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  • Free trade: the sticky issue of bananas 20 Jul 2008 22:50 GMT
    ... Rica and Honduras are desperate for lower EU tariffs so that they can sell their bananas. However, poor Caribbean ... rural communities through import duties (eg Japan, Iceland, Norway) - 55 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) ...

  • Free trade: facing a sticky end over bananas 20 Jul 2008 21:30 GMT
    ... Rica and Honduras are desperate for lower EU tariffs so that they can sell their bananas. However, poor Caribbean ... rural communities through import duties (eg Japan, Iceland, Norway) - 55 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) ...

  • Gilead Sciences: Industry Landscape, Strong Growth Make It a Buy 20 Jul 2008 20:50 GMT
    ... April, GILD was granted marketing authorization by European Commission in all 27 member states of the European Union. Also in April, GILD obtained the approval to ... in Canada, the European Union, Norway and Iceland. Many HIV patients develop resistance to current ...

  • Iceland's Independence Party Leads All 20 Jul 2008 05:20 GMT
    ... is the most popular political organization in Iceland, according to a poll by Gallup published ... minister, and Social Alliance leader and former Reykjavik mayor Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir took over as ... a special agreement with the European Union (EU). Iceland is not a member of the ...

  • Bulgaria's Joining to Schengen Zone Doubtful 18 Jul 2008 17:15 GMT
    ... The European Commission is expected to express reservations towards Bulgaria's ... at the present moment (22 from 27 EU member including Iceland and Norway), claims the draft-report, quoted by the ...

  • EU Takes Some Serious Action Against Bogus Ringtone Sellers 18 Jul 2008 12:55 GMT
    ... The European Union's consumer chief, this week, announced a crackdown ... percent of 558 Web sites examined across EU's 27 member states are suspicious and require ... in violation of EU laws. Vodafone in Iceland was also included. VeriSign, Aspiro and Wiking Mobile ...

  • Top News from the European Commission 19 July to 17 August 2008 18 Jul 2008 12:36 GMT
    ... mechanism. When Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU on 1 January 2007, shortcomings remained in judicial ... the trading of seal products throughout the European Union. Seals are sentient mammals capable of experiencing ... EFSA as well as Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) have a round-the-clock service to ensure that urgent ...

  • Mobile content services face inquiry 18 Jul 2008 12:30 GMT
    ... people into taking out expensive contracts, the European commission warned yesterday. The websites, including 39 in ... and closure, after being suspected of breaching EU consumer rules, the EC said. "Far too many people are ... in the 27-nation bloc and Norway and Iceland. Around 80% or 446 - half of which ...

  • EU Warns 80% Of Ringtone Websites Break Consumer Rights 18 Jul 2008 10:51 GMT
    ... EU released the results of the investigation into mobile phone-oriented websites ... member states, as well as Norway and Iceland. According to EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, over ...

  • Mobile content services face EU inquiry 18 Jul 2008 07:59 GMT
    ... people into taking out expensive contracts, the European commission warned yesterday. The websites, including 39 in ... and closure, after being suspected of breaching EU consumer rules, the EC said. "Far too many people are ... in the 27-nation bloc and Norway and Iceland. Around 80% or 446 - half of which ...

  • EU clamps down on mobile ringtone scams 18 Jul 2008 07:38 GMT
    ... involved 558 websites in all 27 EU member states (plus Norway and Iceland) and was conducted between 2 and 6 June. 80% of the checked sites are a cause for concern ...

  • EU clamps down on mobile ringtones scams 18 Jul 2008 07:35 GMT
    ... involved 558 websites in all 27 EU member states (plus Norway and Iceland) and was conducted between 2 and 6 June. 80% of the checked sites are a cause for concern ...

  • EU targets ring-tone download websites for misleading prices 18 Jul 2008 01:09 GMT
    ... of those websites were in breach of EU consumer rules, the European Union's (EU) executive arm said in a statement. ... the 27 EU countries plus Norway and Iceland, found that 80 percent of the sites checked ...

