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MiFID: The unanswered questions
News As long as banks can demonstrate they are working towards compliance, Silva believes the government and the European Union will not be keen to take action. They're [government and the... [08 May 2007]
Streamlining the Distribution of EU Agricultural Subsidies
White Paper Farmers in any new European Union (EU) member state can expect big changes. One of the most important is the availability of a range of agricultural... [13 Dec 2006]
Red-tape "jungle" has businesses tied up in knots
News For a multinational company doing business on both sides of the Atlantic there are a multitude of European Union directives, individual member state regulatory regimes... [21 Sep 2006]
Euro data retention laws are inadequate and may be illegal
News The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has given his opinion on the European Union's plans to force ISPs and telcos to record details of their customers' communications - and has... [27 Sep 2005]
EU trying to regulate web "by the back door"
News Industry groups are complaining about what they claim is an attempt by the European Union to "regulate the internet by the back door". But in a joint statement the BSG and Intellect described the... [20 Sep 2005]
UK storms up the e-gov rankings
News The benchmarking report discovered that the UK, Italy, Iceland and Germany made the best progress across the Union countries, increasing the online sophistication of their government services. Sweden, in contrast, is the... [09 Mar 2005]
'Black boxes' for cars to improve road safety
News The Irish government has launched plans to improve driving safety with a nationwide car crash information network, a system which could ultimately be extended across the European Union. The Irish Prime... [07 Nov 2003]
Good news from the EU - you don't hear that often...
News Businesses delivering goods digitally to European customers will have to pay VAT even if they are based outside the European Union, according to a directive from the... [07 May 2002]
UK shamed as government misses ecommerce deadline
News The UK government will definitely miss the deadline set by the European Union to implement the Ecommerce Directive - the legislation which lays down online consumer rights. The EU... [08 Jan 2002]
Cross border spam regulations set by EU
News The European Union finally agreed rules on cross-border selling of financial services this week, voting through the distance selling directive at a majority of 14 to one. Consumer affairs ministers from... [28 Sep 2001]
Ask the lawyer @ Silicon.com
Comment A privacy policy statement is not sufficient for Data Protection purposes if you are an established European Union company. It must be stressed, however, that privacy policies or statements do not... [11 Jan 2000]
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