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According to a new press release, the European Commission has adopted its 2007 Annual Report on Competition Policy, which gives an overview of the main developments in competition policy. It outlines key changes to competition rules and policy as well as major enforcement actions. Using concrete examples it demonstrates how the tools of competition policy were used to reinforce Europe's competitiveness and to protect consumers and businesses from anticompetitive conduct.
As a new press release informs us, today the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) have launched the procurement of the first complete constellation of the European satellite navigation system. A total of 30 dedicated navigation satellites will be put into space, monitored and controlled by a ground-based infrastructure which will be deployed around the world, with the main control centres in Europe.
According to a new press release, the European Commission has adopted Guidelines on the application to maritime transport services of EC Treaty rules on restrictive business practices (Article 81). This follows a public consultation in 2007. In 2006, the Council repealed the exemption from the EU competition rules for liner shipping conferences.
As a new press release informs us, the European Commission has introduced a settlement procedure for cartels, which will allow the Commission to settle cartel cases through a simplified procedure.
According to a new press release, as of today, aviation relations between the European Community and the United States will be further strengthened through an agreement on aviation safety.
Following a new announcement, some 150 workers' and employers' representatives from 43 countries in Europe and Asia will today meet for the first time to discuss the social dimension of globalisation.
Following a new press release, the European Commission has decided to refer France to the European Court of Justice over its national independence rules relating to international networks of audit firms.
As a new press release informs us, the European Commission has decided to refer nine Member States to the European Court of Justice for failing to transpose the EU directive on liability for damage to the environment into their domestic law.
There are a staggering 220 million cars on Europe's roads and that number is growing all the time. The CO2 they emit is 12% of the yearly total for the whole European Union.
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