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5 September 2008
Breaking News:
EU backs bank fee rise to boost euro payment area  [FR]

The European Commission will allow banks to temporarily charge more for certain financial transactions to encourage them to invest in a smooth transition to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), the platform aimed at making cross-border payments as easy as domestic ones.

ListLinksDossier:   Single Payments Area
ListNews:   SEPA: Easier credit transfers but uncertain cost cuts
ListNews:   Banks foresee higher costs for SEPA than PSD
EU clears Porsche's Volkswagen takeover  [FR] [DE]

The announcement by the Commission on Wednesday evening (23 July) came as a blow to German trade unions and to the Land of Lower Saxony but it could give the luxury carmaker a helping hand in meeting the stringent new emissions targets planned by the EU.

ListLinksDossier:   Cars & CO2
ListNews:   Court scraps Germany's 'Volkswagen law'
ListNews:   EU raps Germany over Volkswagen law
Brussels unperturbed by new national energy giant  [FR]
EU signals tougher stance on Alitalia loan  
EU issues new accusations against Intel  
EU Court says Spanish blockage of energy merger illegal  [DE]
Commission cracks down on music copyright managers  
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2nd telecoms package [Archived]  [FR] [DE]

The liberalisation of the European Telecoms in 1998 marked a milestone for the sector and anticipated the opening up of markets worldwide. (read more)

 
Analysis & Commentary
The Microsoft case: competition law caught by politics 
Claire Vanini, Robert Schuman Foundation
The truth about competition 
Phedon Nicolaides, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht
Chance for more competition in retail banking 
Nicola Jentzsch, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
From EU’s internal market to economic protectionism?  [FR]
Analysis : The economic performances of Sweden since 1970 - Some elements of evaluation  [FR]
Vincent Touze, OFCE
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Agenda
  1. 17 September 2008
    RFID: Towards the Internet of Things. Lunchtime Stakeholder Workshop
  2. 17 September 2008
    The Importance of Science and Technology to the Future of European Agriculture and Food Production
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