putting “politics before economics” in calling for Britain to withdraw from the EU.The signatories, including airline and music tycoon Richard Branson, ... [Published Presseurop - 6 hours ago]

Entities: United Kingdom, European Union, Confederation of British Industry, Centrica plc

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 reports

Germany to Back EU Progress for Serbia, Kosovo If Accord Enacted

Germany will support Serbia’s bid to secure a start date to begin European Union membership talks and back pre-accession talks for Kosovo if the nations show progress in implementing their April 19 political agreement.It’s important "that an implementation ... [Published BusinessWeek - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Kosovo, Serbia, European Union, Hashim Thaci, Pristina

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 reports

Irish business warns on EU poll woes

British-Irish chamber of commerce says Irish companies are concerned the possibility of a UK exit from the EU is having a negative impact ... [Published FT.com - Brussels - 1 hour ago]

Entities: European Union, Chamber of Commerce, United Kingdom

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 reports

EU to look in detail at pros and cons of fracking

on is to look more closely at hydraulic fracturing ? or fracking ? and the environmental concerns surrounding the practice, according to the EU?s energy commissioner.Guenther Oettinger told the German newspaper Die Welt it would be ?absolutely right? ... [Published EuroNews - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Hydraulic Fracturing, European Union, Guenther Oettinger, Ground Water, Shale Gas

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 20 reports

German minister calls potential EU solar tariffs 'grave mistake,' FT says

Germany’s vice-chancellor and economy minister Philipp Rosler warned that imposing anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels would be a “grave mistake” for the EU, according to Financial Times. ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - 6 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Philipp Rösler, Solar Panels

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 12 reports

EU postpones "Made in Israeli settlements" trademark

Palestinians will have to wait for the introduction of the separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements. According to Israeli Haaretz, has decided to postpone the plan until it is taken up again with ministers at the end of June.U.S. Secretary ... [Published Albawaba - 14 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, John Kerry, Trademark, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 24 reports

Tories expect UKIP to win first place in EU elections: PM running scared, says Howe

Senior Tory source said consensus in Downing Street is that UKIP will win next May's electionFormer Troy Chancellor Lord Howe said Cameron is 'losing control' of the partyCabinet ministers banned from saying how they would vote in EU referendumBy Jason ... [Published Mail Online UK - 19 hours ago]

Entities: UKIP UK Independence Party, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), European Union, Referendum

Quotes

...His grandfather told me they had heard that compensation would be due, but that they had not yet heard anything, "We can't bear the sorrow, but we have to survive." The leader of one of the national trade union's Nazma Akter, told us that no survivor of the disaster, nor family of victims, has yet received compensation...

Garment factory workers' families wait for promised compensation [Published itv.com - 5 mins ago]

He remarked, "The Chinese currency has become part of everyday business for anyone trading with or investing in China. It is already an important global trading currency and is set to become a top-three global-trading currency by 2015. HSBC Bank Oman is in a position to help businesses and investors in the Sultanate of Oman to seize this opportunity through a comprehensive suite of RMB-denominated products that are available onshore on the Chinese mainland and in offshore markets worldwide. These trades can be made with no restrictions from Chinese regulators." Trade between China and 16 of the largest Arab states in the MiddleMiddle East region has increased from just $13...

‘China is setting the tone for generations to come’ [Published Times of Oman - 7 mins ago]

Although the cross-sectional design of this study limits the causal interpretation of the data, Dr. Hoffmann said, "both exposures seem to be important and both must be considered on a population level, rather than focusing on just one hazard."

Study finds air pollution and noise pollution increase cardiovascular risk [Published Medical Xpress - 12 mins ago]

...is no written law that gives the state media more privileges than private media outlets, and this is also unacceptable in terms of business ethics. "News agencies make money by selling news to their clients. When a state official prefers the state media over the other outlets, this is clearly discrimination" Ergurel told Sunday's Zaman

Cyprus PIO: Turkish Cypriot and Turkish Media Review, 13-05-20 [Published Hellenic Resources Network - 12 mins ago]

