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Europe Warns Google in Antitrust Inquiry
Posted: May 21st, 2012, 3:41pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission said Google might have abused its dominant position in online search but gave the company a chance to settle without facing formal charges.
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Europe Warns Google in Antitrust Inquiry
Posted: May 21st, 2012, 3:41pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission said Google might have abused its dominant position in online search but gave the company a chance to settle without facing formal charges.
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Europe Opens Patent Investigations Into Motorola Mobility
Posted: April 3rd, 2012, 8:13am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission is examining separate allegations by Microsoft and Apple into video and wireless patent abuses.
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European Finance Ministers Clear Way for Credit Rating Competition
Posted: April 1st, 2012, 3:13am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The ministers agreed to require companies to rotate ratings agencies, though the rules still must be approved by governments and the European Parliament.
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Green Column: Trade Battles Buffet Europe’s Green Efforts
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:30am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Already reeling from economic crises, environmental measures in the European Union are prompting disputes over fuel sources, airliners’ emissions and solar subsidies.
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Microsoft Files Complaint Against Motorola in Europe
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:00am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The software maker ratcheted up its battle with Google, which acquired Motorola Mobility last year, by accusing the cellphone maker of charging too much for use of its patents.
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Europe Clears Google Acquisition of Motorola
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 1:31pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The Justice Department approval came hours after the European Union imposed no conditions on the acquisition.
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Airline Emissions System May Be Adjusted in Europe
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 12:30am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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A European Union official said the bloc could suspend the requirement that non-E.U. airlines offset their emissions if progress were made toward establishing a global system.
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E.U. Rebuffs China's Challenge to Pollution Plan
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:23am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The system, which requires airlines to account for all of their emissions on flights involving European airports, is the Union's boldest move to date to protect the climate.
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E.U. Backs Delay in Google's Privacy Policy
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:08am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Union justice commissioner supported a request by E.U. governments that Google delay changes in its privacy policy while consumer implications are investigated.
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DealBook: Europe Leans Toward Blocking NYSE-Deutsche Borse Merger
Posted: January 17th, 2012, 5:29pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The recommendation by an antitrust advisory panel is not binding, but it is the latest sign of regulatory obstacles in the path of a NYSE Euronext tie-up with Deutsche Borse.
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BASF to Stop Selling Genetically Modified Products in Europe
Posted: January 16th, 2012, 9:33pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The German company cited consumer objections to such food products as the reason for its decision.
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Europe Stands Firm on Airline Emissions, Raising Fears of a Trade Conflict
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 1:23am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission said airlines that refused to participate in its carbon trading system could be banned from European airports.
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Europe Stands Firm on Airline Emissions, Raising Fears of a Trade Conflict
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 1:23am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission said airlines that refused to participate in its carbon trading system could be banned from European airports.
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Court Adviser Backs E.U. Plan to Compel Airlines to Pay for Carbon Emissions
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 2:20pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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A top adviser to the European Court of Justice said the plan to include carriers from other parts of the world did not infringe on sovereignty or violate global aviation treaties.
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E.U. Seeks Power to Block Bilateral Energy Deals
Posted: September 7th, 2011, 4:18pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission wants to stop countries in the bloc from striking bilateral deals that cede too much power to oil and gas exporters like Russia.
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Fancy Batteries in Electric Cars Pose Recycling Challenges
Posted: August 31st, 2011, 2:20am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The next big mother lode for salvage companies is expected to be the expensive, newfangled batteries powering electric cars. But automakers are divided over how to handle them.
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Europe Tries to Curb U.S. Role in Tracking Terrorists’ Funds
Posted: July 13th, 2011, 11:46pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission on Wednesday presented proposals for tracking terrorist finances in Europe aimed at ending the primary role of the U.S. in those efforts.
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French Company Says It Will File Anticompetitive Suit Against Google, Seeking Damages
Posted: June 28th, 2011, 12:32am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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A French Internet company, 1plusV, says Google blocked its Web sites and robbed it of advertising revenue.
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E.U. Leaders Seek Common Energy Negotiations
Posted: February 4th, 2011, 2:48pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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A proposal, due in June, would give the European Commission authority to participate in negotiating with energy exporters like Russia in an effort to improve prices and security of supplies.
