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SF: Tax break proposal 'from the book of Charlie McCreevy'

Articles: 7, Last update: Feb 8, 2012 8:11:00 PM, Start: Feb 8, 2012 4:37:00 PM

Sources: 4 , Peak: 35, Current rank: 51, Previous rank: 52, Change: +40%

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Keynote speech by President Barroso: "European Union Competition policy – a building block for growth and renewal" European Competition Forum Brussels, 2 February 2012

Articles: 2, Last update: Feb 8, 2012 6:57:00 PM, Start: Feb 8, 2012 6:32:00 PM

Sources: 2 , Peak: 254, Current rank: 279, Previous rank: 287, Change: 0%

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Foreigners outnumber Swiss in mountain village

Source country swissinfo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:37:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] European Union[1]; Union[1]; small businesses[1]; European[1];

Other categories: Social situation; Financial Crisis; FRA-EU; Justice, freedom and security;

In the small village of Täsch near the popular mountain resort of Zermatt, foreigners outnumber locals, with the majority being of Portuguese origin....

Articles published more than 30 minutes ago

State Secretary Atsma Inaugurates World-Scale Hydrogen Plant in Rott..

Source country nieuwsbank Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:23:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] European[1]; start-up[1];

Entities: Andrew Madden[1]; Maria van der Hoeven[1];

Other categories: Climate Action - general; Environment (general); Alternative Energy;

[ Woensdag 8 februari 2012 | AIR PRODUCTS ] Integration of new Air Products plant with ExxonMobil refinery saves energy and reduces CO2 February 08, 2012 * Overall energy efficiency will improve by more than 15%...

Trade giants: Today's need is sustainability

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] sustainable development[1]; Europe[1]; EU[1]; European[1];

Other categories: Science; Environment (general); Monetary Issues EU; Development; Environment; External Relations;

Economic relations between Germany and China remain dynamic as trade from both sides continues to grow....

Articles published more than 1 hour ago

Banks bag breathing space on capital rules

Source country thestandard-hk Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:41:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Commission[1]; small business[1];

Other categories:

Natallie Cai Thursday, February 09, 2012 Mainland banks may get more breathing room to move toward higher capital adequacy ratio requirements under Basel III recommendations. A report said the banking regulator is likely to put off the date by six months....

Chine : l'IDA rebondit à 50,5% en janvier

Source country french-news Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:31:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] IDA[2];

Other categories:

BEIJING, 1er février (Xinhua) -- L'indice des directeurs d'achat (IDA), un indicateur qui mesure l'activité du secteur manufacturier, a rebondi à 50,5% en janvier 2012, a annoncé mercredi la Fédération chinoise de la logistique et des achats (FCLA). L'IDA chinois s'élevait à 50,3% en décembre, 49 %.......

Chine : l'IDA du secteur non manufacturier tombe à 52,9% en janvier

Source country french-news Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:31:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] IDA[2];

Other categories:

BEIJING, 3 février (Xinhua) -- La croissance du secteur non manufacturier a ralenti en janvier, comme l'indique la baisse de l'indice des directeurs d'achat (IDA), a annoncé vendredi la Fédération chinoise de la logistique et des achats (FCLA). L'IDA du secteur non manufacturier, indicateur.......

China bans its air carriers from EU carbon scheme

Source country taipeitimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:30:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] sustainable development[1]; Europe[2]; EU[14]; European[2];

Entities: Connie Hedegaard[1];

Other categories: Climate Action - general; Connie Hedegaard; CourDeJustice; Environment (general); Air Transport - Aviation Safety; Climate Change; Environment; External Trade; Transport;

The Chinese government yesterday said it had barred the country’s airlines from joining a EU scheme to charge for carbon emissions from flights into and out of Europe and prohibited airlines from charging customers extra because of the EU plan. The hardening of the dispute, which comes a week before.......

