EUbusiness Week 508 top stories: EU wants to give people power to vanish from internet; Austerity forces Europeans to step up defence links; EU battles to lock down radioactive waste…
Author: nps
A short summary of the EU’s new Directive securing specific rights for all those who run their own business or are self-employed. ACTDirective 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of…
A short summary of the EU’s new framework for collecting taxes and duties across borders within the Single Market. ACTDirective 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 concerning mutual assistance for the…
By Leo GasteenA Greek law allowing minor shareholders of television companies to be penalised for improper content violates European Union principles, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled. The ruling of 25 October…
EUbusiness Week 507 top stories: EU moves towards compromise on treaty change; EU wraps up final deal to curb hedge funds; Europe firm on bluefin tuna quota cut despite row;…
By Leo GasteenThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld a fine of EUR 12.6 million originally imposed by the Commission in 2003 for anti-competitive behaviour in the German internal…
EU companies cut their research and development (R&D) investments by 2.6% in 2009, the new Industrial R&D Investments Scoreboard reveals. It is the first time that business R&D investments have…
EUbusiness Week 506 top stories: Criticism mounts over EU budget sanctions deal; EU proposes Europe-wide sales tax; Euro-MPs thumbs up for five-month maternity; No cloned steaks on EU plates; EU…
Small firms should no longer face financial problems due to late payment of bills by public authorities or companies under a deal endorsed by Euro-MPs in plenary session on Wednesday.…
Jobless By Leo GasteenThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Germany’s law on forced retirement at 65 is fair and does not go against the EU’s directive for…
