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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
FRANCE is being threatened with massive fines because of its alleged failure to abide by an European Court of Justice ruling that it should set up redress procedures provided for in European Union public procurement legislation. This allows suppliers, who feel they have been unfairly excluded from a public procurement tender in the water, energy and telecommunications sectors, to make formal complaints and launch appeals.…
SIGNATURES DIRECTIVE
Alan Osborne
THE INTRODUCTION of e-commerce into the European Union, already disappointingly slow, is further threatened by the failure so far of the 15 member countries to adopt the European Electronic Signature Directive, delegates to the Information Security Solutions Europe 2001 conference at the QE2 centre in London have been told.…
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
KEITH NUTHALL
FRANCE is being threatened with massive fines because of its alleged failure to abide by an ECJ ruling that it should set up redress procedures provided for in the EU legislation allowing suppliers, who feel they have been unfairly excluded from tendering for contracts in the renewable and non-renewable power sectors, to make formal complaints and launch appeals.…
RENEWABLES CONFERENCE
BY MONICA DOBIE
THE PROMITION of renewable energy use in the European Union will be discussed at a conference, in Brussels, on the 25 and 26 of September, hosted by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research.
More than 400 people from relevant areas in the European power industry will be present to address factors associated with boosting green electricity generation and associated areas such as minimising greenhouse gases and air pollution, increasing the security of energy supply by reducing dependency on oil, gas and coal imports, and improving employment in the energy sector.…
FAMILY LAW
BY KEITH NUTHALL
FAMILY law judgements made in the European Union on parental responsibility and access to children, where parents have split and moved to different parts of the EU, would be recognised in every Member State, under a proposal from the European Commission.…
EU TRANSPORT MINISTERS
Keith Nuthall
URGENT action to boost airport security in the wake of the destruction of New York’s World Trade Centre has been ordered by the European Union Council of Ministers for transport.
In an emergency session held days after the tragedy, EU Member States agreed to implement “all the key measures in Document 30 of the European Civil Aviation Conference and said that even “these measures should be reviewed in the light of recent events.”…
RECYCLING IT
BY ALAN OSBORN
LEADING City banks and other financial institutions have agreed to take part in a large-scale computer re-cycling operation costing Pounds 1 million. The scheme, which is jointly financed by Lambeth Council and the European Commission’s LIFE-Environmental programme, has been selected by Brussels as a possible model for other EU cities.…
EU TRANSPORT MINISTERS
Keith Nuthall
TIGHTER security measures are to be introduced in airports across the European Union in the wake of the terrorist destruction of New York’s World Trade Centre. The reforms were ordered by the European Union Council of Ministers for transport, sitting in emergency session, and will inevitably lead to some inconvenience and additional delays for business travellers.…
TERRORISM UPDATE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
LONG-TERM European Union proposals for streamlined cross-border arrest warrants and taking the first steps towards harmonisation of national criminal laws, are to be fast-tracked as a result of the terrorist disasters in the USA.
Heads of government have met in an emergency session of the European Council, telling the EU Council of Ministers for justice and home affairs to agree these reforms “as a matter of urgency,” imposing a December 7 deadline for action.…
CHINA WTO
BY ALAN OSBORN
DETAILS on the agreement reached by China on the terms of its accession to the World Trade Organisation, thereby opening up the world’s potentially largest consumer market to international drinks manufacturers, distributors and retailers, have been revealed in a briefing paper.…