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EU steps up response to Syrian massacre
The United States and at least seven other Western countries expelled Syrian diplomats from their capitals yesterday (29 May) in a coordinated action against President Bashar al-Assad's government over the killing of more than 100 civilians in a Syrian town. An EU-wide expulsion, however, has not been decided.

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REACH chemical safety review: Re-opening a can of worms?
Five years after its adoption, the European Commission is preparing to review the controversial REACH regulation, which for the first time required chemical manufacturers to justify that their products are safe for consumers before placing them on the market.

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Turunen MEP: 'There are many situations that can make us vulnerable as consumers'
Danish MEP Emilie Turunen explains why the European Commission should strengthen protections for the elderly, disabled and other potentially vulnerable consumers.

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The Egyptian Election and the Arab Spring
Westerners have underestimated the extent of the support for the military regime in Egypt and the degree to which anti-Mubarak demonstrators were committed to Western-style democracy rather than a democracy that represented Islamic values, writes George Friedman.

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When the EU naively protects individuals from themselves
In the last plenary session of the European Parliament a piece of legislation was brought in to vote, aiming at strengthening “consumer protect..

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Huawei Exec.: Tension between technology and privacy hampers industry - 01 March 2012 - Interview

A new industry standard is on its way for smart home technology, but there are other challenges facing the industry, notably the clash between technology and privacy, according to Huawei’s standards expert Richard Brennan.

Brussels to push EU-wide standards for services - 31 May 2011 - News

The European Commission will unveil plans on Wednesday (1 June) to introduce EU-wide standards for the provision of "all services" ranging from tourism to logistics, according to draft proposals seen by EurActiv.

Business balks at EU plans for services 'standardisation' - 18 April 2011 - News

Proposals to introduce standardisation systems across Europe – covering services that could range from tattooists to tourism – have met with hostility from business and caution from consumer groups.

EU eyes single ticket for multi-transport journey - 01 September 2010 - News

Travellers could plan their trips in a one-stop shop, buying just one ticket for a journey with multiple means of transport instead of going through different long and complex ticketing procedures, if plans from the European Commission go ahead.

Report identifies barriers to eHealth standardisation - 03 November 2008 - News

Conflicting ICT standards in the health sector are creating interoperability problems between computerised health information systems, leading to unnecessarily high costs of health services and missed opportunities for industry development, concludes an overview of eHealth development in the EU.

Microsoft wins key standards battle - 03 April 2008 - News

The Office Open XML code used by Microsoft to enable content exchange among different software - thus facilitating the storage and future use of documents - has become an international standard after months of controversial negotiations.

EU to tighten up product standardisation - 25 May 2005 - News

A 20-year old approach to European product standardisation is due to undergo revision in the first half of 2006 due to shortcomings in how the voluntary rules are implemented at national level.

Commission pays tribute to experts involved in standards making - 15 October 2002 - News

On 14 October, World Standards Day, the Commission paid tribute to all experts around the world involved in standards making.

Commission calls for more SME involvement in EU standardisation - 11 October 2002 - News

The Commission on 10 October called for more involvement of small and medium sized enterprises in EU standardisation to create their own competitive edge.

Internal Market Council to focus on patents, the euro and Barcelona - 26 February 2002 - News

The Consumer and Internal Market Council will on 1 March mainly focus on the community and software patents, consumer issues and the euro and preparations for the internal market discussions for the Barcelona Summit.

Packaging standards discussion raises questions over "new approach" - 20 February 2002 - News

DG Environment has in a recent working document outlined possible options concerning the future use of CEN standardisation for packaging waste. Stakeholders and Member States are being consulted on the document.

Packaging industry defends CEN standards - 09 October 2000 - News

EUROPEN, the European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment, calls upon the Commission to adopt the CEN packaging standards.

Citizens' organisations attack CEN packaging standards - 05 October 2000 - News

The EEB and ANEC strongly criticised the recently drafted CEN standards for packaging and the packaging waste directive.

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