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New cars sold in EU from 2018 to feature automatic emergency call system
All new cars sold across the EU from April 2018 are to be equipped with an automatic emergency call system in an effort to cut road fatalities. The system, known as eCall, will be able to detect certain parameters that are linked to crashes,
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MEPs clamp down on noise pollution from cars
A draft law, voted in the European Parliament earlier this week, could see noise limits tightened on cars to protect public health. The news that will have Halfords car-tinkerers rethinking that big bore exhaust purchase could also force
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Supervisor role for ECB proposed
The European Commission wants the European Central Bank to be the supervisor for all the banks in the 17 countries that use the euro and have the power to fine institutions. The creation of a single supervisor for banks would be an important step
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European Parliament's £230m junkets
Yves Logghe/AP/Press Association Images A list of the most expensive foreign delegations sent by the European Parliament makes astonishing reading. Among the most shocking trips was one taken by 50 MEPs for eight days to the Congo, at a cost of
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Business face £2bn maternity pay bill
A new plan passed by an EU committee could leave businesses facing further financial difficulties. The European Parliament has put forward plans to treble maternity pay, forcing firms to pay new mothers a full salary for at least 20 weeks.Top
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