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BY KEITH NUTHALL

RUSSIA has sent another threat to Europe over gas supplies, undermining its reputation as a potential reliable energy partner for its western neighbours. Semyon Vainshtok, the president of Russia pipeline monopoly Transneft has told the daily newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta that Russia has "overfed Europe with crude".…

BY LUCY JONES, in Dallas, Texas

THERE is another side to the loss of life and devastation wreaked in the USA by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma and Dennis last year, a market reaction that has brought unsought benefits to the US paint and coatings industry.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

RUSSIA has sent another threat to Europe over gas supplies, undermining its reputation as a potential reliable energy partner for its western neighbours. Semyon Vainshtok, the president of Russia pipeline monopoly Transneft has told the daily newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta that Russia has "overfed Europe with crude".…

STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has confirmed that transport will command the lion’s share of trans European networks (TENs) budgets for 2007-13. Releasing details of the general medium-term budget deal struck with ministers and MEPs last month, Brussels said TENs transport projects should receive Euro 8.013 billion over the seven years, while energy networks will receive just Euro 155 million.…

BY LUCY JONES, in Dallas, Texas

THERE is another side to the loss of life and devastation wreaked in the USA by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma and Dennis last year, a market reaction that has brought unsought benefits to the US paint and coatings industry.…

STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Parliament’s environment committee has moved to ease requirements for medicine manufacturers to always consider the potential affect on children of adult medicines that are proposed within a planned European Union (EU) directive. It has tabled amendments that would allow "justified derogations" from European Commission proposed requirements that firms present results of paediatric studies on medicines at the same time as those from human pharmaco-kinetic studies on adults.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

INTRODUCTION

WITH the approval in May of two key regulations covering respectively nutrition and health claims and the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods the EU has taken an important step forward in setting the legal framework for the food industry in Europe.…

STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Parliament’s environment committee has moved to ease requirements for medicine manufacturers to always consider the potential affect on children of adult medicines that are proposed within a planned European Union (EU) directive. It has tabled amendments that would allow "justified derogations" from European Commission proposed requirements that firms present results of paediatric studies on medicines at the same time as those from human pharmaco-kinetic studies on adults.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

THE COMMERICAL introduction of the first synthetic fuels scheduled for later this year in Europe will signify the appearance of a possible new solution to growing concerns over the security, diversity and environmental acceptability of energy supply for local authorities and other major road transport users.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

INTRODUCTION

WE’RE barely a third of the way through 2006 but it’s already clear that the year is going to be a hugely important one for European Union (EU) legislation affecting both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks industries.…