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ECB REPORT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Central Bank has concluded that the liberalisation of the EU telecommunications markets has contributed to a sharp cut in prices and that planned additional reforms are likely to make European charges cheaper still; it also concludes that reforms are likely to harmonise future electricity prices.…
EU ROUND UP
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE IMPORTANCE of European Union employment within the UK and other EU Member States is widely accepted and its authority is only going to grow over the next 10 years. This is because of the planned accession of eastern European countries to the European Union, meaning that EU employment directives will shape the law of their lands and that their national courts will become subject to the rulings and case law of the European Court of Justice, a key guardian of EU legislation.…
BALKAN CORRIDOR
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A MEMORANDUM of Understanding has been signed between the European Commission, Greece, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria on speeding up work to create a reliable road and rail corridor, linking Thessalonika with Salzburg, linking the Balkans and the Aegean to western Europe.…
EXCISE REFORM
BY ALAN OSBORN
IN an attempt to stamp out smuggling and fraud, the European Commission is proposing that excise duties on popular cigarettes sold throughout the 15 EU countries should be brought much closer together. In a proposed new directive, the Commission says there should be a minimum fixed amount of excise duty of Euro 70 (about Pounds 42) per 1,000 cigarettes in the most popular price category, which would be in addition to the existing minimum excise requirement of 57% of the retail price.…
BULGARIA AND HUNGARY
KEITH NUTHALL
THE EU Council of Ministers has approved a deal with Bulgaria and Hungary, which will grant EU drivers additional permits, to carry goods into these former communist countries. Regarding UK hauliers, an extra 103 permits have been allocated. Across the EU, 13,000 have been granted by Bulgaria and 12,500 by Hungary, with the lion’s share being earmarked for Greece-based hauliers.…