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BY MARK ROWE, in Munich

EUROPEAN governments have little choice but to embrace nuclear energy as part of their future power strategies, according to the head of the European Commission’s research and policy body. Roland Schenkel, Director General of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), which operates independently from private or national interests, said nuclear energy would play a hugely significant role in meeting Europe’s energy needs in coming decades, and that the need for European countries to address the issue of energy security was immediate.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has claimed consensus has been reached at the EU Council of Ministers over having to boost competitiveness in the EU wine sector. Speaking after the European Commission’s long-awaited reform proposals received their first debate at the council, Mr Fischer Boel said: "There was clear general agreement on the need for fundamental reform".…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

BRITISH accountants will be denied previously proposed European Union (EU) rights to freely provide services in all 25 EU member states, it has been confirmed. The EU Council of Ministers for competition on Monday (24-7) formally approved a watered down services directive, initially designed to allow EU accountants and other service providers to work across the union, under their home country’s regulations.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched court action against the French government, for maintaining alleged illegally tough obstacles to foreign European Union (EU) midwives working in France. Brussels claims a breach of EU directive 80/154/EEC on the automatic recognition of midwifery diplomas gained in foreign member states, such as Britain.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission is offering a comprehensive European Union (EU) free-trade deal to Russia, to secure cheaper and more reliable gas and oil supplies. Commission president José Manuel Barroso said the EU will offer this to Russia once it has joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO), maybe this year.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE WORLD’S top anti-money laundering body has warned that organised criminals have used French fashion purchases to help hide their ill-gotten gains. The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) latest report on money laundering techniques has written how illicit drug dealers have smuggled into France the cash proceeds of Japan drug sales.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission is taking France to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) because it has failed to implement the 2003 extension of the European Union (EU) energy taxation directive from oil and diesel to include solid fuels, gas and electricity.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Damascus

THE SOFT drinks market in Syria is undergoing unprecedented growth, expected to surge 17%-18% this year over last year’s 12% growth, and Pepsi’s share of the market growing after just under a year of operations in the country.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

THE WORLD’S top anti-money laundering body has warned that organised criminals have used French fashion purchases to help hide their ill-gotten gains. The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) latest report on money laundering techniques has written about how illicit drug dealers have smuggled into France the cash proceeds of Japan drug sales.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) wine makers have attacked European Commission proposals to reform the EU wine common market regime – targeting with hostility plans to increase grubbing up. All participants at a European Parliament hearing agreed the EU wine system needs change, given current over-production and poor sales.…