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DealBook: Efforts to Fight Climate Change Revive Optimism
Posted: January 25th, 2011, 6:15pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Anxiety is mounting, however, about which countries will benefit from the clean-energy boom. Emerging countries led by China have been pouring state resources into the sector.
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E.U. Closes Emissions Trading System After Thefts
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 2:20am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The system was suspended after the theft of permits worth millions of euros in a series of online attacks.
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Green Column: Energy Efficiency Proves Unattractive for Policy Makers in Europe
Posted: January 16th, 2011, 11:03pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The authorities prefer to subsidize wind and solar farms to burnish their low-carbon credentials.
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Europe Inquiry Focuses on Google Business Practice
Posted: January 14th, 2011, 1:20am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Antitrust investigators are asking advertisers if Google ever tied increased spending to improved visibility.
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Google Practices Are Subject of European Inquiry
Posted: January 13th, 2011, 9:30am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Antitrust investigators are asking advertisers if Google ever tied increased spending to improved visibility.
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Brussels Wants 7-Year Limit on Works Digitized by Google
Posted: January 10th, 2011, 3:07pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Companies like Google that digitize artworks and books from public bodies should allow other companies and institutions to commercialize those materials after seven years, E.U. advisers said.
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European Antitrust Inquiry Into Google Is Broadened
Posted: December 18th, 2010, 1:53am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission is taking over two German cases in which publishers and a mapping company are accusing Google of posing unfair competition.
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E.U. Suggests Jail Time for Insider Trading
Posted: December 8th, 2010, 9:38am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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European officials noted that the severity of penalties and fines for market abuses varied widely across the bloc.
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Green Column: Shipping Faces Calls to Lower Its Carbon Footprint
Posted: December 6th, 2010, 2:20am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Emissions from shipping have soared in the past three decades as trade has expanded, and that is upping the pressure on the industry to make improvements.
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Green Column: Cash Prize for Environmental Help Goes Unawarded
Posted: November 21st, 2010, 7:04am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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A delay in awarding a $25 million prize illustrates how even the most generous incentives for finding ways of capturing gases linked to global warming may prove ineffective.
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E.U. Seeks to Reassure Holders of Irish Bonds
Posted: November 12th, 2010, 8:36am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Euro weakness continued, however, suggesting that investors remained concerned that the market unrest was a symptom of a broader problem.
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Green Column: Calculating Commitment to the Climate
Posted: October 24th, 2010, 11:00am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The amounts being pledged to help poor countries adapt to climate change are much lower than many experts say is necessary.
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Europe Moves to Ease Rules on Hedge Funds
Posted: October 19th, 2010, 6:02pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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E.U. finance ministers agreed on rules to allow foreign hedge funds to do business — a deal that came as a relief to Britain, home of the European hedge fund industry.
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E.U. Finance Chiefs Near a Deal on Budget Sanctions
Posted: October 18th, 2010, 3:11pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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An apparent compromise reached Monday would give countries that spend beyond their means a last chance to adjust their budgets before sanctions are imposed.
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Europe Walks a Fine Line on Regulation of Cloning
Posted: October 15th, 2010, 1:15am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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New rules on cloned livestock would be stronger than those in the United States with regard to actual clones, but would seek to avoid trade tensions.
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Europe May Ease Jet Carbon Fees
Posted: October 11th, 2010, 9:09pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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A top European transportation official said that steps to reduce air pollution in the United States might be taken into account.
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New Role Proposed for U.N. in Combating Global Warming
Posted: October 1st, 2010, 3:43pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Rather than focus on a binding climate agreement, the United Nations should take a stronger role in making sure that countries promote cleaner energy sources, the former U.N. climate chief says.
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Europe Proposes Rules to Help Steady Markets
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 7:00am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission proposed clamping down on certain kinds of trading that governments have blamed for destabilizing the economy and endangering the euro.
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Britain Backs New E.U. Oversight Plan
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 2:20pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer endorsed new agencies to supervise financial actions.
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News Analysis: Europe Takes a Big Step to Avert Economic Crises
Posted: September 4th, 2010, 12:50am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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New regulatory agencies will not end disputes among nations over economic policy, and some of their powers may take time to win acceptance.
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Cloned Livestock Gain a Foothold in Europe
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 1:30am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The Continent has generally resisted genetically modified food, but small amounts of meat and dairy from cloned animals are already being consumed.