UNEP and the green economy – four decades in development

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:17:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Sustainable Development[1]; sustainable development[1]; member states[1];

Entities: Maurice Strong[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); Alternative Energy; UN Bodies; Climate Change; Manmade Disasters;

40 years ago in the Swedish capital city of Stockholm, history was made at a UN conference on the future of humanity and the planet....

How Rio+20 may boost the science in sustainability

Source country scidev Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:03:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Sustainable Development[1]; European Union[1]; sustainable development[6]; Union[1]; European[1];

Other categories: Science; Environment (general); Ban Ki-moon; Biodiversity; UN Bodies; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Development; Environment; External Relations;

Yojana Sharma describes various proposals for a new panel to monitor progress towards sustainable development after Rio+20....

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

SF: Tax break proposal 'from the book of Charlie McCreevy'

Source country breakingnews-ie Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:49:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] IDA[1];

Entities: Pearse Doherty[1]; Charlie McCreevy[4]; Michael Noonan[1];

Other categories:

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Pearse Doherty said (about Charlie McCreevy) : "Unbelievably, they have introduced this tax relief which is straight out of the book of Charlie McCreevy which allows somebody from abroad who works in a company to come in here and earn a tax break of up to 30% on income above €75,000 and less than half a million euro. "

Government proposals to offer new tax breaks to attract skilled workers to Ireland have been criticised by Sinn Féin....

EU Member States' innovation performance

Source country nieuwsbank Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:48:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Entrepreneurship[1]; European Research Area[1]; eu[1]; Member States[3]; Union[5]; innovation performance[7]; EU[9]; Europe[3]; European[7]; European Commission[2]; entrepreneurship[2]; Commission[2]; European Union[1];

Entities: Antonio Tajani[1]; Máire Geoghegan-Quinn[1];

Other categories: Science; Europe 2020; EU Russia; Innovation; Antonio Tajani; Máire Geoghegan-Quinn; Research; Market; EC News; Institutional Affairs; Europe 2020; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Enterprise; Institutional affairs; Research and Innovation;

European Union European Commission - Press release Enterprises must boost innovation as global competition becomes stronger Brussels, 7 February 2012. Almost all Member States have improved their innovation performance according to the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011....

EU Innovation Scoreboard: Monitoring the innovation performance

Source country nieuwsbank Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:48:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] European Union[1]; Innovation performance[1]; SMEs[27]; Member States[3]; innovation performance[11]; Union[11]; Europe[1]; EU[5]; European[4]; Europe's[1]; entrepreneurship[33]; Innovation Scoreboard[1];

Other categories: Science; Turkey-EU; Imports Exports; EU Russia; Serbia - EU; Innovation; Croatia-EU; Industrial Property - Patents; OHIM; Institutional Affairs; Small and Medium Size Businesses; UN Bodies; Eurostat; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Competition; Enterprise; External Relations; Institutional affairs; Research and Innovation;

[ Woensdag 8 februari 2012 | European Union ] This MEMO provides an overview of the research and innovation performance of the different Member States, and associated and neighbouring countries, as measured by the Innovation Union Scoreboard...

Speech Potocnik at Conference European Economic and Social Committee

Source country nieuwsbank Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:48:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Commission[2]; Member States[3]; sustainable development[2]; EU[7]; European[4]; Europeans[1]; European Commission[1];

Other categories: Science; Environment (general); Development; Monetary Issues EU; Danish Presidency of the EU Council; Alternative Energy; External Affairs; Financial Crisis; European Economic and Social Committee; EC News; Institutional Affairs; Biodiversity; UN Bodies; Climate Change; Ecology; José Manuel Barroso; Development; Energy; Environment; Food Safety; Humanitarian aid; Institutional affairs;

[ Woensdag 8 februari 2012 | European Union ] It's a pleasure for me to be here today...

