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Euro News Update 41 - November

Commission President José Manuel Barroso made it clear, at the start of a public consultation on the review of the EU's €126.5 billion/year budget, that he regards the exercise as a unique opportunity to put all of the Union's political priorities up for discussion.

EPPA EU Newsletter - September

Environmentally & Financially Cost-Effective Transport - As everyone knows (but seldom considers at an early stage), a sound logistics strategy should be at the heart of any inter-Europe or international promotion campaign.

EPPA EU Newsletter - May 2007

EU tax commissioner Laszlo Kovacs is set to cause controversy today, as he forges ahead with an ambitious project to create a single EU company tax base, something which is expected to prompt a clash within the college of 27 commissioners as well as with EU capitals.

EPPA EU Newsletter - Mar 2007

A new report examines the problems the venture capital sector faces by not enjoying the full benefits of a single market. With markets fragmented along national lines, cross-border investments are unnecessarily complicated for venture capital funds looking to invest outside their home country. This prevents them from reaching economies of scale and specialisation and hinders innovative SMEs.

EPPA EU Newsletter - Feb 2007

New European law forces companies to update email or risk fine Thousands of UK companies risk fine because of failure to obey new European law on website and email descriptions.

EPPA EU Newsletter - Jan 2007

European Parliament Backs New TV, Web Legislation. The European Parliament has backed a proposed update to the Television without Frontiers directive, which includes lifting the ban on product placement

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations

The DTI is running WEEE Regional Road shows aimed at producers, importers and retailers in the following locations: London, Nottingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ewloe (North Wales), Newcastle, Belfast, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff.

EU Update - December 2006

Chemicals: Proposal on use of Perfluorooctane Sulfonates. The Commission issued on 5 December a proposal for a Directive relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS).

EPPA EU Newsletter – Aug/ 2006

Battery Directive; The agreement in May between the Council and Parliament on the Battery Directive signalled the finalised legislative procedure.

EPPA EU Newsletter Update – May 2006

As of 1 July 2006, the RoHS legislation imposes a ban on the use of certain substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market that fall within the RoHS scope