European politicians look to obscure article to curb speculators

                   
telegraph.co.uk     04-Jul-2008            

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard European Union politicians are mulling using an obscure treaty article to curb financial speculation, in an attempt to force down oil and food prices and counter the influence of hedge funds. After scouring through the EU's legal base, a team led by the Italian government has fixed on Article 81. It covers "anti-competitive agreements" affecting trade between EU states or dealings between companies in the same state, if there are repercussions for the rest of the EU. Giulio Tremonti, Italy's finance minister, has called for a united European front to tackle alleged abuses, describing speculators as the "plague of the 21st Century", according to Italy's financial newspaper Il Sole. He has the backing of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who has just taken over the rotating EU leadership and has the... [read full story]                    

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EU Presidency: No Glory for Sarkozy

brusselsjournal.com     24-Jun-2008          

France assumes the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union on 1st July and Nicolas Sarkozy will therefore be in the hot seat until December. His main task will be to sort out the mess created by the rejection of the...                    

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EU treaty rejection study begins

channel4.com     24-Jun-2008          

Last Modified: 24 Jun 2008 Source: PA News The Irish government is to carry out its first major analysis of why its voters rejected the Lisbon Treaty. European Union reform was plunged into chaos earlier this month when the...                    

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Irish voters show support for EU

timesonline.co.uk     25-Jun-2008          

Less than two weeks ago, the Irish brought despair and chaos to Brussels by comprehensively rejecting the new Lisbon Treaty. Yesterday, they were confirmed as one of the European Union’s staunchest fans and beneficiaries. The...                    

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Time to Move On from Lisbon

skipper59.blogspot.com     25-Jun-2008          

The repercussions of the Irish referendum continue and everyone is bemused as to what to do next. The Economist suggests the best course is now is for the EU to 'bury' the treaty and carry on as before. For those like me who...                    

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Irish No under scrutiny

bbc.co.uk     25-Jun-2008          

The fate of the Lisbon Treaty will, I suspect, be in the hands of the opinion pollsters. Have we learnt any more since the dust settled on the European Council meeting? At the summit President Sarkozy frankly admitted to his...                    

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Wheeler loses EU treaty poll bid

bbc.co.uk     25-Jun-2008          

Millionaire tycoon Stuart Wheeler has lost his High Court battle to force a UK referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Mr Wheeler argued that a referendum was promised in Labour's 2005 manifesto and "fair play" means it should be...                    

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Tory millionaire loses High Court battle on Lisbon treaty

timesonline.co.uk     25-Jun-2008          

The eurosceptic Tory millionaire Stuart Wheeler has lost his High Court battle over the Government’s refusal to hold a referendum on the EU’s Lisbon Treaty. Two judges today rejected Mr Wheeler's claim that he had a “legitimate...                    

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Court rejects bid to force referendum on Lisbon treaty

guardian.co.uk     25-Jun-2008          

A legal bid to force the government to hold a referendum on the EU's Lisbon treaty failed today. The Conservative millionaire Eurosceptic Stuart Wheeler had argued that the public was entitled to a referendum because of a...                    

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Betting magnate Stuart Wheeler loses EU Referendum fight

scotsman.com     25-Jun-2008          

Published Date: 25 June 2008 EUROSCEPTIC millionaire Stuart Wheeler lost his High Court battle today over the Government's refusal to hold a referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty. Two judges rejected his claim that he had a...                    

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Briton loses high court bid to block EU treaty

reuters.com     25-Jun-2008          

LONDON (Reuters) - The High Court rejected a lawsuit on Wednesday that sought to block the country's approval of an EU reform treaty. Businessman Stuart Wheeler had brought the case to try to force the government to halt the...                    

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