Ministry 'ready' to face rare earth push

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:44:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] sustainable development[1]; Union[1]; EU[4];

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Zhou Shijian[1]; Ron Kirk[1]; Karel De Gucht[3]; Michael Silver[1];

Other categories: WTO; Science; Environmental protection; Environment (general); DG Taxation & Customs Union; EU-USA; Imports Exports; Karel De Gucht; Consumers; Trade; EU - Latin America; Consumers; Environment; External Relations;

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Karel De Gucht said: "China now must comply by removing these export restrictions swiftly and furthermore I expect China to bring its overall export regime - including for rare earths - in line with WTO rules"

Zhou Shijian said: "They were flying a balloon with the case. They will be more aggressive after the ruling,"

China is to loosen export restrictions on rare earths, a Ministry of Commerce official said....

China vows to aid small businesses

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:44:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] small businesses[3]; Europe[1]; entrepreneurship[1];

Entities: Wen Jiabao[1];

Other categories: Science; Small and Medium Size Businesses; EU-USA;

China's State Council on Wednesday called for more efforts to support the sound development of small and micro-sized enterprises....

China regrets WTO ruling on raw material exports

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:44:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] European Union[1]; sustainable development[1]; Union[1]; European[1];

Other categories: WTO; Science; Environmental protection; Environment (general); EU-USA; Imports Exports; Trade; EU - Latin America; Environment; External Relations;

Chinese officials have expressed their regret that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has upheld its ruling against China in a raw materials export case, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday....

Compte-rendu du Conseil des ministres du 8 février 2012

Source country lefaso Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:22:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Commission[4]; Union[1]; IDA[1];

Entities: Alain Edouard Traoré[1]; Mohammad Rachid[1]; Luc Adolphe Tiao[1];

Other categories: Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Institutional Affairs; Environment (general); Development; Consumers;

Le conseil des ministres s'est tenu le mercredi 08 février 2012 en séance ordinaire à partir de 09 heures 00 sous la présidence de Son Excellence Monsieur Blaise COMPAORE, Président du Faso, Président du conseil des ministres. Il a délibéré sur les dossiers inscrits à son ordre du jour, entendu des.......

Nigeria’s Journey to BRICS: Prospects and Challenges

Source country thisdayonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] European Union[2]; access to finance[1]; Union[2]; Europe[2]; European[2];

Entities: Pravin Gordhan[1]; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala[12];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Alternative Energy; EU-USA; World Economy; Imports Exports; EU Russia; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Development; Energy; Environment; External Relations;

Coordinating Minister for the Economy , Mrs Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Nigeria’s quest to joining the BRIC countries may be rough and tough, but she can achieve this objective if things are done in the right manner, writes Eromosele Abiodun In development economics, BRIC is a grouping acronym that refers.......

Shipbuilders all at sea

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:13:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Commission[1]; Shipbuilding[1]; Europe[2]; European[1]; shipbuilding[3];

Other categories: EU-USA; Maritime Safety in Europe;

Surging demand for offshore engineering vessels keeps shipyards afloat as traditional orders decline....

Research and digital agenda to improve competitiveness

Source country consilium-europa Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:13:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Commission[1]; e-procurement[1]; EU[1];

Other categories: Research Programmes and Funding; Market; Danish Presidency of the EU Council; Innovation; Competition; Internal Market; Research and Innovation;

The EU's future research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 and the launch of the reform of the single market were the subjects of the informal meeting of ministers responsible for competitiveness in Copenhagen on 1-3 February, organised by the Danish Presidency. Horizon 2020 was presented by the Commission in November 2011....

Entrepreneur dumps business for basketball

Source country theglobeandmail Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:10:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Small Business[1]; business incubator[1]; European[1]; start-up[2]; SMALL BUSINESS[1];

Entities: Daniel Sedin[1]; Dan Gilbert[1];

Other categories: Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Banking - Financial Services;

The Rochester Razorbacks may not be an NBA team, but becoming a shooting guard in the Premier Basketball League is no easy feat. Most of its players hail from Division 1 U.S. college teams. The 33-year-old grew up in Birmingham, Mich., just northwest of Detroit, where he played high-school basketball....

