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GREENCORE IRISH SUGAR FINE INTEREST REPAYMENT ECJ RULING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has declared illegal a refusal by the European Commission to pay Euro 154,892 interest on the refunded portion of a Euro 8.8 million fine earlier levied against Ireland’s Irish Sugar, now owned by the Greencore Group plc.…
EUROBAROMETER FOOD POLL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
WHEN European Union (EU) consumers think of food, more associate it with "taste" – 31%, than with "pleasure" – 29%, "hunger" – 27%, "health" – 19% and "necessity" – 15%. As usual with culturally diverse Europe, however, there were wide national variations.…
IRELAND GAS - LOUGH ALLEN NATURAL GAS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
IRISH natural gas company Finavera Ltd claims a technical evaluation of its Lough Allen natural gas field, in the northwest Irish Republic and Northern Ireland has revealed 9.4 trillion cubic feet gas reserves.
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EIB NORTHERN IRELAND MOTORWAY LOAN
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank is lending GBPounds 61 million to a private-public partnership upgrading sections of the M1 and M2 motorways near Belfast, involving local contractors John Graham (Dromore) Ltd and Northstone (NI) Ltd.
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EQUITABLE LIFE COLLAPSE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT INQUIRY GERMANY IRELAND VICTIMS MEPS SKINNER
BY KEITH NUTHALL
BRITISH government financial controls will be examined by a special European Parliament committee of inquiry into the near collapse of Equitable Life, and the slashing of its pensions. The parliament has launched its probe following complaints from policy-holders, especially the around 15,000 non-British clients, mainly from Germany and Ireland.…
GREENCORE IRISH SUGAR FINE INTEREST REPAYMENT ECJ RULING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice has declared illegal a refusal by the European Commission to pay Euro 154,892 interest on a refunded fine levied against Irish Sugar, now owned by Ireland’s Greencore.
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MEAT SCOTLAND EU SALES PROMOTION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SCOTTISH meat producers are receiving grants from the European Commission to sell within the European Union. Over three years, Brussels will spend Euro 1.4 million on Quality Meat Scotland programmes. It will also spend Euro 145,093 on one year’s Livestock Meat Commission of Northern Ireland marketing schemes.…
EU FOOD PROMOTION SCHEMES - AGRICULTURE MARKETING
BY ALAN OSBORN
The European Commission is to provide euros 25.5 million – half the total cost – of 25 programmes to promote agricultural products in 14 EU countries. These are meant essentially as information/publicity projects, highlighting quality, food safety, regional specialities, organic produce and animal welfare as well as underwriting participation in fairs and agricultural shows.…
EU FLOOD DIRECTIVE FLOOD ACTION PLANS FLOOD PRECAUTION PLANNING GUIDANCE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) construction companies could have to follow tough harmonised planning rules in districts prone to flooding, if a proposed EU flood directive is approved. The European Commission is trying to force all EU member states to have a high standard of anti-flood programmes.…
EU FLOODS DIRECTIVE PROPOSED FLOOD MAPS ACTION PLAN - RISK ASSESSMENTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission wants to force all European Union member states to have a high standard of flood prevention and mitigation programmes. Its proposed directive would order national governments to stage a preliminary flood risk assessments of river basins and coastal zones.…