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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fraud

Commission agreement with British American Tobacco to tackle illegal trade in tobacco

Brussels, 15/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission and 24 EU member countries have signed a 20-year cooperation agreement with British American Tobacco (BAT), the second largest company in the sector, to tackle the illegal trade in tobacco products. Under the legally binding agreement, announced on Thursday 15 July, BAT will work with the European Commission, its anti-fraud office OLAF, and member states' law enforcement authorities to help in the fight against contraband and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Pervenche Bères and Giulio Tremonti: are the objectives similar?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Catherine Ashton in Tbilissi to launch talks on association agreement
(EU) EP/NATO: Anders Fogh Rasmussen seeks to have NATO-EU relations placed on agenda of next European Council
(EU) EU/ICELAND:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission launches green paper on improving rights of victims of crime and violence
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU wants progress on asylum, despite strong misgivings
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Unanimous backing from member states' experts to draft rules for allowance auctioning
(EU) EU/BIODIVERSITY:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Progress but still no agreement on financial supervision reform
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slovak government approves emergency EU funding subject to reservations
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission proposal aims to guarantee taxpayers' right to VAT refunds
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Metin Kazak report advocates more functional customs union without barriers
(EU) EP/TRADE: Persistent Parliament scepticism over ACTA
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVE COUNCIL: EU27 determined to defend and reinforce EU's industrial apparatus on global scene
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Günter Oettinger tells business leaders and regulators that he wants moratorium for new drilling in deep waters
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2011: Council expected to adopt position on draft budget on 12 August
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Commission agreement with British American Tobacco to tackle illegal trade in tobacco
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner forwards official position of regional development committee on future post-2013 cohesion policy to Barroso
(EU) EP/EDUCATION/CULTURE/YOUTH: Laanan, Smet and Muyters present Presidency priorities to EP committee
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Restructuring plan for Bank of Ireland approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Aquisition of Giraud by Geodis, a subsidiary of SNCF, approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Jacquet Metals can aquire IMS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for water and waste water sector
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: €580.5 million cooperation programme for 2011-2013 signed
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/FOODSTUFFS:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 15/07/2010: