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Keith Nuthall
THE EUROPEAN Union’s outgoing Dutch presidency has predicted that a quick agreement could be achieved with the European Parliament this Spring over the proposed directive on improving statutory audit controls. Its confidence was based on a common approach agreed before Christmas by EU finance ministers that will be presented to MEPs, in the hope that the legislation can be agreed in one reading, instead of the usual two.…

BY DAVID HAWORTH
LAST summer’s European Parliament elections plus the delayed inauguration of the new European Commission under José Manuel Barroso has meant many quiet months in developing European Union (EU) policies affecting museums. What changes to EU cultural policy might be expected under Slovakia’s Jan Figel, the new education and culture Commissioner for the next five years will also not be evident until 2005.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A TEAM of Dutch researchers has offered the PVC industry a possible alternative to using toxic phthalates to soften plastics, in the wake of September’s decision by the European Union (EU) to ban six of these chemicals in toys.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE DUTCH, Belgian and German governments have placed 162 cattle farms in quarantine after it was revealed they were feeding (partly dairy) livestock potato peels contaminated with dioxin. The carcinogenic chemical had been present in clay used by potato supplier McCain to separate potatoes of differing qualities.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
GERMAN clay producer Fuchs is at the centre of a row involving the contamination of animal feed with dioxin, after its kaolin – used by agricultural to separate potato peels from potatoes – was found to contain the cancer-causing chemical.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved French nuclear group Areva and Anglo-German-Dutch outfit Urenco launching a joint venture where Areva acquires joint control over Urenco’s Enrichment Technology Company. It develops and manufactures centrifuges for uranium enrichment. Brussels backed the deal after Areva and Urenco promised to act independently, notably over future capacity decisions.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) chemical control package REACH that has been causing metal companies serious concern is starting to move steadily towards the Brussels statute book, with the European Parliament preparing to start formal debates next month. Its responsible committee on the environment, public health and food safety stages its next meeting on November 23 and 24, following a session of the industry, research and energy committee, which has the right to propose its own amendments.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
POLITICAL agreement has been struck at the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers over restricting the use of six phthalates to make children’s toys, following five years of debates. The move was anticipated and was made by the competition council held last month Friday (24-9).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Bank’s key risk management agency has signalled a retreat from relying overwhelmingly on the commercial reinsurance market by striking a deal with the Netherlands over state guarantees for its international development projects. The Dutch government has promised to provide up to Euro 150 million a year in reinsurance capacity to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) chemical control package REACH that has been causing metal mineral mining companies some concern is moving steadily towards the Brussels statute book, with the European Parliament preparing to start formal debates this autumn. In the meantime, the European Commission is still fine tuning the proposals, which it has already formally tabled for agreement by ministers and MEPs.…