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BY MARK ROWE
IN times of conflict, cultural property, such as archaeological sites, works of art, museums and monuments, can also suffer grievously at the hands of opposing military and guerrilla forces. In recognition of this, such objects are accorded protection by the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.…

KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of seafood firm Nordsee, of Germany, by a consortium involving the UK subsidiary of Japanese investment bank Nomura, a private investor Mr Heiner Kamps, and TML-Invest, of Switzerland, (owned by German food company the Müller Group).…

Keith Nuthall
A HEALTHY-DOSE of Nordic culture has been prescribed by the world’ premier anti-corruption organisation Transparency International, which has again hailed northern Europe as the region most free of graft, bribes and kickbacks. Such financial crime is rarest in Iceland, says the 2005 corruption rankings from the German group, with Finland and New Zealand tying at second place, Denmark, fourth, Sweden sixth, and Norway eighth.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved a planned payment by the Czech government of Euro 74 million to its coal industry, because it will cover liabilities arising from the closure of mines in the national sector, rather than operating remaining production.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
CRITICS of European political institutions have sometimes been unkind about the Council of Europe, which has been accused of being a powerless talking shop. And although the Council lacks the power to fine and cajole member governments enjoyed by the European Union (EU) – from which it is completely independent – it has some important roles.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States has expanded its low-duty special quota for raw cane sugar imports to 1.23 million metric tonnes for October 2005-September 2006, from 1.11 million metric tonnes the previous year. Key beneficiaries include the Dominican Republic 204,649 tonnes; Brazil 168,603; and Australia 96,511.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A COMPREHENSIVE report on the behaviour of European Union (EU) consumers has shown that Britain’s recent deflation of prices in retail clothing is far from typical, with only six other member states in the 25-country bloc having the same experience.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A DUTCH cigarette wholesale trader hit by an illegal diversion of cargo involving corrupt customs officers should pay 2.2 million Dutch guilders customs debts (Euro 1 million), the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) Court of First Instance has ruled.…

KEITH NUTHALL
THE CZECH Republic has been urged to improve its energy efficiency record, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) pointing out energy intensity fell just 17% from 1990 to 2002, compared with 23% in Hungary, 27% in Slovakia and 39% in Poland.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has pushed ahead with securing more overseas fishing access deals for EU fishing crews in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Crucially EU ministers have been formally asked to approve a deal regarding the key Pacific grounds off the Solomon Islands.…