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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)Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:32:33 +0000Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:59:32 +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/0/1c17bb5c-cd7f-11de-8162-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c17bb5c-cd7f-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlEurope's banks are lobbying hard to delay the introduction of tough new rules on trading capital requirements, and have issued private warnings that hasty reforms could end up harming lendingMon, 9 Nov 2009 22:32:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a1fc55c-cb22-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a1fc55c-cb22-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe EU competition commissioner's political savvy and inherent toughness have come into their own in the financial crisis. No one who has heard her speak about the dangers of protectionism could doubt her conviction Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:31:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/be761538-cb04-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be761538-cb04-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlProposed pan-European regulation of hedge funds and private equity is being introduced on the back of a 'vague, sweeping and inadequate' analysis of the problem, according to a report prepared for European lawmakersFri, 6 Nov 2009 18:56:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4ebc3de-c95c-11de-b551-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4ebc3de-c95c-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlThe European Commission has asked for comments on plans by the French energy company to settle antitrust concerns about the supply of electricity to large industrial customersThu, 5 Nov 2009 02:42:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/30afbe02-c95b-11de-b551-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30afbe02-c95b-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean competition regulators have launched a full probe into possible state aid given to the German savings bank, which is owned jointly by the cities of Cologne and BonnThu, 5 Nov 2009 02:29:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/653e8e88-c8ba-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/653e8e88-c8ba-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.htmlOracle is braced for a formal objection from Brussels to its planned $7.4bn acquisition of fellow US technology company Sun Microsystems, escalating the company's high-stakes legal wrangle with Europe's competition authoritiesTue, 3 Nov 2009 23:46:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f66eea44-c84a-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f66eea44-c84a-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.htmlThe two UK state-owned banks announce they are raising more than £50bn in moves engineered in conjunction with the government and the European CommissionTue, 3 Nov 2009 21:31:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cb337b8-c866-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cb337b8-c866-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.htmlNeelie Kroes, the EU competition commissioner, has followed her tough words on bank restructuring with deeds after forcing Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds to dispose of key assetsTue, 3 Nov 2009 19:47:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/21d7326c-c84c-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21d7326c-c84c-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.htmlChief of RBS says demands from the EU to dispose of a range of insurance businesses and bank branches came 'rather late in the day'Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:58:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ca608c0-c3b3-11de-a290-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ca608c0-c3b3-11de-a290-00144feab49a.htmlThe chancellor has ruled out the possibility of completing the sale of Northern Rock before the general election, in spite of winning approval from Brussels to split the bank in preparation for privatisationWed, 28 Oct 2009 19:10:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0b57944-c3e9-11de-a290-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0b57944-c3e9-11de-a290-00144feab49a.htmlThe European Commission has demanded that a tax break that fuelled a spate of Spanish international mergers and acquisitions during the credit bubble be abolished and some of the money refundedWed, 28 Oct 2009 18:09:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/08eddede-c3d0-11de-a290-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08eddede-c3d0-11de-a290-00144feab49a.htmlThe question of whether lobbyists in Brussels should be forced to register will be left to the next European CommissionWed, 28 Oct 2009 15:42:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fde0bd24-c274-11de-be3a-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fde0bd24-c274-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlUK banks that have had state rescues wait to hear what measures they will have to take to appease BrusselsMon, 26 Oct 2009 21:26:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/681ffe72-c200-11de-be3a-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/681ffe72-c200-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlEuropean financial group to sell insurance and investment management arms in a European Commission-enforced break-upMon, 26 Oct 2009 21:11:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/38b11ed8-c1aa-11de-b86b-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Fbusinessregulationhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38b11ed8-c1aa-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlEuropean regulators have told British Airways, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia that they could be forced to give up valuable take-off and landing slots if they want their long-planned transatlantic tie-up to go aheadMon, 26 Oct 2009 00:07:43 +0000