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BY KEITH NUTHALL
Utilities may not like this legislation, but EU Commissioner Frits Bolkestein is not keen either. Every Member State has secured a number of detailed exemptions from the minimum rates, prompting the Dutchman to call it a piece of legal (Swiss) Gruyere cheese.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

Duke Energy Corp, a diversified US energy company based in Charlotte, is in discussions with “several potential buyers” for its European natural gas business, the company has announced. It gave no details of the possible buyers or price.…

BY MARK ROWE
THE ‘LOOTING of civilisation’ in Baghdad, with its vivid images of wanton destruction and looting inflicted upon the Iraqi national museum, was all too familiar for those who have followed events in Afghanistan. But everyone must hope the parallels stop there, for the experience of those quietly seeking to recover Afghanistan’s glorious archaeological past does not bode well for the long-term restoration of Iraq’s treasures.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AS AMERICAN and British military forces secure control of Iraq from the regime of dictator Saddam Hussein using the latest military technology, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a cautionary report confirming for the first time that depleted uranium shells can and have contaminated drinking water.…

Keith Nuthall
A MODEL tax system for construction projects that cross national borders within Europe has been devised by the European Commission for work on a new bridge spanning the Rhine between Germany and Switzerland. The Commission has proposed that standard EU VAT laws are suspended, suggesting that all relevant good and services should attract German VAT and no Swiss VAT.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A PHD in rocket science is not required to understand that corruption is a problem worldwide. But such a qualification – and more – would be required to devise an effective plan to fight this financial plague. The United Nations’ (UN) is drafting an international convention on corruption and asked a string of experts to write reports to illuminate some issues.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is moving towards a deal with Switzerland over the payment of a withholding tax to avoid releasing information about EU citizens owning Swiss bank savings accounts. It wants to protect these clients from tax demands from their home countries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is moving closer to a deal with Switzerland, where Berne would agree to pay Brussels a withholding tax to avoid releasing information about EU citizens owning Swiss bank savings accounts. It wants avoid exposing these clients to tax demands from their home countries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A NEW international aid scheme – which will help fund the marketing of organic dyes made in developing countries – has been given US$2.5 million by the Swiss government. This BioTrade Facilitation Programme is to be administered by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Trade Centre, (an UNCTAD/World Trade Organisation joint venture).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE COUNCIL of Europe has awarded its 2003 Museum Prize to the Laténium in Hauterive, Switzerland, which displays exhibits on the La Tène late Iron Age culture from central and north-western Europe. The culture is named after the nearby site on the banks of Lake Neuchâtel where its Celtic artefacts were first identified.…