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EU seizing more counterfeit goods

UPI - Fri Jul 10, 10:53 am ET

BRUSSELS, July 10 (UPI) -- Customs officers seized 178 million counterfeit items last year that were headed for the 27 nations in the European Union, EU officials say.

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Ireland announces Oct. 2 date for second referendum on European Union's reform treaty
Sun-Sentinel - Wed Jul 8, 8:54 am ET
DUBLIN (AP) — Irish voters who rejected the European Union's Lisbon Treaty last year will be asked to vote again Oct. 2 on the EU's long-delayed blueprint for reform, the government announced Wednesday.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Fri Jul 10, 3:40 am ET
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Archer Daniels Wins Reduction of EU Antitrust Fine (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Jul 9, 9:37 am ET
July 9 (Bloomberg) -- Archer Daniels Midland Co. succeeded in a last-bid attempt at the European Union’s highest court to cut an EU fine levied for fixing prices of a food additive to 29.4 million euros ($40.1 million) from 39.7 million euros.
EU Moves Closer to Approving Free-Trade Deal With South Korea
Bloomberg - Fri Jul 10, 1:44 pm ET
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union moved a step closer to approving a free-trade accord with South Korea after resolving two contentious issues that threatened to scuttle the multibillion-dollar agreement.
EU pleased with plan for Polish shipyard
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Jul 10, 1:35 pm ET
The European Union's competition commissioner voiced approval Friday of plans to restructure Poland's historic Gdansk shipyard and will recommend that Warsaw not be forced to reclaim past government subsidies, a news agency reported.
EU: Counterfeit imports double in 2008
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Jul 9, 5:54 am ET
The European Union said seizures of fake branded goods more than doubled last year from 2007 as customs officials discovered far more counterfeit DVDs, CDs and cigarettes at EU borders.
EU Court upholds asset freeze on Iranian bank
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Jul 9, 5:42 am ET
The European Union's second-highest court has rejected an Iranian request to void an EU freeze on the assets of an Iranian-owned bank in Britain.
Lufthansa to Submit Austrian Proposal to EU Tomorrow, APA Says
Bloomberg - Thu Jul 9, 5:55 am ET
July 9 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Lufthansa AG will tomorrow submit to the European Union a proposal for route cuts in its takeover of Austrian Airlines AG, the Austrian Press Agency reported, citing people at the EU familiar with the proceedings.
Archer Daniels Wins Reduction of EU Citric Acid Cartel Fine
Bloomberg - Thu Jul 9, 5:38 am ET
July 9 (Bloomberg) -- Archer Daniels Midland Co. won a European Union court ruling cutting an EU fine over price fixing allegations to 29.4 million euros ($40.1 million) from 39.7 million euros.
EU Says ‘Miracle’ Needed for Timely Lufthansa Ruling (Update1)
Bloomberg - Fri Jul 10, 12:03 pm ET
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union said Deutsche Lufthansa AG , Europe’s second-largest carrier, proposed worse concessions than before in its attempt to take over Austrian Airlines AG , and said a “miracle” would be needed to reach a decision by the German company’s July 31 deadline.
EU nations support S. Korea trade pact
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Jul 10, 10:56 am ET
The European Union's 27 nations largely backed a planned South Korea trade pact Friday despite fierce opposition from European car makers, diplomats said.
EU Emission Permits Head for Biggest Weekly Gain in a Month
Bloomberg - Fri Jul 10, 10:05 am ET
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- European Union carbon dioxide permits headed for their biggest weekly gain in more than a month as German power advanced and nations agreed to tackle climate change caused by heat-trapping gases.
EU was world's largest aid donor in 2008
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Jul 10, 9:32 am ET
The European Union said Friday that it was the world's biggest aid donor last year, spending euro12 billion on poorer nations -- or about 60 percent of all global aid.
EU warns Lufthansa on Austrian takeover
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Jul 10, 7:20 am ET
European Union regulators charged Friday that Lufthansa AG has not done enough to allay antitrust concerns over its bid for Austrian Airlines and they are now unlikely to approve it by the end of the month.
Austrian Air Falls After EU Says ‘Miracle’ Needed for Approval
Bloomberg - Fri Jul 10, 7:18 am ET
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Austrian Airlines AG dropped as much as 7.8 percent in Vienna trading after the European Union said that a “miracle” was needed for Deutsche Lufthansa AG to get takeover approval for the carrier by July 31.