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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10662
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) customs union

Customs seizure of counterfeit goods rises in EU in 2011

Brussels, 24/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - In 2011, EU customs detained almost 115 million products suspected of violating intellectual property rights (IPR), compared to 103 million in 2010, for a value close to €1.3 billion (€1.1 billion in 2010), with 91,000 incidents of intercepted goods (up 15% compared to 2010). These are the main results of the 2011 Annual Report on implementation of intellectual property rights by EU customs services, presented by the European Commission on Tuesday...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) SPAIN: Interest rates rising still higher
(AE) GREECE: Barroso and Samaras meet in Athens on Thursday
(AE) FINANCE: Spain and Italy restrict short-selling
(AE) EUROZONE: Public debt goes up despite cutbacks
(AE) CREDIT RATINGS: Juncker says eurozone is committed to stability
(AE) CYPRUS:
(AE) ERRATUM:
(AE) COMPETITION: Suspected cartel among optical disk drive suppliers
(AE) COMPETITION: NDS acquisition by Cisco approved
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) COMPETITION:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Revised draft 2014-2020 budget criticised right, left and centre
(AE) BUDGET: Council decides on negotiating position for 2013 Budget
(AE) CROATIA: Slovenia threatens to block Croatia's accession
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: EU27 put brake on Commission ardour regarding personal data
(AE) JHA: Progress on Turkey's visa liberalisation dossier
(AE) JHA: Amended visa facilitation regime for Ukraine
(AE) TERRORISM: Malmström believes airport security must be stepped up
(AE) INFRASTRUCTURE: EIB loan to Malta
(AE) CUSTOMS UNION: Customs seizure of counterfeit goods rises in EU in 2011
(AE) CONSUMERS: Tips for Olympic Games 2012
(AE) REGIONS: Cruises to northern regions has wind in its sails
(AE) REGIONS: Spanish regions in difficulty call for solidarity
(AE) TRANSPORT: Rail infrastructure managers make reduced mobility a priority
(AE) AUDIOVISUAL: Commission seeks information on audiovisual media directive
(AE) DIGITAL: Public consultation opens on network security
(AE) RESEARCH: 12 new members appointed to EIT governing board
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Adoption of road map
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Four ministers launch “global European strategy”
(AE) ISRAEL: Israel wants Hezbollah on list of terrorists
(AE) IRAQ:
(AE) RUSSIA:
(AE) AFRICA: EU and Angola sign bilateral cooperation agreement
(AE) SUDAN/SOUTHERN SUDAN: New appeal for respect for AU road map
(AE) ACP/EU: €195 million not used by EDF will go to intra-ACP cooperation
(AE) TRADE: WTO panel to look at rare earth dispute with China
(AE) RUSSIA: Putin signs WTO accession into law
(AE) TRADE: