Europe Ministers to Focus on Alcohol Tax
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European finance ministers are meeting Tuesday, with talks focusing on the thorny issue of alcohol taxes.Comment
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A tax rise on alcohol to help tackle binge drinking is among proposals put forward by a Tory policy group.
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The Irish government is set up a group to examine the law governing the sale of alcohol amid growing concerns about binge drinking.
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Pubs and bars should be forced to start selling smaller glasses of wine again, an MP says.
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Â· Crackdown on alcohol-related road deaths  Â· European safety figures show UK falling behind
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European Union foreign ministers were set to push on Friday for a revival of the Middle East peace process and discuss how the bloc could play a greater role in peace-brokering moves.
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Irish smokers and drinkers fond of a  local pint had some of the chill taken out of their winter  after a national budget that left tax on alcohol and cigarettes  unchanged and cut duties for small breweries.
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Pressure mounted to cut import duties on wine and spirits after the United States said it had joined the European Union in asking the World Trade Organization to intervene in the matter. Mariann Fischer Boel, the agriculture commissioner for the union, who was in New Delhi, was set to meet the Indian commerce minister, Kamal Nath, to press the issue. On Tuesday, the United States trade representative, Susan C. Schwab, said Washington had filed a complaint with the W.T.O. on the tariffs, which are seen abroad as unfair trade barriers. Indiaâs basic import duties of 100 percent on wine and 150 percent on spirits are within the W.T.O. limits, but federal surcharges and state-level taxes take the tariff up to 540 percent in some cases.
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EU ministers express sharp differences over how to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants to Europe.
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BRUSSELS  - Eurozone finance ministers were to focus at a meeting on the rise of the single currency to record levels against the dollar, with swelling deficits also set to share the limelight.
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Officials in Brussels say the formal agenda of the monthly meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday will be largely dominated by issues involving sanctions.
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Â· Government launches alcohol abuse strategyÂ· Critics call for happy hours and promotions ban
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France's embattled wine industry is to receive a multi-million euro aid package  to make it more competitive.
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Judges to rule on a case that could change the way alcohol and tobacco is bought within the European Union.
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Doctors are calling for stricter alcohol laws in a bid to reduce the number of alcohol-related deaths.
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The government unveils its strategy to bring about a cultural shift in attitudes towards drinking in England.
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The SPL calls on ministers to consider a review of the 27-year ban on alcohol in Scottish football grounds.