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    EU standards for all – EUbusiness Week 505

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    EUbusiness Week 505 top stories: EU wants to open up audit market; Europe split on hedge fund curbs, vote delayed; Europe’s heavy lorries face new “green” tax; European bid to freeze deepwater drilling collapses; EU to surpass Kyoto emissions target: agency; Czech support for euro adoption hits record low: poll

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    EUbusiness Week – Newsletter 505
    15 October 2010
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    This Week’s Top Stories
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    1. EU wants to open up audit market
    2. Europe split on hedge fund curbs, vote delayed
    3. Europe’s heavy lorries face new “green” tax
    4. European bid to freeze deepwater drilling collapses
    5. EU to surpass Kyoto emissions target: agency
    6. Czech support for euro adoption hits record low: poll

    Publisher’s Note
    ================
    Most standards for mainstream products and services fail to
    make them accessible for older and disabled consumers, says
    ANEC, the European consumer voice in standardisation. The
    warning came on World Standards Day, whose theme this year
    was “Accessibility for All”.

    Europe has 50 million disabled European citizens, while the
    proportion of people aged 65 years and over is set to reach 30
    per cent in 2060. ANEC is urging standards organisations, the
    Commission and industry to take the initiative and provide
    standards-makers with the specialist knowledge needed to meet
    the requirements of older and disabled people. Innovation is
    a key driver in EU economic recovery, and the incorporation of
    Design for All principles in the elaboration of standards can
    only help in developing innovative products and services.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/Members/anec/standardisation.10

    Regards,

    Nick Prag
    Publisher, EUbusiness

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    1. EU wants to open up audit market
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    After banks, rating agencies and hedge funds, the EU set its
    sights Wednesday on opening up the company audit market, the
    accounting business tightly controlled by a handful of giants.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.6ig

    2. Europe split on hedge fund curbs, vote delayed
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    An EU bid to slap strict new curbs on the trillion-dollar
    hedge fund industry remains stalled, with a Parliamentary
    vote originally due next week now postponed until next month.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.6j2

    3. Europe’s heavy lorries face new “green” tax
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    Europe looked set to agree Friday to slap a new pollution and
    noise tax on heavy goods vehicles, despite vocal opposition
    from road haulage groups.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/transport.6iz

    4. European bid to freeze deepwater drilling collapses
    ——————————————————
    A bid to freeze deepwater drilling in Europe in the wake of
    the Gulf of Mexico disaster has collapsed under pressure
    from the multi-billion North Sea oil industry.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/energy-oil-scotland.6ik

    5. EU to surpass Kyoto emissions target: agency
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    A fall in greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 and 2009 is set to
    help the EU meet and even surpass the emissions cut targets
    set under the Kyoto Protocol.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/un-climate-warming.6ij

    6. Czech support for euro adoption hits record low: poll
    ——————————————————–
    Only one in ten Czechs would like the country to swap its
    koruna currency for the euro, while 38 per cent would oppose
    the move, a poll by the STEM agency showed on Monday.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/czech-economy-euro.6ht

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    frequently by police in European states, and the potentially
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    the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/rights-minorities.6hj

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    Inside the EU Institutions
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    Council Watch
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    GM crops: European states accused of “flouting” WTO rules by
    banning genetically-modified crops on Thursday rejected EU
    moves to speed new authorisations.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/farm-food-industry.6j1
    ‘The ball is in your court’ on EU bid, France tells Turkey
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/enlargement-turkey.6hx
    Poland says it backs Bulgaria’s Schengen bid
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/bulgaria-poland.6iy
    EU says Zimbabwe ambassador row is ‘serious matter’
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/zimbabwe-politics.6ih
    http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council

    Commission Watch
    —————-
    Climate: Europe pushed China, the United States and a host of
    emerging powers on Thursday to extend a soon-to-expire deal
    to combat global warming at crunch talks in Mexico.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/un-climate-warming.6j9
    EU awaits Hungary clean-up before reviewing toxic waste laws
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-environment.6j4
    Commission ‘to rewrite conflict of interest rules’
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/politics-business.6im
    EU asks members to step up Roma efforts
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/roma-minority.6i9
    http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission

    Euro-Parliament Watch
    ———————
    Maternity leave: Britain warned Tuesday that new laws to be
    voted on by the Parliament next week will more than double
    the cost of maternity leave for hard-pressed taxpayers.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/britain-budget.6i7
    Too many dying on Europe’s roads, says European Parliament
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ukraine-poland.6i5
    EU dreams of united Cyprus for 2012 presidency: Buzek
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/presidency-cyprus.6hl

    Parliament’s political groups devoted most of the week to
    preparations for next week’s Strasbourg plenary session. The
    agenda includes the main vote on the 2011 EU Budget,
    legislation on the staffing and budget of the External Action
    Service, maternity leave and late payment of invoices.
    http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl

    EU diary
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    14 Oct, Environment Council
    15 Oct, Transport, Telecoms and Energy Council
    18 Oct, Eurogroup meeting
    18-21 Oct, European Parliament Plenary Session
    19 Oct, Economic and Financial Affairs Council
    21 Oct, Informal meeting of Development Ministers
    28-29 Oct, European Council

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    Expert comment
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    How to deliver energy efficiency in the EU: the Commission is
    due to publish a new Energy Efficiency Action Plan before the
    end of 2010. This should focus on regulations and funds to
    deliver improved energy efficiency – Stephen Tindale
    http://www.eubusiness.com/Members/climateanswers/10-10-14
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    Press
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    Greenpeace calls for deep-sea drilling ban
    http://www.eubusiness.com/Members/greenpeace/drilling-10

    Big retailers caught breaching EU chemicals law
    http://www.eubusiness.com/Members/EEB/chemicals.10

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    Other news on EUbusiness this week
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    Bosnia joins Balkan states rail service 13-Oct
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/balkans-turkey-rail.6iq
    France to modify laws on Roma 13-Oct
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/france-roma-rights.6ie
    Dexia chairman queries EU competition restrictions 12-Oct
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belgium-finance.6hv
    EU pledges EUR 449m in Egypt economic aid 11-Oct
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/egypt-aid.6hp
    Minorities in Europe stopped more often by police 11-Oct
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/rights-minorities.6hj
    EU investigation into Irish banking state aid 11-Oct
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-finance.6he
    China eyes new Silk Road to Europe amid political rift 10-Oct
    http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/china-transport.6ha

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