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NEW MICROSOFT CONSUMER CHANNELS CFO LOOKING TO GENERATE ENERGETIC GROWTH



Kevin McCarthy, the recently appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Microsoft’s Consumer Channels Group, is planning to use his expertise in manufacturing and managing consumer space to spin energised growth into what is, as he puts it, is “already an amazing business model.”…

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NEW MICROSOFT CONSUMER CHANNELS CFO LOOKING TO GENERATE ENERGETIC GROWTH



Kevin McCarthy, the recently appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Microsoft’s Consumer Channels Group, is planning to use his expertise in manufacturing and managing consumer space to spin energised growth into what is, as he puts it, is “already an amazing business model.”…

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BRUSSELS SAYS MEMBER STATES ANTI-FRAUD ACTION MAYBE TOO WEAK



THE LATEST European Commission annual report on European Union (EU) anti-fraud measures has highlighted concerns that member states may be doing far too little to detect EU-related financial crime. Keith Nuthall reports.

A 2013 Report on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests noted that some member states reported “very low numbers of fraudulent irregularities” – but the Commission does not believe this is because they are clean.…

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BRUSSELS SAYS NATIONAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS ON EU SPENDING NEED REFORM



THE LATEST European Commission annual report on European Union (EU) anti-fraud measures has claimed member states may be doing too little to detect EU-related financial crime. Brussels’ 2013 Report on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests noted some member states reported “very low numbers of fraudulent irregularities”.…

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FALLING PRICES AND POOR FARMER-PROCESSOR RELATIONSHIP HURT BEEF INDUSTRY



IRELAND’S beef sector is facing tough times – slim profits and poor prices are hurting farmers, industry experts say. Declining beef prices have already cost Irish farmers EUR106 million (USD144.1 million) this year so far, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) general secretary Eddie Punch told globalmeatnews.com.…

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EU ROUND UP – BRUSSELS SAYS MEMBER STATES ANTI-FRAUD ACTION MAYBE TOO WEAK



THE LATEST European Commission annual report on European Union (EU) anti-fraud measures has highlighted concerns that member states may be doing far too little to detect EU-related financial crime.
Brussels’ 2013 Report on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests noted that some member states reported “very low numbers of fraudulent irregularities”.…

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US AND EU DAIRY INDUSTRY PUSH HARD FOR THEIR INTERESTS IN TTIP TALKS, BUT DEAL IS POSSIBLE



European dairy producers have expressed alarm at talks on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), arguing that European producers may face lower prices and standards from the ambitious European Union (EU)-USA trade pact. But as the sixth round of negotiations got underway in Brussels in July, some processors argued that European producers stand to gain from a liberalised market across the Atlantic.…

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OCEAN ENERGY INNOVATION MOVES AHEAD, POTENTIALLY OPENING NEW GREEN ENERGY FRONT



LONG-TERM support for the wave and tidal energy industries has been announced by the European Commission, which this spring said it intended to support “the rapid development of key ocean energy technologies at the European level”.

European Union (EU) energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said: “Ocean energy has a significant potential to enhance the security of supply”, adding that “a wide portfolio of renewable energy sources -including ocean energy” was necessary if non fossil fuels were to become “mainstream and integrated into the European energy system.”…

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ECC-NET’S 2013 ANNUAL REPORT - NATIONAL UNIT ROUND UP



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The location of ECC Austria in central Vienna means many consumers drop by to receive advice or lodge complaints in person with the ECC’s five staff members. A top priority in 2013 was increasing public awareness about e-commerce fraud; a brochure aimed at combatting the problem was published and more than 600,000 were distributed throughout Austria.…

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BUDGET AIRLINES ARE LIFEBLOOD FOR MANY EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE AIRPORTS



BUDGET airlines have a major impact on airport expansion or contraction across Europe, but their importance can be particularly pronounced in countries towards the east, whose economies are still catching up with the west of the continent.

Even in Poland, which avoided recession since the financial collapse of 2008, some airports have asked city and regional governments for help when they cannot attract enough trade – in one recent instance following a decision by Ryanair to cut routes.…

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