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EUROPEAN UNION News, May 10, 2012

Toy shelves in Europe are home to fewer toxic toys.
New York Daily News
"The fact that fewer dangerous items enter the EU market is good news for consumers, but we must remain committed," said Health Commissioner John Dalli on presenting the European Union's latest report on efforts to enforce product safety.
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Comex Gold Slightly Lower as Markets Try to Stabilize
Forbes
Spot gold was last quoted up $3.50 an ounce at $1593.50. July Comex silverlast traded up $0.019 at $29.26 an ounce. There is no major fresh news coming out of the EU Thursday. EU officials did decide to disburse the latesttranche of bailout funds to ...
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Canada's Tar Sands Battle With Europe
Huffington Post
But the report was not just about the science. It also sent a political signal to Europe: Canada's fight over oil sands is not done yet. As part its ambitious efforts to cut carbon emissions, the European Union has proposed classifying crude produced ...
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EU parliament backs clampdown on roaming fees
Sacramento Bee
Until now, it had only regulated the price networks charge each other, but theEuropean Commission, the EU's executive, said last year that that had not succeeded in pushing down prices for consumers. As of July 1 this year, downloading one megabyte of ...
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Resposibilities of the EU Parliament-European Day Supplement
AllAfrica.com
Together with the Council of the European Union (the Council) and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world. The European Parliament is the only ...
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EU gasoline ratings flawed: report
Vancouver Sun
EDMONTON - The European Union used inaccurate and incomplete data in assigning a punitive rating to gasoline derived from Alberta oilsands products, a new report released by Alberta Energy says. The Alberta government will take the research by USbased ...
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News Summary: EU parliament limits roaming fees
Sacramento Bee
AP PARLIAMENT VOTES: Europeans got a reprieve from excessive roaming fees Thursday, when the European Parliament voted to cap prices they pay for cellphone calls and Internet use while traveling to other EU countries. The change could cut travelers' ...
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Albania gives EU green light on Kosovo War organ investigation
Washington Post
American prosecutor John Clint Williamson, who heads an EU investigation task force, described Thursday's vote as “a strong statement of Albania's commitment to accountability and the rule of law.” A Council of Europe reportby Swiss politician Dick ...
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Cleaner cars would cut drivers' fuel bills -report
Reuters
* Average European driver pays 1.69 euros/litre * European Union poised to review car efficiency law BRUSSELS May 10 (Reuters) - Ambitious laws to reduce EU vehicle emissions would cut drivers' record fuel bills by about a fifth by 2020, ...
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Albania gives EU green light on organ probe
KFVS
The Indiana State Fair Commission on Thursday announced management changes spurred by last summer's deadly stage rigging collapse, including the retirement of a longtime employee who was noted in a report about the... The Indiana State Fair Commission ...
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Comex Gold Ends Slightly Higher as Market Tries to Stabilize and Consolidate
Forbes
July Comex silver last traded down $0.046 at $29.195 an ounce. The US dollar index trading near steady Thursday on a corrective pullback from recent gains. The greenback has benefited recently on fresh safe-haven demand due to theEU situation.
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Alberta gears for battle with EU over oilsands' dirty label
Calgary Herald
EDMONTON — The oil industry cheered a new government-commissionedreport it says will help battle the “dirty oil” label the European Union is trying to attach to the oilsands. Greg Stringham of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said ...
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Lacking leader, Greece's EU future in jeopardy
USA TODAY
By Marina Rigou and Jabeen Bhatti, Special for USA TODAY ATHENS – Talks to form a government following elections with no clear winner collapsed Wednesday and left in limbo Greece's future in the European Union and its commitment to an international ...
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USA TODAY
Greece: PASOK Leader Sees Some Hope In Forming Coalition Government
International Business Times
Kouvelis added: “This government's mission, which will have a specific program and timeframe that will last until the European elections of 2014, will be twofold: Firstly, to keep the country in theEuropean Union and euro and, secondly, ...
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International Business Times
Cell Therapeutics' Pixuvri® Approved in European Union as Monotherapy to Treat ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Summary of Product Characteristics, which will be published in the European Public Assessment Report is expected to be posted to the European Medicines Agency's (the "EMA") website ( http://www.ema.europa.eu) in the next few weeks.
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Trade Gap in US Widens More Than Forecast
BusinessWeek
Sales by American companies to counterparts in Mexico, the European Unionand South Korea reached the highest ever, giving no indication of a slowdown in global demand. “It's hard to get nervous that imports are rising,” said Dean Maki, ...
