Europe Intelligence Wire articles from February 2006, page 10

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Life-saving message in a bottle plan launched.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Jonathan McCambridge Police in Larne are to hand out plastic bottles as part of a new life-saving initiative for emergency services dealing with 999 calls. The 'Message in a Bottle' scheme will...

Special needs pupils hit in [pounds sterling]4m funds cut.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Kathryn Torney Belfast's education board members were today grappling with a controversial [pounds sterling]4m cost-cutting package. Cuts to special needs provision and school crossing patrols are...

The 'Lost' world of Flann O'Brien.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Flann O'Brien, one of Ireland's more neglected literary lions, would undoubtedly have been both bemused and amused by the revival of interest in his works sparked by, of all things, the American television drama...

Ahern backs riot gardai as new march controls on way.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Gene McKenna Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said last night he had full confidence in the gardai and the way they handled the Dublin riots. He said he believed the riots were organised by a small group of...

Independent countryside watchdog is a step closer.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: David Gordon An official review of the way Northern Ireland's environment is protected by the authorities was officially launched last night. The study involving a Government-appointed panel of...

Omagh families demand MI5 meeting.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Chris Thornton Omagh relatives have demanded a meeting with the director general of MI5 in response to revelations that the intelligence agency had a warning about the massacre that was never passed...

Year of agony as family waits for Lisa.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Debra Douglas Today is the first anniversary of the disappearance of murdered Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian. This day last year, the fun-loving 25-year-old disappeared after a party at a caravan park...

Psni's [pounds sterling]9m computer 'will put police back on streets'.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Jonathan McCambridge Police are to use a new [pounds sterling]9m computer system to cut paperwork and clamp down on crime by putting more officers on the streets in Northern Ireland. The new...

Tracing west Belfast lives 95 years later.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Michael McHugh A new website depicting the lives of families in west Belfast almost a century ago has been launched. The experience of residents in the Shankill and Falls before the First World...

Man faces prison for attack on MP Wilson.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Maureen Coleman A Belfast father-of-one has been warned he is facing a prison sentence after he was convicted of assaulting DUP politician Sammy Wilson. At Belfast Magistrates Court yesterday,...

Mass murderer Knight 'was not a police agent'.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) The Greysteel killer Torrens Knight was not a police agent, the Belfast Telegraph has been told. A senior security source told this newpaper last week that he would be "astounded" if the Special Branch had...

Half of Ulster nurses have been attacked or harassed.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Nigel Gould Stressed-out Ulster nurses are at breaking point as morale in the profession reaches a record low, it emerged today. A major new survey shows our nurses are more unhappy with their...

Driver sought after suspicious death of baby.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Lisa Smyth and Jonathan McCambridge The driver of a car seen in the area where a baby was found dead in Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh, was last night being sought by police. Detective Chief Inspector...

Staunton sets steady course for Ireland.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Steve Staunton leans forward in his chair and reflects on the apparent tension of being an international manager after a career in football in which he kept his counsel in public as determinedly as he defended...

Henson left 'suicidal' by debacle in Dublin.
February 28, 2006... (From Belfast Telegraph) Byline: Chris Hewett Gavin Henson has been responsible for his fair share of genuine calamities in recent months, not all of them to do with his fashion sense. It is, therefore, surprising that a few dodgy...

ARA AND CHESHIRE TRADING STANDARDS CONFISCATE ASSETS.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] ASSETS RECOVERY AGENCY ARA 10/06 28 February 2006 ARA AND CHESHIRE TRADING STANDARDS CONFISCATE FRAUDSTER'S ASSETS Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) Financial...

Monckton case probation staff suspended.
February 28, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) Four probation officers supervising two criminals who killed financier John Monckton have been suspended, it was revealed today. News of the suspensions came as an official report said there had been a...

'I still think around 60 MPs won't be happy'.
February 28, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) Tony Blair says his controversial education bill, outlined today, is a "defining" moment for New Labour. The white paper received an unprecedented amount of internal criticism from more than 100 MPs as well as...

Totti triggers Roman orgy.
February 28, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) Pop quiz, culture fans: what it is that makes us embrace and cry, although we're complete strangers? Roma, of course, or so go the words of Antonello Venditti's 1983 mega-hit (well, it was in Rome) Grazie Roma....

Perez: Galacticos must come down to earth.
February 28, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) Florentino Perez insists the pampering of David Beckham and his fellow Real Madrid 'galacticos' must stop if the club is to get back to its winning streak. Perez resigned yesterday as president of Real...