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Europeans Seek to Ease Wide Ban on Biotech Crops
Posted: July 8th, 2010, 2:00am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission’s proposal expected on Tuesday will suggest allowing local and national governments to decide whether genetically modified crops should be grown.
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European Commission Proposes Penalties for Budget Offenders
Posted: June 30th, 2010, 3:14pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Governments that spend beyond their means could suffer a loss of farm aid and pay penalties under the proposal, which could take effect next year.
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Estonia Given Clearance to Adopt Euro
Posted: June 17th, 2010, 10:18am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The small ex-Soviet satellite gains some power and influence when it becomes the 17th nation to switch to the euro on Jan. 1.
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E.U. Faces Shortages of Key Minerals
Posted: June 16th, 2010, 4:31pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Union is facing shortages of 14 “critical” raw materials needed for mobile phones and emerging technologies, a study found.
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Green Inc. Column: Biodiversity: The E.U.’s Next Challenge
Posted: June 7th, 2010, 2:30am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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As nations struggle to curb emissions of greenhouse gases, the European Union is taking on a potentially more complicated environmental challenge: Preserving the world's biodiversity.
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European Panel Suggests Centralized Ratings Oversight
Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 1:40pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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A proposal would establish a European authority to govern credit ratings agencies.
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New Plans Try to Revive Carbon Trading
Posted: May 24th, 2010, 6:06pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Two disparate groups — one representing businesses, the other European regulators — are recommending steps to resuscitate the system.
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Green Inc. Column: Don’t Think That Cap-and-Trade Is Over
Posted: April 12th, 2010, 1:30am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Carbon trading is on the cusp of generating mammoth amounts of money for governments.
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Carbon Permits Said to Be in Excess in Europe
Posted: April 1st, 2010, 12:01am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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New figures are expected to confirm that carbon trading isn’t putting the hoped-for financial pressure on major European polluters.
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Green Inc.: Taking a Risk With Nuclear Technology
Posted: March 15th, 2010, 4:52am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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This may be a risky time to sell more nuclear technology to the developing world, yet furthering nuclear exports is what several governments are seeking for their industries.
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The E.U. and U.S. Quarrel Over Hedge Funds
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:10pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Union rebutted criticism by the U.S. of its plans to tighten the rules on hedge funds.
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E.U. to Begin Press on Nuclear Standards
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:10am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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A push to make European safety standards for nuclear power plants binding worldwide might benefit France.
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E.U. Clears Biotech Potato for Cultivation
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 12:13am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission began a new push to allow farmers in Europe to grow more biotech crops, despite persistent public opposition to the technology.
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E.U. Clears Biotech Potato for Cultivation
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 12:13am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Commission began a new push to allow farmers in Europe to grow more biotech crops, despite persistent public opposition to the technology.
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New Complaints Filed Against Google in Europe
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 6:05am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Among the accusations is one that says the company plays down certain sites in its search results.
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Past Clouds Future of Europe’s New Antitrust Chief
Posted: February 19th, 2010, 6:52am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Joaquín Almunia, the official most responsible for not raising greater alarm about Greece’s finances, moved into a new role as the E.U. antitrust chief.
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Europe Rejects U.S. Deal on Bank Data
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 2:04pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Europe rejected an agreement with the U.S. to share information on bank transfers in order to track suspected terrorists, fearing for citizens’ privacy rights.
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Green Inc. Column: Fraud Besets E.U. Carbon Trade System
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 6:37am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The latest bump in the E.U.'s Emission Trading System came last month, when swindlers used faked e-mail messages to obtain access codes for individual accounts.
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Europe Weighs Oneworld Plan to Assure Flight Competition
Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 12:59am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The carriers British Air, American and Iberia offered regulators a proposal to ensure competition on some overseas flights in an effort to have their joint marketing plan approved.
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Panel Rejects French Carbon Tax
Posted: December 30th, 2009, 7:38am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The decision, which said the proposed law contained too many exceptions for polluters, is a blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Iraq Signs Deal With European Oil Giants
Posted: December 29th, 2009, 2:36pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The deal allows Lukoil of Russia and Statoil of Norway to develop the vast West Qurna 2 oil field, which has been neglected for decades.
