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New EU diplomatic service raises questions and confusion
By David Haworth, in Brussels
Next Monday, (19/10) Mrs. Catherine Day will deliver the most important speech of her life.
Who is she, you’ll probably ask. Indeed, for someone of immense influence this tall, blond middle-aged Irishwoman is a reclusive figure, shy – not writing very much, still less seeking out audiences.
But, as the secretary general of the European Commission, the lady is the power behind Commission president José Manuel Barroso’s throne.
She is the institution’s leaderene though hiding behind the good manners and discretion of a classic civil servant. Catherine Day is seldom heard and rarely seen.
In a few days, however, she will stand before a huge audience of colleagues to explain to them how the clumsily-titled ‘external action service’ is to be developed and how it will affect their working lives.…
Should cultural clothing rules be imposed in age of globalisation?
By Paul Cochrane
In an age of mass migration on a global scale, is it possible for governments to impose on the public, particularly immigrants, what they can and cannot wear? Take the diktats on women’s wear in France versus Iran.…
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA TOBACCO MARKET AND INDUSTRY REPORT
BY MARK ROWE
The Republic of Bosnia & Herzegovina is a confusing place politically, and so understanding its tobacco market and industry is similarly difficult. Importantly, it comprises two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska and while there is also no domestic tobacco industry in the Republic of Srpska; there is within the Federation, the location of the vast majority of the country’s tobacco production.…
TOBACCO TRAVELLER - COLLECTION 2009 - EGYPT, TUNISIA, SYRIA AND IRAN
BY PAUL COCHRANE
EGYPT
Eastern Tobacco Company
450 Al Ahram Street, Giza
Tel : +20-18-5724711- 5724332 – 5724945
+20-23-5793326
www.easternegypt.com
British American Tobacco Egypt
City Stars Complex
Star Capital – Tower 4A
Omar Ebn El Khattab Street
Postal Code 11771
Heliopolis, Cairo
T: (+20) 2 480 1080
Japan Tobacco International (Regional)
2nd Floor, Lophitis Business Centre
249, 28th October Street & Emiliou Hourmouziou Corner
CY-3035, Lemesos
P.O.…
GEORGIA AND EU NEGOTIATE COMMON AVIATION AREA
BY KEITH NUTHALL
NEGOTIATIONS have begun to incorporate Georgia within the European Union’s (EU) aviation system, leading the Caucasus republic to adopt most EU civil aviation rules. The talks will inevitably cause some diplomatic issues with Russia, given its recognition of the two Georgian breakaway territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.…
EU ANNOUNCES TRADE PROTECTION FOR CZECH BEER
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has announced geographical indication protection for a Czech beer ‘B?eznický le?ák’. It means any beer bearing the name sold in the European Union (EU) must henceforth be made traditionally and in its home region. Currently brewed by Czech company Pivovar Herold B?eznice,…
Smug satisfaction over Irish referendum result maybe premature
By David Haworth, in Brussels
By the time you read this, Ireland’s second attempt to ratify the Lisbon Treaty may have succeeded and thunderous pieties about the nation’s wisdom, maturity and farsightedness in reaching the “right” decision will be heard in all the continent’s chancelleries.
Thus the only European Union (EU) member to hold a referendum on this agreement will have been punched to the canvas by fear (the devastating recession) and loathing (the EU institutions and other capitals).
True, the Treaty’s legislative journey is not yet over.…
EU COUNTRIES TO REPAY MISSPENT AGRICULTURE FUNDING
BY EMMA JACKSON
THE EUROPEAN Commission has ordered 18 European Union (EU) member states to collectively repay Euro 214.6 million in misspent food production funding. France owes Euro 71 million for weak on-the-spot checks regarding environmental and animal welfare standards, ensuring ‘cross compliance’ commitments made by producers are followed.…
OIL AND GAS PROJECTS IN THE TIMOR SEA FINALLY GAIN MOMENTUM
BY KARRYN MILLER
IN 2004, Australia and its newly independent neighbour Timor-Leste’s (East Timor) failure to agree how to exploit the abundant hydrocarbons of the Timor Sea’s Greater Sunrise Fields has delayed this project for five years. However, according to a spokesperson from Australia’s department of foreign affairs and trade, "a decision about the preferred development method will be reached in the coming months."…
SOUTH KOREA COSMETICS - A BOOMING MARKET, BUT A LOCALLY-SPECIFIC ONE
BY ANDREW SALMON
AFTER passing the fortress-like medieval gate of Namdaemun, visitors enter central Seoul’s traditional shopping quarter: a jumbled maze of stalls and alleyways. A 15-minute walk through the raucous bustle of this 600-year old market, leads to its modern equivalent: The neon-lit, pedestrianised square mile of Myeong Dong.…