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Why Europe Won't Kill The Tech Rally
Barron's (blog)
From analysts Amy C. Lubas, Kathy Hartley and Gary Sarkissian this week: Of the S&P 500′s 70 or so technology stocks, only 50 report sales from theEuropean Union or “some” of its countries. About 20% of S&P 500 tech revenues come from Europe, ...
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EU Morning Report- Will the Bank of England surprise the markets?
Easy-Forex
The euro (EUR) plummeted yesterday against the dollar falling as low as 1.2911 from 1.3003 on growing fears about Europe's debt crisis. Investors are worried about Greece's ability to avoid bankruptcy and that it may have to leaveEurope's single ...
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Greece's Leftist Leader: We Want Euro, But Not Austerity
CNBC.com
Tsipras said he is willing to negotiate with the so-called troika — the International Monetary Fund [cnbc explains] , the European Union, and the European Central Bank [cnbc explains] — to keep Greece in the euro zone. But his opposition to the ...
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Canada gears for battle with EU over oilsands' dirty label
Regina Leader-Post
By Sheila Pratt, edmontonjournal.com May 9, 2012 EDMONTON — The oil industry cheered a new government-commissioned report it says will help battle the “dirty oil” label the European Union is trying to attach to the oilsands.
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Poland - Factors to Watch on May 10
Reuters
ALL TIMES GMT (Poland GMT + 2 hours): TAURON Poland's No.2 utilityreports a marginal rise in first-quarter net profit to 387 million zlotys ($118.07 million), beating analysts' expectations. JSW The European Union's largest coking coal producer posts ...
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Spinning the facts again on climate emissions from tar sands
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
An Alberta government sponsored report criticizing the European Union's own independent analysis of climate emissions from tar sands has created a political debate but misses the science. A study released yesterday by the Jacobs Consultancy paid for by ...
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Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
US trade gap widens more than expected in March
Reuters
Imports from the European Union and Mexico also set records, while imports from Canada were the highest since September 2008 and from Japan the highest since October 2007. Higher oil prices also added to the import tally, as average prices for imported ...
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Greeks Look to Socialist to Form Government
New York Times
Mr. Tsipras, whose proposal shook European Union leaders and roiled global markets, returned his mandate early Thursday afternoon to the president, who gave it to Mr. Venizelos. "We exhausted every possibility and scope for creating a government ...
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Solvency II reporting: 84 per cent of European insurers are not prepared
Insurance News Net (press release)
Only 16 per cent are prepared to deliver the required quarterly and annualreports to the respective EU supervisory authorities. These are the findings of a recent study by management and technology consultancy BearingPoint ...
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Probe finds collusion between India's drug regulator, pharma firms
Chicago Tribune
Thirteen drugs scrutinized by the panel are not allowed to be sold in the United States, Canada, Britain, European Union and Australia, it said. The Indian pharmaceutical market is the fourth largest in the world in terms of volume, according to the ...
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ArcelorMittal: 2012 Global Apparent Steel Demand Growth +4%-4.5%
Fox Business
LONDON – Steel titan ArcelorMittal (MT) Thursday reaffirmed its expectations for global apparent steel demand to rise 4%-4.5% in 2012 as many regions, with the exception of the European Union, post higher demand growth. China, the world's largest steel ...
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Probe Reveals Major Flaws in Drug Approval
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The report found that of the 39 drugs it reviewed, 13 of them “did not have permission for sale in any of the major developed countries,” namely the United States, Canada, Britain, European Union nations and Australia. Most of them were manufactured by ...
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European Union likely to drop ACTA; USTR thinks legal scholars stupid
LubbockOnline.com (blog)
In the Business Standard for May 10, 2012 TS Vishwanath reported on the problems the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is facing. The former rapporteur for ACTA in the European Parliament quit in disgust. The current rapporeur, David Martin, ...
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Bomb plot raises questions over European security
San Jose Mercury News
Europe has never required full-body scans, and efforts to install US-style backscatter machines were stalled last year when the European Commissionordered a study into their safety. An independent body has since found that little risk is involved.
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EU Comm: Latest Aid To Athens Covers All Greece's Needs ...
By Market News International
EU Comm: Latest Aid To Athens Covers All Greece's Needs. By Market NewsInternational || May 10, 2012 at 11:20 GMT. || 0 comments || Add comment. BRUSSELS (MNI) – The European Commission on Thursday said that the. E4.2 billion ...