  • Time to toughen up on ringtone marketing rules 18 Jul 2008 01:07 GMT
    ... The European Commission is about to clamp down on the ... ringtone for free. According to BusinessWeek, the EU checked some 500 websites in all EU states as well as Norway and Iceland, and found that 80 percent of them needed ...

  • EU set to take action against mobile phone service scams 17 Jul 2008 23:36 GMT
    ... EU set to take action against mobile phone service scams With an ... also an increasing number scamming consumers. The European Commission is attempting to address that. The government ... in violation of EU laws. Vodafone in Iceland was also included. In Europe, ringtones are big ...

  • Consumer: Mobile content services face Brussels inquiry 17 Jul 2008 23:34 GMT
    ... people into taking out expensive contracts, the European commission warned yesterday. The websites, including 39 in ... and closure, after being suspected of breaching EU consumer rules, the EC said. "Far too many people are ... in the 27-nation bloc and Norway and Iceland. Around 80% or 446 - half of which ...

  • Cracking Down on Ringtone Swindles 17 Jul 2008 21:00 GMT
    ... The European Commission will on Thursday (17 July) announce that ... and wallpapers—images to be displayed on-screen—in all EU states as well as Norway and Iceland, and has found that 80 percent of them ...

  • EU Cracks Down on Dodgy Ringtone Sites 17 Jul 2008 18:00 GMT
    ... BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's consumer chief on Thursday launched a crackdown ... off, notably teenagers. An initial investigation by EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva into 500 websites providing ... 2007 across the 27-member bloc, Norway and Iceland was estimated to be worth 691 million euros ...

  • EU probe targets online ring-tone scams 17 Jul 2008 17:38 GMT
    ... suspected of misleading customers and of breaching European Union rules, officials in Brussels said Thursday. The EU executive, the European Commission, coordinated an investigation into ... bloc, as well as in Norway and Iceland. It found that 80 percent of the sites ...

  • EU to keep Iran opposition group on terror list 17 Jul 2008 17:36 GMT
    ... Expectations are high in Kiev that an EU-Ukraine summit in September in France will result ... in stronger ties between the ... As Iceland once again defied the world with the launch ... plans that fall within EU competition rules. ECB policy debate is 'legitimate', France says French ...

  • Europe declares war on ringtone scam artists 17 Jul 2008 16:35 GMT
    ... ringtone scam artists The investigation, led by EU consumer commissioner Meglana Kuneva, covered more than 500 websites ... was estimated at €691m. According to the European Commission, seven countries including Norway, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, ... seven countries including Norway, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Iceland, Romania and Greece are publishing the names of ...

  • EU to clamp down on websites offering mobile phone services 17 Jul 2008 14:38 GMT
    ... EU to clamp down on websites offering mobile phone services EU investigation ... of complaints from consumers across Europe, the European Commission launched an investigation last month. From the ... in 27 EU member states, Norway and Iceland investigated 558 websites to see how they complied ...

  • EU Says 80% of European Ringtone Websites Break the Law 17 Jul 2008 14:29 GMT
    ... EU Says 80% of European Ringtone Websites Break the ... Law As expected earlier this week, the European Union's Consumer Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva has today announced ... 27 Member States along with Norway and Iceland, found that 80% of the sites checked need ...

  • EU probe targets ring-tone scams 17 Jul 2008 13:32 GMT
    ... suspected of misleading customers and of breaching European Union rules, officials in Brussels said Thursday. The EU executive, the European Commission, coordinated an investigation into ... bloc, as well as in Norway and Iceland. It found that 80 per cent of the ...

  • EU launches crackdown on rogue mobile services 17 Jul 2008 11:09 GMT
    ... EU launches crackdown on rogue mobile services 's consumer chief ... across the 27-member bloc, Iceland was estimated to be worth 691 million euros ...


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