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Swedes' ambitions crippled by EU political appointment delays
By David Haworth, in Brussels
No sooner has Sweden unveiled plans for the next six months of political endeavour in the European Union, than the wheel has fallen off before the new model can even be test driven. The Swedes who assumed the EU’s rotating presidency on July 1, had predicated their efforts on a quick reappointment of Jose Manuel Barroso, 53, the genial European Commission president, for another five years’ office.
The former Portuguese premier received the unanimous “political support” of EU leaders during their recent Summit. This endorsement, you might think, would be enough to confirm the head boy in his position for another term. But no, the presidency job is in the final gift of the European Parliament – and this is where the Swedish calculations have gone wrong.…
EBRD BACKS MONGOLIAN CASHMERE PRODUCER
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A NICHE producer of cashmere in Mongolia is being backed by a European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) loan of US$800,000. The bank wants to boost the competitiveness of Ezio Foradori, a Mongolian-owned cashmere production company in the capital Ulan Bator.…
GLOBAL FOOD COMMODITY PRICE VOLATILITY HERE TO STAY
BY ANDREW CAVE
Food commodity prices are seldom out of the news nowadays, due to a mushrooming global population, the food-for-fuel controversy, an increasing focus on sustainability and the continued growth of the organic sector. However, beyond the generality of crop prices spiralling to new highs in 2007 and 2008 and then plummeting – in some cases – back to where they were before the boom, the picture is far from uniform.…
CARIBBEAN STATES LOOK TO GREEN POWER TO UNDERPIN THEIR ENERGY SECURITY
BY JAMES FULLER
SMALL island states are always vulnerable in energy sustainability terms, but the growth in renewable energy technologies is giving them a better shot at security of supply. The Caribbean is a case in point, where green energy technologies are being explored across the region.…
AUTOMAKERS ON NOTICE FOR START OF MAJOR RESEARCH SPENDING ON GREEN CARS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AUTO makers have been put on notice for the release of around Euro 80 million in European Union (EU) research funding to develop green cars and associated road and roadside technologies. The money, the European Commission has announced, will come from its Seventh Framework Programme for research, with final details being released on July 30.…
BRUSSELS AND WASHINGTON HIT STALEMATE OVER FURTHER OPEN SKIES DEAL
BY ALAN OSBORN
THESE are uncertain times for international aviation deals generally thanks to the global recession, but nowhere is the situation more fraught than in Washington where negotiations for the second stage of the 2007 ‘open skies’ agreement between the European Union (EU) and the USA appear to have run into the buffers.…
BHUTAN'S TOBACCO SALES BAN UNDER THREAT AFTER IMPLEMENTATION FAILURES
BY KENCHO WANGDI
THE IMPLEMENTATION of the much vaunted sales and public place smoking ban in Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan kingdom, has not been easy. And now the country’s newly minted parliament is considering lifting the sales ban, while providing for tougher enforcement of the public place ban and fighting tobacco smuggling.…
EU AND CANADA STRIKE DEAL ON GM PRODUCT REGULATION COOPERATION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) and Canada have struck a cooperation deal over regulating genetically modified products. The agreement, solving a long-running World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute, will see them consult in detail twice-a-year over GM rules. These would include GM product approvals in the EU and Canada, plus forthcoming applications; the commercial and economic outlook for potential future GM product approvals; and actions dealing with the accidental release of unauthorised products.…
EBRD BACKS MONGOLIAN CASHMERE PRODUCER
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A NICHE producer of cashmere in Mongolia is being backed by a European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) loan of US$800,000. The bank wants to boost the competitiveness of Ezio Foradori, a Mongolian-owned cashmere production company in the capital Ulan Bator.…
TRADITIONAL QUALITY REMAINS HALLMARK OF SPANISH LUXURY CLOTHING MARKET
BY MARK ROWE, KEITH NUTHALL and LEAH GERMAIN
PACO Rabanne, Balenciaga and Domínguez are major Spanish figures in the global fashion world, as known for quality off-the-peg styling, but they have their roots in the country’s haute couture tradition.
For labels are not overwhelmingly dominant in Spain’s luxury clothing sector – this is a country where the talents of the sastre (tailor) and modista (dressmaker) are still highly valued.…