ForexLive
Toy shelves in Europe are home to fewer toxic toys.
"The fact that fewer dangerous items enter the EU market is good news for ...Commissioner John Dalli on presenting the European Union's latest reporton ...
www.nydailynews.com/.../toxic-toys-textiles-eu-stores-thanks-...
98.5% of Irish bathing waters meet EU mandatory standard - EPA ...
One News: Report shows quality of Ireland's bathing waters remains high ...Agency report says 83% of bathing waters around the country met higher EUguideline standards and are classified as being of ''good'' status, down from 90% last ...
www.rte.ie/.../98-5-of-bathing-waters-meet-eu-mandatory-stan...
Italy, Germany planning joint approval of EU deals: report - Latest ...
The Italian and German parliaments are planning simultaneous ratification of the European fiscal compact and European Stability Mechanism before the ...
news.ph.msn.com/.../italy-germany-planning-joint-approval-o...
U.S. and E.U. Economies in Bizarro World - US News & World Report
US News & World Report Politics. Home ... U.S. and E.U. Economies in Bizarro World ... The E.U. contains a monetary union of many different nations with many different fiscal problems, ... See the latest editorial cartoons on President Obama.
www.usnews.com/.../us-and-eu-economies-in-bizarro-world?...
EUROPA - Press Releases - Consumers: latest report on safety of ...
European Commission - Press release Consumers: latest report on safety of products ... The good news is that thanks to the increasing effectiveness of the EU's ...
europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?...IP/12/...
Ukraine's EU Goal Wilts in Soccer Boycott Over Tymoshenko
Ukraine risks alienating the European nations it wants as allies as next month's ... Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison last week for abuse of power ... concerned” about her conditions, the Belga news servicereported May 2.
www.bloomberg.com/.../ukraine-s-eu-goal-wilts-in-soccer-boy...
Fewer toxic toys and textiles in EU stores - FRANCE 24
FRANCE 24 latest world news report ... "The fact that fewer dangerous items enter the EU market is good news for consumers, but we must remain committed, " ...
www.france24.com/.../20120508-fewer-toxic-toys-textiles-eu-...
EU debt weighs on corn futures on Wednesday Latest News ...
Latest News; Most Popular; Most Comments. EU debt weighs on corn futures on Wednesday · Grains drop on euro zone woes, liquidation ahead of USDAreport ...
www.cattlenetwork.com/.../EU-debt-weighs-on-corn-futures-o...
Report: Most EU Aid Goes To Richer Nations - Yahoo! News UK
'Report: Most EU Aid Goes To Richer Nations' on Yahoo! News UK. Less than half of Europe's development aid budget goes to the neediest, low-income countries, MPs have warned. ... Latest UK Videos. 1 - 4 of 20. prevnext. Louboutin's got ...
uk.news.yahoo.com/report-most-eu-aid-goes-richer-nations-0...
Report: Firm EU efficiency standards will slash motor costs | EurActiv
Independent specialised European Union affairs portal for EU policy professionals. ... News | Report: Firm EU efficiency standards will slash motor costs .... of new passenger cars in the EU to be around 135g/km last year, a 3.7% drop on 2010.
www.euractiv.com/.../report-firm-eu-efficiency-standards-slas...
EU PLOT TO SCRAP BRITAIN - Express
UK News :: EU plot to scrap Britain - Breaking news from around the UK. ...Peter Hill Read the latest column now .... Posted by: snodwelp • ReportComment ...
www.express.co.uk/posts/view/.../EU-plot-to-scrap-Britain
German opposition seek to delay EU Treaty, says report - Newstalk.ie
It is reported that the German parliament is delaying its plans for the ratification ... All News. 05:39 German opposition seek to delay EU Treaty, saysreport; 05:15 ...
www.newstalk.ie/.../german-opposition-seek-to-delay-eu-treat...
EU austerity is feeding racism, report says - EU Observer
EU austerity measures and populist election rhetoric are feeding an increase in... Subscribe to EUobserver's newsletter and receive a summary of our news... behind the recent rise in intolerance and violence directed at immigrants and other ...
euobserver.com/851/116123
Scientists call for a EU-wide ban on exotic pet markets | Latest ...
Home: > News > Latest Headlines > Scientists call for a EU-wide ban on exotic pet ... The report, commissioned by the Animal Protection Agency, International ...
www.vetsonline.com/.../scientists-call-for-a-eu-wide-ban-on-e.

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