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BY ALAN OSBORN

ONE of the biggest problems faced by anti-money laundering forces in the European Union (EU) is that there are 25 (soon to be 27) different national law enforcement agencies and jurisdictions and most member states are reluctant to cede authority on law and order issues to central EU institutions.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

AS befits its wider membership and longer history, Interpol is better known internationally than Europol though it has fewer staff and a smaller budget. But the similarities between the two organisations are more important than the differences. Neither is a hands-on police force.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE FINNISH government has helped secure the withdrawal from sale of 14 lines of tops because of concerns that their drawstrings could strangle children wearing them. The offending products were from Denmark, China, India, Hong Kong and Estonia, and included the BOYSTAR fleece-jacket; the BOGI Aaron-jacket; JONATHAN ECO CLIMATE baby overalls; and other lines, reported the European Commission’s RAPEX consumer alert service.…

BY MARK ROWE

IN the years that followed the turn of the century, the Ukrainian economy was an optimistic place. Even two years ago there was a political certainty that encouraged investment from abroad and galvanised domestic paint companies to venture their capital on medium-term plans and encouraged the wave of acquisitions that snapped up several of Ukraine’s brand-name paint groups.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

The European Parliament – which is as close as you can get to the voice of the common man in Europe – has voted by a huge margin to scrap taxation on the registration of new autos and to replace it with a tax linked to the amount of pollution that the vehicle produces.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) ministers have taken the key vote to establish EU common rules deciding which country’s courts should hear cases in non-contractual disputes involving more than one EU member state. This so-called Rome II regulation generally encourages parties to hear cases in the country where damage took place, but allows them to make other arrangements, maybe in advance of a transaction.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut

WITH the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the midst of an unprecedented construction boom, the paint sector is flourishing with contracts of up to half a million dollars underway, 200% growth in fire-resistance paints, and over 16% growth predicted for the sector as a whole this year.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

Scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany have found that doubling the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere could lead to global warming of between 1.2 and 4.3°C, with the most likely value being around 3°C.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

LORRY drivers in Britain aged 30 or under could be affected by a proposed European Union (EU) directive that would limit the maximum validity of a commercial vehicle driver’s licence to 15 years. Paul Waters, (NOTE: SPELLING IS CORRECT) transport adviser to members of the Freight Transport Association, said at present a lorry driver’s license in the UK ran until the holder was 45 and then had to be renewed every five years.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Amman

CORRUPTION in Jordan is on the decline but cronyism and bribery are still widespread. An anti-corruption law is pending in government, and the monarchy has called for the implementation of an anti-money laundering law, a financial disclosure law and an anti-corruption commission.…