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Russia’s Carbon Credit Bank Seen as Barrier to Warming Curb
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 5:09pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The collapse of industry in Russia put a huge dent in carbon emissions, giving the country control over the trading chits that are seen as vital in the fight against climate change.
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E.U. Official Says Europe Should Pledge Steeper Cuts in Emissions
Posted: November 24th, 2009, 1:06am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The environment commissioner called on the European Union to pledge to cut emissions by 30 percent from 1990 levels to demonstrate leadership ahead of a landmark meeting in Copenhagen.
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Europe and Microsoft Are Seen Near Antitrust Deal
Posted: October 7th, 2009, 9:11am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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European antitrust regulators said that they had tentatively accepted Microsoft’s concessions to settle two antitrust cases.
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Europe and Microsoft Are Seen Near Antitrust Deal
Posted: October 7th, 2009, 9:11am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Recent concessions by Microsoft appear to address E.U. antitrust concerns, the competition commissioner said.
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European Court Sides With Drug Companies Over Pricing Matter
Posted: October 7th, 2009, 12:47am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The decision, in a case involving GlaxoSmithKline, is a blow to governments in northern Europe looking to keep costs down.
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E.U. Plan to Curb Carbon Dioxide Would Favor Solar Power
Posted: October 6th, 2009, 2:59pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The plan is intended to show that the European Union is taking the additional steps to cut greenhouse gases before a summit meeting in Copenhagen in December.
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E.U. Court Sides With Drug Industry on Pricing
Posted: October 6th, 2009, 8:58am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The decision, in a case involving GlaxoSmithKline, is a blow to governments in northern Europe looking to keep costs down.
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Green Inc.: E.U. Alone and Lonely on Carbon
Posted: September 28th, 2009, 4:14am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The European carbon trading system has been the most ''costly climate policy program in the world,'' according to the head of BusinessEurope, a powerful confederation of industry and employer groups.
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Court Deals Blow to E.U. Efforts to Limit Emissions
Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 3:05pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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A court said that Poland and Estonia could challenge limits placed by the E.U. on their carbon emissions, a potential setback for emissions-cutting goals.
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Google Book Project Coolly Received in Europe
Posted: September 7th, 2009, 3:55pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Many authors, artists and publishers fear Google’s proposal to digitize works that are out of print but still have copyright protection.
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Europe’s Ban on Old-Style Bulbs Begins
Posted: August 31st, 2009, 6:44pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Restrictions on incandescent bulbs begin going into effect on Tuesday, but the change is proving problematic amid concern over cost and the safety of other sorts of bulbs.
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Europe Seeks to Ease Rules for Putting Books Online
Posted: August 28th, 2009, 1:39am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The changes would be aimed at allowing Internet users to access out-of-print works or ones where the author cannot be found.
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Green Inc. Column: Firm Brings Farming to the Masses
Posted: August 23rd, 2009, 2:09pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The British company Omlet has seen sales of the Eglu, its chicken hutch, roughly double each year since it came to the market in 2004.
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E.U. Reasserts Lead in Broadband Connections
Posted: August 4th, 2009, 2:30pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Twenty-three percent of European homes are connected to high-speed lines, compared to 20 percent of American homes.
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Questions Surround Gas Deal Brokered by E.U. for Ukraine
Posted: August 4th, 2009, 1:01am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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International banks have agreed to lend to Ukraine about $1.7 billion to pay its gas bills to Russia, but the deal includes some politically tricky conditions for Kiev.
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News Analysis: Uphill Road for Europe to Kick Russian Gas Habit
Posted: July 17th, 2009, 10:48pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Profound questions remain beyond next winter about whether Europe can ever guarantee adequate and stable supplies of natural gas from Russia, its largest supplier.
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E.U. Warns Drugmakers on Blocking Generics
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 12:24am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The European antitrust regulators told pharmaceutical companies that they could face tighter scrutiny and steeper fines for keeping generic drugs from consumers.
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E.U. Warns Drugmakers on Blocking Generics
Posted: July 8th, 2009, 7:56am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The antitrust regulator of the European Union wants cheaper generic drugs to reach people needing them quicker.
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Green Inc.: Milestone in Funding for Clean Energy
Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 11:28am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Investment in new capacity to produce power from renewable sources overtook investment in fossil fuel-based sources in 2008, although overall investment in cleaner power slowed.
