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17th Aug 2017

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Slovak media to be fined for referring to Britain instead of UK

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Slovak media covering the Brexit process face fines of up to €6,600 for using the name Britain rather than the official United Kingdom, warned the Bratislava-based Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Authority in a letter sent to Slovak news outlets. The agency enforces official naming in publications. "We have never fined anyone in the past but we are (now) ready to enforce the law," agency chief Maria Fridrichova told Reuters.

Egg scare prompts review of EU alert systems

Health ministers' meeting called to discuss improvements to EU alert systems, but Danish and French authorities said pesticide levels in eggs too low to harm people.

Airbnb too 'different' to pay EU tax

US home rental firm said its “model is unique” because most of the money stays in pockets of local people, as France and Germany prepare EU tax crackdown.

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