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MEPs clear the air for slashing mobile roaming rates, 25 May 2007

European tourists and business people should see lower mobile phone bills in coming months, after Members of the European Parliament backed rules slashing the cost of cross-border calls by up to 70 per cent.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Telecoms/eu-roaming.7

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EU agrees to ease TV advertising rules, 25 May 2007

EU culture ministers agreed on Thursday to ease television advertising rules and allow product placements, while giving individual Member States the option to set tougher standards.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Media/tv-advertising.43

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Top EU legal advisor strikes blow against wage-dumping, 25 May 2007

The EU's top legal adviser has given a boost to unions seeking to stop cheap labour from flooding in from eastern Europe, in a landmark case involving Sweden and Latvia.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/1179925217.03

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Brussels to propose EUR 120m per year to promote wine, 25 May 2007

The Commission is to propose that at least EUR 120 million be spent each year on promoting European wine worldwide, according to a letter seen by AFP.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Food/wine.86

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Iceland explores EU membership, 25 May 2007

Iceland's coalition government, fiercely divided on whether the country should join the EU, is setting up a special commission to weigh the pros and cons of membership.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/iceland-eu.87

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Most Europeans support smoking bans: study, 25 May 2007

Most Europeans support no-smoking policies spreading through the EU, with backing highest in Ireland, Sweden and Italy where they are already in place, a Eurobarometer report published on Tuesday says.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/smoking-eu.38

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Bush, EU leaders deadlocked on climate change, 04 May 2007

US President George W. Bush and visiting European leaders agreed Monday to define global warming as a serious problem requiring "urgent" action, but were deadlocked on what concrete remedies to apply.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/us-summit.61

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SKorea formally decides to open EU trade talks, 04 May 2007

South Korea's government on Tuesday gave formal approval for the start of free trade talks with the EU, one month after wrapping up a landmark deal with the United States.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/korea-trade.44

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EU presses China in WTO talks over copyright piracy, 04 May 2007

The EU is "watching very closely" WTO consultations between Washington and Beijing over copyright piracy and is demanding "results" from the Chinese.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/china-wto.74

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EU final warning over 'regulatory holiday' for D Telekom, 04 May 2007

The Commission has issued a final warning before taking the German government to court over a "regulatory holiday" granted to Deutsche Telekom to build a high-speed Internet network.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Telecoms/deutsche-telekom.6

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New EU countries work to eliminate US visa requirements, 04 May 2007

Seven new EU countries plan to hire a lobbyist in the United States in a bid to persuade lawmakers there to eliminate visa entry requirements.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/us-visas.41

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86 per cent of Poles are satisfied with EU, 04 May 2007

Three years after joining the Union, 86 per cent of Poles believe it has had a positive effect, compared to 69 per cent who supported entry in 2004, a poll reveals.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Poland/poland-eu.28