Cambridge figures show rise in overseas students.
February 28, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) The number of foreign students at Cambridge rose this year and there was a marginal increase in the numbers of successful candidates from UK state schools, according to figures published by the university today....

Livingstone and Wadley step up war of words.
February 28, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) The war of words between Ken Livingstone and the London Evening Standard intensified today as the newspaper accused him of making false claims about the exchange with a journalist that led to his suspension from...

Da Vinci Code ideas 'were not copied'.
February 28, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) The notion that Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene and their children married into a line of French kings is "at such a high level of generality" that it is not protected by copyright, The Da Vinci Code trial...

BAT hits out at UK smoking bans.
February 28, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) British American Tobacco today criticised the forthcoming smoking bans in Britain as it reported a 9% rise in underlying profits. BAT, the world's second largest tobacco firm after Philip Morris, called the...

HSE ANNOUNCES NEW TIMETABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE E021:06 28 February 2006 HSE ANNOUNCES NEW TIMETABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN REGULATIONS Today, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...

MPA - 2006 LONDON INDEPENDENT CUSTODY VISITORS CONFERENCE.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] METROPOLITAN POLICE AUTHORITY MPA 12/06 28 February 2006 MPA - 2006 LONDON INDEPENDENT CUSTODY VISITORS CONFERENCE The Metropolitan Police Authority is hosting a...

Judges Fear Politicians.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Justice Department has announced that it is set to limit the immunity of judges and prosecutors. Many people may feel this to be a positive step forward, but it will certainly meet with dismay in legal...

Inspectorate Moving Forward.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) The number of companies who ignore court sentences is slowly decreasing according to the National Labour Inspectorate (PIP). In 2003, as much as 63% of sentences were ignored by employers. This figure dropped...

Political Conflict.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) A political storm is brewing in the wake of recent remarks traded between leading members of the ruling government and representatives of the legal community. The latest fired salvo was a response issued by the...

Faster, Better, Cheaper.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) Legal proceedings in certain cases are set to be revolutionised. The Justice Minister is preparing an amendment to the Civil Procedure Code. A range of new solutions will hopefully should relieve some of the...

Fair Compensation.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) The recent tragedy in Katowice of 65 fatalities from an exhibition hall roof collapse is now in its aftermath. However, the main insurer liable for compensation to victims has demonstrated exemplary behaviour...

Shareholder Rights.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Provincial Administrative Court (WSA) in Warsaw recently issued a decision that more concisely defines the rights of shareholders in relation to trade in securities. Judges concluded that shareholders...

Prison Overcrowding.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) Prison cells in Poland are feeling the squeeze. There are approximately 86,000 prisoners in Poland with penitentiaries falling short by around 15,000 places. The problem is at its worst point in the entire...

Difficult Recovery.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) Employers, who in the past have paid out triple remuneration to employees working on Sundays or holidays and denied due compensation through time off, will find it difficult to recover overpayment in this...

Price Fixing.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) The municipal consumer ombudsman in Lodz has expressed alarm over the declared intent of taxi firms in the city to jointly raise tariffs. This action in the wake of an alleged unofficial accord is likely to...

Legalising Computer Piracy.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) The government intends to change the approach it has to people who use illegal computer software. If people are found to be breaking the law they will have to purchase the programme they have been using...

Proper Refusal.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) Transporters of goods by road abroad, if denied a permit for international shipping, must receive such refusal in the form of an administration decision, and not only through information presented on an...

Stiff Penalty.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) Formal omissions or inconsistencies in the issue of invoices will now bring stiff penalties that may even reach PLN 2m. This follows recent changes to fiscal penal regulations that have imposed punishment for...

In Defence of the Rule of Law.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) The only sanctions that can be taken against a politician who insults another politician or state institution during a public debate is a public castigation. As well as the lowering of the standards of public...

Limited Employment Rights.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Supreme Court has better defined the status of legal assessors, or persons closely assisting prosecutors and judges in their daily work. There are hundreds of such persons active in the justice system...

Questioned Public Tender.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) For the first time ever, entrepreneurs failing to win public tenders will be able to raise financial claims against the Public Tender Office (UZP). This follows a recent Supreme Administrative Court (NSA)...

Waging War against Spam.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) One of the jobs of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) is to track down people who send out spam or other useless information on the internet. One of the problems is that the Office is...