More parliamentary bickering over money bill

Source country MaltaIndipendent Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:08:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Small Business[1]; Commission[1]; small businesses[1]; European[1]; entrepreneurship[3];

Entities: Edward Scicluna[1]; Chris Said[1]; Evarist Bartolo[1]; Amendment Bill[1]; Owen Bonnici[1]; Jason Azzopardi[1];

Other categories: Science; Members of the European Parliament;

The Labour Party’s main spokesman for education, Evarist Bartolo, reiterated that the Opposition would be voting against the Education (Amendment) Bill because it is a money bill, saying that this was normal practice in parliament, but MPs from the government side quoted Labour MP Owen Bonnici as.......

‘No proof that waste is recycled’

Source country MaltaIndipendent Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:08:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] directives[1]; sustainable development[1]; EU[1];

Entities: Leo Brincat[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); Waste Treatment; Environment; Taxation;

Labour MP Leo Brincat, party spokesman for the environment and sustainable development, said the Malta Environment and Planning Authority has brought no proof to substantiate its claim that all packaging waste is being recycled. On the contrary, he said, the latest published statistics, which go.......

Ireland to world: ‘Come invest here’

Source country metroeireann Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:01:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Start-up[1]; IDA[1];

Entities: Alan Shatter[1];

Other categories:

Irish residency is open to anyone with ‘innovative’ business ideas or capital to invest in Irish industry, under a new scheme launched by the Government. Speaking about the two-tier Start-up Entrepreneur Pro-gramme, Justice Minister Alan Shatter said it was necessary to enable Ireland to “do more to.......

Visit by Antonio Tajani to London

Source country dg-comm-photos Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:01:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Entrepreneurship[1]; Europe[2];

Entities: Antonio Tajani[2]; Johan Lundgren[2];

Other categories: Antonio Tajani;

Visit by Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship to London, where he signs the Galileo contracts...

Joint press conference by Antonio Tajani and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn

Source country dg-comm-photos Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:01:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Entrepreneurship[1]; innovation performance[1]; Union[1]; EU[1];

Entities: Antonio Tajani[4]; Máire Geoghegan-Quinn[4];

Other categories: Science; Innovation; Antonio Tajani; Máire Geoghegan-Quinn; Research and Innovation;

Joint press conference by Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Member of the EC in charge of Research, Innovation and Science on the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011 that benchmarks EU Member States' innovation performance and.......

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Keynote speech by President Barroso: "European Union Competition policy – a building bl

Source country dg-comm-en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:57:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Commission[10]; European Union[9]; Union[9]; small businesses[1]; Europe[9]; EU[1]; European[25]; Europe's[2]; European Commission[1]; entrepreneurship[1]; Europe-wide[1];

Entities: José Manuel Durão Barroso[4]; Joaquín Almunia[1]; Neelie Kroes[1];

Other categories: European Council; Market; EC News; Neelie Kroes; Consumers; Joaquín Almunia; Consumer Affairs; José Manuel Barroso; Competition; Consumers; Environment; Internal Market; Research and Innovation;

SPEECH/12/57 Alexander, Vice-President Almunia, Ladies and gentlemen, Distinguished guests, Dear friends, First of all, allow me to thank all of you for taking part in this first European Competition Forum.......

Top 5 at 5 – Sinn Fein criticise tax breaks for investors

Source country newstalk Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:56:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [EnterpriseEurope2] Union[2]; IDA[1];

Entities: Michael Hayes[1]; Michael Noonan[2];

Other categories:

No 1 – Government proposals to offer new tax breaks to attract skilled workers to Ireland have been criticised by Sinn Fein. The measure – which is contained in the newly published finance bill – is designed to ensure that investors in Ireland can get the skilled employees they need to create jobs here....

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