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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:18:34 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:59:16 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/europe/brussels/businessregulation(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/22db96d0-d60c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22db96d0-d60c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html By lasering in on the lowest common denominator in this way, leaders of the big member-states are united in their unwillingness to be overshadowed by figures of calibre and cloutFri, 20 Nov 2009 23:18:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d33358d0-d5ce-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d33358d0-d5ce-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe European Commission extends the deadline for approval of Oracle's proposed $7.4bn merger with rival Sun MicrosystemsFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:39:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/078a937e-d53d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/078a937e-d53d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe British Chambers of Commerce is asking the government for a three-year moratorium on labour legislation amid fears that small companies in particular will struggle to absorb a concentrated wave of regulationThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/300ddbc2-d46f-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/300ddbc2-d46f-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlAppliance makers have won changes to a new European energy efficiency labelling scheme after they warned that an earlier rescaling plan could have cost them more than €1.5bn ($2.2bn, £1.4bn) in lost sales Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:47:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9122a690-d424-11de-990c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9122a690-d424-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean competition officials have been criticised for failing to properly record a meeting with Dell during their investigation into antitrust abuses by Intel Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:14:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f694ed24-d3b8-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f694ed24-d3b8-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean bankers have warned that excessive regulation in response to the global financial crisis will endanger growth, although some international officials insist tougher rules and an end to taxpayer-funded bank bail-outs are essential for recoveryTue, 17 Nov 2009 22:04:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef06112a-d2fd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef06112a-d2fd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean companies continue to plough money into research at a significantly higher rate than their US and Japanese counterparts in spite of the global financial crisisTue, 17 Nov 2009 00:53:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/db557044-d2fd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db557044-d2fd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlFinance minister fears some institutions have become too powerful as the market has been consolidated by banking failures and industry mergersMon, 16 Nov 2009 23:04:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a981d61c-d225-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a981d61c-d225-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Commons Treasury committee says it has identified 'serious problems' with plans to create a European Systemic Risk Board, which would focus on preventing bubbles and other macroeconomic dangersSun, 15 Nov 2009 23:19:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7491fed4-d20f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7491fed4-d20f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlBoth sides have stumbled into this disagreement by accident. Having already won clearance in Washington, Oracle tried to rush its deal through in Brussels without showing due deference to regulators thereSun, 15 Nov 2009 17:58:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d4b0e06-d082-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d4b0e06-d082-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlA pan-European retail distribution review is not yet in the offing and will only be considered by a newly elected Commission, whose time of appointment is unknownSun, 15 Nov 2009 09:56:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/419138e2-d06b-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/419138e2-d06b-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlRevised European Union plans to clamp down on alternative investment funds have been broadly welcomed by investors as representing a workable compromiseFri, 13 Nov 2009 16:20:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/25434302-cfcf-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25434302-cfcf-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.htmlBrussels holds back the radical overhaul covering banks and insurers which came into force across most of the rest of the world amid a split over asset valuation under the new rulesThu, 12 Nov 2009 23:31:03 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2a2d9d0-cf98-11de-b876-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2a2d9d0-cf98-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlChipmakers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have announced they have settled all outstanding legal disputesThu, 12 Nov 2009 21:18:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6215a30e-ce23-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6215a30e-ce23-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlThe lawmaker charged with steering the controversial legislation through parliament says parties recommending a relaxation of the proposed regime 'have no chance of winning me over'Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:00:07 +0000