Bonus Pay.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) All local government officials are entitled to additional remuneration, as provided in the traditional practice of paying out a thirteenth monthly salary at the end of the year. The Constitutional Tribunal...

Lost Concession.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) A Shell petrol station in Warsaw belonging to the 240-station network of the international oil giant in Poland has lost its concession to sell alcoholic beverages. A three-year ban will apply after the police...

Polish European Judges.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) Prizes for the best justification of a ruling based on the Constitution and European Laws as well as the title of European Judge went to Barbara Polanska of Tarnow Provincial Court and Joanna Grzanowska of...

Looking for Work.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) People decide to change jobs for a number of reasons. Usually, a person begins looking for a new job while still being employed. Looking for new employment cannot be the reason why an employer sacks an...

Accidents to and from Work.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) If you are involved in an accident on your journey to or from work then you are entitled to remuneration, sick benefit and disability benefit or pension. Should the accident be more serious, your family are...

TVN Defends its Name.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) TVN has successfully defended the name of its news programme "TVN Fakty" in the Patent Office after Polish State Television (TVP) claimed that TVN was taking use of TVP's good name in the Warsaw...

Two Faces of Reform.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) The current policies of the government appear to be an attempt to question and challenge the independence of the judiciary through the government's continued attacks on the National Judiciary Council (KRS) and...

Supporting Innovation.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) Companies that make use of tax relief for the use of new technologies may have to return the money with interest according to official sources. The government is therefore preparing an amendment to the Act on...

NEWLY BINDING LAWS.
February 28, 2006... (From Polish News Bulletin) 25 February: SEAS AND PORTS The Minister of Transport and Construction has specified the terms and course of issuing permits, inter alia, for the sinking of waste and other substances into the sea...

15,400,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF RHJ INTERNATIONAL TO BE SOLD IN PRIVATE PLACEMENT.
February 28, 2006... (From Hugin) Brussels, February 28, 2006 -- RHJ International (EURONEXT: RHJI) announced today that 15,400,000 ordinary shares, in the form of ordinary shares or restricted depositary shares, of RHJ International will be offered in a...

ATA Airlines scheduled to emerge from bankruptcy.
February 28, 2006... (From Airline Industry Information) Indianapolis-based ATA Airlines is set to emerge from bankruptcy on Tuesday (28 February). According to The Associated Press, the airline and its parent company ATA Holdings Corp have scaled back...

Sell-offs boost Pochin's profits.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: chris barry PROPERTY sell-offs have lifted Cheshire construction contractor and property developer Pochin's sales and profits, it emerged today. Half-year results for the period to November...

CBG makes its 10th buy.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) MANCHESTER-based insurance broker and financial adviser CBG Group has made its 10th acquisition. The AIM-listed group has bought insurance broker Swinburne James for up to GBP1.2m in cash and shares....

Pair lead GBP44m Miller deal.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) MARK Haywood and Nathan Jansen led a team of 14 property lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard's Manchester office who advised Miller Developments on its acquisition of office, industrial, retail and development...

Personal injury experts move in with recruits.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) ONE of the country's biggest law firms has opened an office in Manchester specialising in personal injury claims. Irwin Mitchell hopes to stamp its mark on the city's legal scene after wooing Stephanie...

More scandals will come, claims Leeson.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: kevin feddy THE rogue trader who broke Barings Bank spent the anniversary of his going on the run warning that more financial scandals will occur unless companies ensure rigorous controls are in...

Pannone keeps it simple.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) PANNONE & Partners will tomorrow become the latest big Manchester law firm to become a limited liability partnership. At the same time, the city centre practice will change its name to Pannone. An...

BRIEFING.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Hurstwood's park project THE GBP1.45m contract to build a number of luxury apartments on the edge of a city park has been won by Hurstwood Construction. The deal will see 11 exclusive apartments in one five...

Land tax plan for Treasury is slammed.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) PLANS to introduce a development land tax that would rake in GBP1bn a year for the Treasury have been slammed by local property developers. Developers have added their voice to the growing chorus of protest...

Green for go on brownfield site.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: DAVID THAME UNITS UK has won planning permission for a 22,500 sq ft commercial development at Makerfield Way, in Wigan. Makerfield Way is one of five brownfield sites being brought forward...

Allied will build first then find occupiers.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: DAVID THAME ANOTHER 150,000 sq ft of speculative office space is to be built at Deansgate's Spinningfields office scheme. Developers Allied London says it will press ahead with the new...

