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UK-GERMANY NEUCONNECT INTERCONNECTOR COULD PROVIDE MODEL FOR CHEAP CLEAN ENERGY DISTRIBUTION

In late-July, the European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed on the financing structure of NeuConnect, the first ever energy link connecting Germany and the United Kingdom, two of the largest electricity markets in Europe.

The investment to build the interconnector will amount to EUR2.8 billion, with the EIB set to contribute up to EUR400 million for the financing construction of the section within the European Union (EU).  Other financiers include the UK Infrastructure Bank, which will focus on the stretch within UK maritime and land territory, and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

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AGRI-TEXTILES SECTOR BECOMES MORE SUSTAINABLE IN PRODUCTION AS DEMAND GROWS FOR ITS KEY FOOD PRODUCTION ROLE



If there is one subsector of technical textiles that is regarded as well suited to environment-friendly materials innovation, it is surely the agricultural textile (ag-tex) sector. This is indeed the case, with research and development specialists creating clever solutions allying the functional and sustainability benefits of ag-tex with new biodegradable and naturally-sourced fibre.…

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION CRACKS DOWN ON 5AMLD AND 4AMLD NON COMPLIANCE



The European Commission has launched a series of infringement procedures for shortcomings in national legislation implementing the European Union’s (EU) fourth and fifth anti-money laundering directives (4AMLD and 5AMLD), including one against Britain, even though it left the bloc on January 31 (but remains subject to EU law during a transitional period to December 31. …

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EU JUDGE ADVISES USD66 MILLION CROSS BORDER VOLKSWAGEN DIESELGATE CLASS ACTION CASES ARE LEGAL



In a case that could open the floodgates to multimillion dollar cross border lawsuits against auto makers involved in Europe’s 2015 ‘Dieselgate’ scandal, a senior European Union (EU) judge has advised that car buyers should be able to sue Germany-based Volkswagen from a court in neighboring Austria.…

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EU MEMBER STATES HAVE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH 5AMLD ON CREATING OPEN UBO REGISTERS



 

Only five European Union (EU) member states out of the current 27 have fully and properly complied with a requirement to set up public ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) registers by January 10 (2020) under the fifth anti-money laundering directive (5AMLD), according to research by campaign group Global Witness.…

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RIVAL WOOL EXPORT CENTRES ASSESS POTENTIAL INCREASE IN EXPORTS FOLLOWING AUSTRALIA'S DEVASTATING BUSHFIRES



 

INTERNATIONAL export centres for the wool industry have been considering how they will help fill gaps in supplies to the knitwear sector because of the damage caused to Australia’s wool sector by January’s devastating bush and outback fires. Extensive rain has now at last extinguished most of Australia’s bushfires, but wool growers are still assessing the damage.…

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ADVENTUROUS CHINESE CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN DRIVING GROWING DIVERSITY IN HEALTHY SNACK MARKETS



CHINESE consumers, especially in younger generations such as Millennials and Generation Z, are increasingly concerned with eating healthily- and that includes snack choices. In a trend that may increase following the Covid-19 outbreak, sales of yoghurts, nut snacks and snack bars have all seen soaring growth in sales in recent years.…

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EU JUDGES RULING ON EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS WILL PROMPT REVIEW OF PRODUCT NAMES BY SOME FOOD AND DRINK MANUFACTURERS



GEOGRAPHICAL indications can be controversial legal protections that some food manufacturers regard as being unjust restrictions on trade in quality food items that are inspired by traditional products.

Of course, for companies based in traditional production regions of goods such as Prosciutto ham and Irish whisky, they can be a Godsend – preventing illicit competition (as they see it) from banking on a reputation for taste that has been created by protected manufacturers in previous decades, even centuries.…

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RESEARCHERS PUSH THE POTENTIAL OF DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING THROUGH CREATING NEW NANOPARTICLE INFUSED DYES



DIGITAL textile printers continue to seek for technological ways by which they can leverage the innate advantages their equipment has over conventional printing, and one is exploring the use of nanoparticles in finishing chemicals – delivering innovation that can sharpen the existing competitive advantage in design and sustainability enjoyed by digital printers.…

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PRIVATE STORAGE AID ESSENTIAL TO COMBAT COVID-19, SAY EXPERTS



EUROPEAN policy makers and the dairy industry are working together to prevent a catastrophic collapse in dairy markets, as demand tanks during the Covid-19 crisis. “The market shock hit the ‘lactosphère’ all over Europe and beyond,” European Dairy Association (EDA) secretary general Alexander Anton told Dairy Industries International.…

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