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GLENCORE ALUMINIUM SUBSIDIARY REFUSED PROTECTION FROM EU AID ORDER
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A BID by a Glencore aluminium subsidiary to shelve a European Commission order it repay an Irish government excise duty exemption on heavy fuel oils has been rejected by the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) Court of First Instance.…
NORTHERN IRISH MEAT AID
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE LIVESTOCK and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland will benefit from the latest European Commission grants for promoting food sales within the EU. Brussels will subsidise a Northern Irish meat marketing and information campaign with Euro 207,365 over one year.…
NORTHERN IRISH MEAT BENEFITS FROM EU FOOD MARKETING AID
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE LIVESTOCK and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland is to benefit from the latest batch of European Commission grants for promoting meat and other foodstuff sales within the European Union (EU). Brussels will subsidise a Northern Irish meat marketing and information campaign with Euro 207,365 over one year, with matching money being demanded from the UK government and local meat producers, the usual condition of such grants.…
ECJ IRELAND LAW OF THE SEA SELLAFIELD CASE
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
IRELAND has been censured by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for using the United Nations Law of the Sea’s dispute settlement procedure to tackle Britain’s pollution of the Irish Sea via the Sellafield plant. The court ruled that in European Union (EU) territorial waters, it had exclusive jurisdiction, and Dublin should have asked it to censure Britain, not the UN.…
IRELAND FACES COURT ACTION OVER REFUSAL TO PAY INSURANCE TO UNINSURED ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE IRISH government is being taken to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over refusing public compensation to blameless but uninsured road accident victims whose crash was caused by the driver of another vehicle without insurance. The European Commission claims Ireland is breaking the European Union’s (EU) second motor insurance directive.…
EUROBAROMETER BAR SMOKING BAN PUBLIC OPINION POLL
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
OPPOSITION is being voiced within the European Union (EU) to the growing trend of banning smoking in bars and pubs, says an opinion poll by EU pollsters Eurobarometer. While across the EU, 61% of citizens polled support these bans, there were majorities against them in significant countries.…
USA HURRICANE PROTECTION COATINGS BOOM - POST HURRICANE KATRINA
BY LUCY JONES, in Dallas, Texas
THERE is another side to the loss of life and devastation wreaked in the USA by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma and Dennis last year, a market reaction that has brought unsought benefits to the US paint and coatings industry.…
ECJ EUROFOOD CASE IRELAND ITALY PARMALAT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice has ruled efforts to squeeze Ireland-based creditors from Bank of America-inspired insolvency proceedings of a Dublin-based subsidiary of Italian food giant Parmalat could be blocked by Irish courts. The ECJ confirmed the theoretical role of Italian liquidators, but in reality an Irish liquidator will probably handle the case.…
DERRY AIRPORT NORTHERN IRELAND BRITAIN IRELAND STATE AID
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has cleared the subsidising by GBPounds 10.4 million from the British and Irish governments of Derry City Council-funded capital development projects at the City of Derry airport. These are a runway safety scheme, allowing more aircraft types to land, and helping the council finance previous improvements’ cost overruns.…
ECJ EUROFOOD CASE IRELAND ITALY PARMALAT
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) may have helped Italian courts control any insolvency proceedings of a Parmalat subsidiary in Ireland, Eurofood. Control of winding-up this financing company for the Parmalat group has been claimed by both Italian and Irish courts and the ECJ was asked about how European law affects the choice of jurisdiction over such matters.…