Internal Market Laws- January 13, 2004 Internal Market : big disparities between Member States in implementing and applying rules Member States are still failing to implement many EU Internal Market laws correctly and on time. According to the latest figures released by the European Commission, 131 Directives (around 8.5% of Internal Market Directives) have still not been implemented into national law in every Member State, though the deadlines agreed by the Member States themselves when they adopted the Directives have passed....http://eunewsdigest.blogspot.com/2004/01/internal-market-laws.html Europeans - Working Together- January 12, 2004 EUBusiness.com 'Europeans - Working Together' is the theme of Ireland's six-month presidency of the EU, which began on 1 January. Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has vowed that Ireland will push ahead with work on the Union's first constitution, despite the failure of EU leaders to agree at last month's summit. Ireland is also committed to pursuing the Lisbon Strategy to make Europe the most competitive economy in the world, improving strained relations between the EU and the United States.http://eunewsdigest.blogspot.com/2004/01/europeans-working-together.html |