Weather map is looking bright.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) THE outlook for commercial property in Manchester looks bright, according to the findings of the Lambert Smith Hampton "Weather Map" report, published today. Prime retail rents in the city are set to...

CO-OP FLOGS SYNCRO.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: chris barry THE Co-operative Group has sold its Salford-based engineering division Syncro and unveiled a GBP3m investment in its new home store format. Syncro, which employs 400 and had...

head tag with.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: chris barry THE Co-operative Group has sold its Salford-based engineering division Syncro and unveiled a GBP3m investment in its new home store format. Syncro, which employs 400 and had...

Family to fly out in hunt for Jenny.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: brian lashley THE family of missing backpacker Jenny Pope will fly to Ecuador after detectives from Greater Manchester Police joined the search for her. Det Supt Kevin Duffy, Det Insp Derek...

Too much text is bad for your health.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) MOBILE phone text addicts are being warned their constant messaging could be damaging their health. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) said it was concerned the repetitive movements involved...

Morrissey tops bill.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) MANCHESTER music legend Morrissey is to headline this year's V Festival along with Radiohead. Bloc Party, The Magic Numbers, Keane and Paul Weller are also on the bill for the event, which takes place over...

Vote in new law, urges fire chief.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: Neal Keeling A FIRE chief has urged MPs to back a new law to protect firefighters following yet another attack on crews in Greater Manchester. County Fire Officer Barry Dixon spoke out...

Simon's {lsquo}Oscars' joy.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: yakub qureshi STOCKPORT playwright Simon Stephens has won a top award in the British theatre industry's Oscars. Judges at the Olivier Awards praised the young writer's production On The...

Virgin gets 91pc of trains on time.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: clarissa satchell VIRGIN Trains has recorded its best ever performance between London and Manchester with 91 per cent of trains arriving on time over a month. Figures due to be released...

Every minute counts for clockwatchers.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: clarissa satchell TRAIN drivers and station staff have been issued with special watches to make sure services run on time. Workers for Virgin Trains have been issued with special atomic...

Could this be an end to car breakdowns?
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: roland hancock ROADSIDE breakdowns could become a thing of the past because of research by Manchester University. Scientists at the School of Engineering are developing an engine sensor...

Pancakes give tooth decay the brush-off.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: dan mcmullan PANCAKE lovers concerned with tooth care can try a new toothpaste pancake gateau. The delicious sounding Crespella Del Dentista, made with toothpaste, mascapone cheese, almonds and...

City's curry mile loses its spice capital crown.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: mark solomons MANCHESTER has lost its claim to be Britain's curry capital. According to a new survey, the city's {lsquo}curry mile' in Rusholme, has lost the title to Leicester. The battle...

Gambler nets the jackpot- and girl.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: roland hancock AN amateur internet card player won a GBP15,000 jackpot - and his disapproving girlfriend's hand in marriage. Rob Leigh's girlfriend was constantly complaining about his...

Academy is on the way up.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) MANCHESTER'S first flagship academy is getting better and will get better still, according to a report by a team of inspectors. The Manchester Academy opened in Moss Side in 2003, following the closure...

Battle to keep two high schools open.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: Paul Britton THE future of two closure-threatened high schools in Bury is due to be decided by councillors tonight. Under plans to tackle falling school rolls, Prestwich Arts College would close...

Lesson for the future.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) ONE of Spain's most senior education officials dropped into a Manchester primary school to see what could be learned. President Luis Peral, Education Minister for Madrid, visited Temple Primary School...

A royal tribute for charity kindhearts.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: dan mcmullan A CHARITY shop that helps children won the royal seal of approval with a visit by Princess Anne. The Princess Royal, President of Save the Children, came to say thank you to shop...

Cancer op for Nolan sister.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) SINGING star Linda Nolan is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery for breast cancer. Linda, 47, returned to her home town of Blackpool for the surgery to remove a tumour. She wanted to be...

Experts face quiz on nuclear waste fears.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: david ottewell AN influential committee set up to decide what to do with the country's nuclear waste "mountain" is holding public sessions in Manchester. The independent Committee on...

United's pledge to Thai children.
February 28, 2006... (From Manchester Evening News) Byline: don frame TWO MANCHESTER United heroes helped brighten the lives of struggling children in Thailand with the charity UNICEF. Club youth coach Brian McClair and young hopeful Floribert...