May
29
2008
Peter Gauweiler, member of the German Bundestag has asked the German Bundesverfassungsgericht (the highest legal council in Germany) to review the Lisbon treaty and decide whether it is legal yes or no. Peter Gauweiler thinks the treaty is not in line with German democratic principles. Experts think he has a good chance on success.
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Tags: Europe, Gauweiler
Dec
05
2007
It looks like to UK is introducing Dutch (Verdonk) like measures.
BBC NEWS | Politics | UK bans non-EU unskilled workers
Tags: Europe, Immigration
Dec
04
2007
Business Weekly.
The EU’s antitrust chief Neelie Kroes warned banks on Monday that a new payment system should not be allowed to cut down choice or increase costs for customers.
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Kroes suggested that national card payment schemes should be encouraged to join the SEPA scheme because that would introduce and increase competition to the benefit of merchants [...]
Tags: Europe, Mastercard, Visa