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In Finland, Nuclear Renaissance Runs Into Trouble
Posted: May 29th, 2009, 2:08am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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A Finnish project suggests a new generation of reactors will be no easier or less costly to build than in the past.
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Germany Bars Genetically Modified Corn
Posted: April 15th, 2009, 1:52am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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The decision raises the specter of trade tensions with the United States, but the ban is highly symbolic since Germany grows so little of the crop.
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E.U. Drops Antitrust Case Against MasterCard
Posted: April 1st, 2009, 10:05am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Regulators say the company has settled an antitrust case by agreeing to cut fees. But the company says its move is only temporary pending a ruling.
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European Officials Will Monitor Quality of the Espresso for Their Staffs
Posted: March 11th, 2009, 1:26am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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After criticism for buying $7,500 espresso makers, the European union settled a dispute over the quality of the brew.
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Biotech Companies Claim Easing of Europe’s Crop Bans
Posted: February 17th, 2009, 1:19am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The biotechnology industry, claiming the backing of European Union governments, signaled a new effort to win greater leeway to grow genetically modified crops in Europe.
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Biotech Companies Claim Easing of Europe’s Crop Bans
Posted: February 17th, 2009, 1:19am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The biotechnology industry, claiming the backing of European Union governments, signaled a new effort to win greater leeway to grow genetically modified crops in Europe.
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Warning Sounded as France Moves Ahead on Reactor
Posted: January 31st, 2009, 1:09am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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New evidence emerged to suggest that industry and governments might be unprepared to handle the toxic waste from nuclear reactors.
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Green Inc.: New Year's Ball to Stay Lit Year Round
Posted: December 29th, 2008, 5:09pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The ball dropped over Times Square for New Year's Eve has been undergoing a green makeover and will be illuminated by tens of thousands of light-emitting diodes, or L.E.D.s. But the ball also much bigger than in the past and burn brightly all year long.
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Europe Accuses Drug Makers of Padding Health Care Costs
Posted: November 28th, 2008, 10:37pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Union accused drug companies of adding billions of dollars to health care costs by delaying or blocking the sale of less-expensive generic medicines.
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Europe Accuses Drug Makers of Padding Health Care Costs
Posted: November 28th, 2008, 10:37pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The European Union accused drug companies of adding billions of dollars to health care costs by delaying or blocking the sale of less-expensive generic medicines.
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Green Inc.: The Cost of Climate Protection
Posted: November 27th, 2008, 4:10pm EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The battle over Poland's greenhouse emissions and pending European Union rules continues.
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European Regulators Widen Inquiry Into Drug Makers
Posted: November 27th, 2008, 1:45am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Regulators in Europe led a second round of raids on drug companies, just days before their planned release of findings from an earlier antitrust investigation.
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European Regulators Widen Inquiry Into Drug Makers
Posted: November 27th, 2008, 1:45am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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Regulators in Europe led a second round of raids on drug companies, just days before their planned release of findings from an earlier antitrust investigation.
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In Europe, Refinements to a Subsidy System Often Faulted for Big Problems
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:45am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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European Union governments agreed Thursday to overhaul the way the trade bloc distributes tens of billions of euros in subsidies to farmers.
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News Analysis: Europe’s Leadership In Carbon Control At Risk in Credit Crisis
Posted: October 20th, 2008, 9:01pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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Europe’s role as a global leader in combating climate change risks becoming the next victim of the global financial crisis.
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European Legislators Back Emissions Rules
Posted: October 8th, 2008, 2:08am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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European Union legislators voted in favor of laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but frustrated some environmental advocates by taking steps to ease the burden on industry.
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1 in 4 Mammals Threatened, Study Says
Posted: October 6th, 2008, 5:17pm EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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One in four mammals is in danger of disappearing because of habitat loss, hunting and climate change, a global conservation body warned on Monday.
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Green Inc.: To Ease the Conscience, a Hybrid Yacht
Posted: October 3rd, 2008, 9:08am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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While hybrid cars like the Prius already are becoming mass market items, hybrid yachts decidedly are not — though they might offer the super-rich their own "green" bragging rights.
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Europeans Reconsider Biofuel Goal
Posted: July 8th, 2008, 2:00am EDT by By JAMES KANTER
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European officials proposed scaling back drastically on their goal of increasing Europe’s use of biofuels, a major about-face on a central environmental and energy issue.