EU says no need to revise bird flu laws
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Recent outbreaks of bird flu in Britain and Hungary, and any link between the two, give no reason to alter European Union laws that aim to contain and control the disease, the EU's executive arm said on Wednesday.
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The World Health Organization or WHO warns that bird flu might be transmitted from ducks to humans, even though they show no external signs of having the disease.
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Proposed changes to EU rules will not punish fishermen who cut off sharks' fins and dump the carcasses, campaigners warn.
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The European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on Wednesday in Strasbourg of France, urging the European Union (EU) to start accession negotiations with Turkey &quot;without undue delay.
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It will take at least two years before the European Union is fully ready to deal with a flu pandemic, the bloc's disease control agency said Thursday.
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday that the reforms of the Stability and Growth Pact should not undermine the euro's credibility.
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The Bernard Matthews firm says it has not imported meat products from areas of Hungary affected by bird flu.
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A European court on Thursday dismissed a legal action brought by the EU Commission accusing the British government of breaking its worker health and safety rules.
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The French president is persuaded not to try to dilute EU competition law through the new EU treaty, the BBC learns.
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The outbreak of deadly bird flu in  Asia spurred the EU on Monday to check Europe's preparedness  for the spread of a disease that scientists warn may become  pandemic.
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International health officials at an emergency meeting in Bangkok Monday said there is no evidence that bird flu has been passed from one human to another.
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A Bernard Matthews boss says the firm has not transported poultry or meat products from areas of Hungary affected by bird flu.
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The European Commission said on  Tuesday it was satisfied with investigations carried out by  Hungary into the origin of the lethal strain of H5N1 bird flu  found in that country and a possible link to a case in Britain.
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The European Union said Wednesday it had extended a ban on imports of chicken meat and pet birds from several Asian countries hit by avian flu to March 31 next year.
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The British poultry company hit by a  bird flu outbreak denied on Friday it had broken rules by  importing meat from parts of Hungary that were off limits  because of an outbreak there.
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The European Union said sports federations should not be exempt from EU anti-monopoly and labor laws, as it unveiled a strategy Wednesday for dealing with the growing impact of sports in Europe, economically and socially.
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EC chief Jose Manuel Barroso says Europe "is not full of hidden plots" and urges swift ratification of the EU treaty.