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Garment factory workers' families wait for prom... [Published itv.com - 5 mins ago]
U.S. / EU Trade Relations with China: Different... [Published American Institute for Contemporary German Studies - 6 mins ago]
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Study finds air pollution and noise pollution i... [Published Medical Xpress - 12 mins ago]
Cyprus PIO: Turkish Cypriot and Turkish Media R... [Published Hellenic Resources Network - 12 mins ago]
The future of sustainability reporting: how can... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 12 mins ago]
Sense of urgency on factory safety [Published Just-Style - 14 mins ago]
British ‘opt-out’ from EU could complicate law ... [Published Washington Post - 15 mins ago]
MP rails against 'aggressive homosexual [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - 16 mins ago]
Defra and DECC launch EU environmental policy r... [Published Solar Power Portal - 16 mins ago]
Crop Outlook Reflects Near-Term Prices and Long... [Published ERS - 16 mins ago]
Planning time limits and the EIA Directive [Published Local Government Lawyer - 17 mins ago]
ESA astronaut Timothy Peake set for Space Station [Published SpaceRef - 18 mins ago]
The Arctic This Week: 11 May 2013 – 17 May 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - 19 mins ago]
EU rules could hit 10 times as many bankers wit... [Published Workplace Savings & Benefits - 20 mins ago]
Tri-Ring to buy Polish bearings maker [Published Shanghai Daily - 20 mins ago]
At trade talks, U.S., E.U. ready for fight on g... [Published Truth About Trade - 21 mins ago]
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Presents at UBS... [Published Seeking Alpha - 21 mins ago]
EU Working on a New Package Travel Directive [Published Irish Travel Trade News - 25 mins ago]
Anger as Barack Obama opens White House door to... [Published The Independent - 29 mins ago]
Southeast Asia now leads the world for trust in... [Published The Nation - Thailand - 29 mins ago]
Nigeria says has Islamists on defensive [Published International Business Times UK - 30 mins ago]
Scottish independence will force up mortgage ra... [Published Mortgage Solutions - 31 mins ago]
TV chefs blamed for rise in banned ‘electro fis... [Published Deadline News - 32 mins ago]
Richard Stephens: Protecting the Pralines [Published Huffington Post UK - 34 mins ago]

Blogs

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The Arctic This Week: 11 May 2013 – 17 May 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - 19 mins ago] !--[if gte mso 9]>0false18 pt18 pt00falsefalsefalse<![endif]--> By Tom Fries , Kevin Casey & Maura Farrell The Arctic This Week 2013:19Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here . Thanks for joining us this week! We hope you find TATW useful and ...
Confronting the fascist threat in Europe and ab... [Published Green (Living) Review - 50 mins ago] by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In Europe today, and especially in the EU member states, fascism is again rearing its ugly head and is attempting to present itself as a solution to the disorientated and the desperate – to those whose world appears ...
Priests led violent mob of 20,000 against gay p... [Published AMERICAblog News\| A great nation deserves the t ... - 1 hour ago] Violence-prone Georgia thinks it's going to join NATO and the EU. Good luck with that.. ...
Canadian Government Pursuing Aggressive Lobbyin... [Published Think Progress - 2 hours ago] Tiffany Germain is a Senior Climate/Energy Researcher in the Think Progress War Room. (Source: Suncor Energy Inc., BLM) The Canadian government has nearly doubled its spending to promote the Keystone XL pipeline to $16.5 million, up from $9 million ...
William Hague: Case for changing arms embargo o... [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - 2 hours ago] William Hague set out the government’s latest thinking on the horror in Syria to MPs in the Commons today. He explained that if the UK were to consider arming the rebels, it would be under three conditions: A decision in co-ordination with other nat ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: EU benefits 'dwarfed by £150bn costs' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - 4 hours ago]
EU Referendum Talk Poses Risks for U.K. [Published WSJ.com Video - News - 7 hours ago]
VIDEO: 'I am glad we're outside the euro now' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - 7 hours ago]
EU Exit: Will Europe grieve over UK loss? [Published Russia Today - YouTube - 8 hours ago]
VIDEO: Mandelson: EU referendum a 'lottery' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 19 2013]

Press Releases

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Japanese Pharma Database by MP Advisors Now Ava... [Published Business Wire - 2 hours ago]
NetJets® Inc. Announced as Official Worldwide L... [Published Business Wire - 6 hours ago]
EU validates Audi LED technology as eco-innovation [Published PR inside - 8 hours ago]
European SMEs plan €412bn capital expenditure i... [Published Business Wire - 9 hours ago]
Renewable Energy Subsidies in Europe, Recent Cu... [Published PR inside - 16 hours ago]