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Postal Services: Open to Competition by 2011, but Subject to Safeguards
added: 06-07-2007

Plans to open up postal services to competition across the EU by 2011 will be debated on 9 July, and put to a plenary vote on 10 July, in Strasbourg. MEPs may well endorse 31 December 2010 as the deadline for eliminating any remaining postal service monopolies. This deadline - a compromise agreed in the Transport Committee to give operators and regulators more time to adjust - is two years later than the European Commission had proposed (1 January 2009).
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US Market: Apple continues strong iPhone sales
added: 06-07-2007

The Nasdaq Composite rose as technology shares benefited from stronger-than-expected economic data, and Apple shot to a record on expectation of continued strong sales for its iPhone.
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Mainland China Door Exports are Expected to Top US$2 billion in 2007
added: 06-07-2007

Mainland China door exports are expected to top US$2 billion in 2007 - up from US$1.3 billion in 2006, according to Global Sources' China Sourcing Report: Doors 2007.
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French Satisfied with Work, Confident in the Future
added: 06-07-2007

Four out of five workers in France are satisfied or very satisfied with their working conditions, results from the fourth European Working Conditions Survey reveal.
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Pay Trends Differ Across Europe
added: 06-07-2007

Average European wages increased significantly between 2005 and 2006, Eurofound’s European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) reveals in its annual update of pay trends, Pay developments – 2006. However, considerable differences remain between the former EU15 and the 12 new Member States, both in terms of trends and the level of pay increases.

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Business Activity at 60.7%, New Orders Index at 56.9%
added: 06-07-2007

Business activity in the non-manufacturing sector increased at a faster rate in June 2007, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®.
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No Fireworks in Mortgage Rates this Week
added: 06-07-2007

Mortgage rates remained calm, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate holding at 6.74 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.25 discount and origination points.

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VAT Reduced Rates: EU Commission Launches a Political Debate
added: 06-07-2007

The European Commission considers that there is a real need for a simplification and rationalisation of the current VAT rates structure, in particular the reduced VAT rates. It believes that there is a place for more flexibility which would allow Member States to apply VAT reduced rates to local supplies.
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European Energy Consumers’ Charter: Protecting the Consumers' right to Choose
added: 06-07-2007

Four days after the full opening of the EU energy markets, the European Commission is launching a process that will eventually lead to the adoption of an Energy Consumers Charter. Consumers’ rights in the energy sector will thus be compiled in a single document at EU level for the first time. The Charter will aim to inform EU citizens about their rights relating to electricity and gas. The European Commission would like to encourage interested parties to participate in the consultation process on the current elements of the Charter in order to ensure a well-balanced final document.
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Employers Cautiously Optimistic About Hiring in Q3
added: 06-07-2007

More than two-thirds (67 percent) of employers reported their companies hired new full-time, permanent employees at their locations during the first six months of 2007. Forty-three percent expect to hire the same amount of employees in the latter half of the year as the first half while 24 percent expect to hire more. One-in-five (21 percent) expect to hire fewer employees.
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