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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE IRISH European Commissioner tasked with ridding the European Union (EU) of national regulations that hinder trade, has called for EU member states to have a free hand, at least as regards taxation. Declaring keen support for tax competition between the 25 EU countries, the former Fianna Fail finance minister Charlie McCreevy told a KPMG meeting in Naas, Ireland: “There are some who argue that lower taxation in one member state than in another doesn’t give a level playing field.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
ON July 31 this year the European Union’s (EU) Tobacco Advertising Directive came into effect, making it illegal to advertise tobacco products in the print media, radio and over the Internet within the EU. Also banned was tobacco sponsorship of cross-border cultural and sporting events.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is holding a legislative bonfire, releasing details of proposed fishing measures it will abandon under a drive by its current regime to simplify European Union (EU) laws and lessen their impact on industry. Most of the proposals earmarked for the shredder have encountered political opposition from the EU Council of Ministers and the European Parliament, making it difficult for the Commission to get them passed into law.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A COMPREHENSIVE report on the behaviour of European Union (EU) consumers has shown that Britain’s recent deflation of prices in retail clothing is far from typical, with only six other member states in the 25-country bloc having the same experience.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
IRELAND has become the latest country to ask the United Nations to extend its economic control over the continental shelf bordering its coastline beyond the usual 200 nautical miles. It has asked the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for oil, gas and other rights over the Atlantic seabed abutting the ‘Porcupine Abyssal Plain’.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has called on European Union (EU) countries to further liberalise their professions, including legal specialists, although a Communication’ policy paper praises Britain for its reforms. The UK “is making good progress” across the board in fighting restrictive practices regarding profession entry, fees and advertising, along with Denmark and the Netherlands, said Brussels.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
IT is probably true, as some anti-tobacco campaigners claim, that if the European Union (EU) had had the statutory authority to act in the public health area in recent years, then the legal crackdown on smokers would have been far tougher than it has been.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations’ International Seabed Authority has delayed agreement of new regulations governing how metal ore mining companies would explore and exploit deep seawaters for hauls such as polymetallic sulphide nodules and cobalt-rich crusts. These mineral resources are rich in copper, iron, zinc, silver, gold and cobalt; sulphides are found around volcanic areas and crusts on oceanic ridges.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE AMOUNT of municipal waste being handled by British local authorities is projected by the European Environment Agency (EEA) to increase by 30% from 2000 to 2020. This is exceeds the predicted average for the old 15 member EU, which is 20-25%.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
IRELAND has become the latest country to ask the United Nations to extend its economic control over the continental shelf bordering its coastline beyond the usual 200 nautical miles. It has asked the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for mineral and other rights over the Atlantic seabed abutting the ‘Porcupine Abyssal Plain’.…