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BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is moving towards supporting environment-friendly road transport, rather than dedicating resources to promoting public transport, a European Parliament debate organised by the Automobile and Society Forum, has heard. The European Commission is currently reviewing its 2001 transport white paper and its working papers have noted "disappointment" over the results of the EU’s pro-public transport policies.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

IN a long-expected move the European Commission is proposing to raise the minimum rate of excise duty on alcoholic drinks sold in the 25 EU countries by 31% in order to take account of inflation in the period since 1992 when the rates were last agreed.…

BY MARK ROWE

WHEN it came to accession to the European Union (EU) in 2004, the Baltic States were something of a special case. Though unable to compete on the same scale as their neighbours in Poland, or further south, Ukraine and the Czech Republic, the economies of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia quickly gained a reputation for being micro economic powerhouses – and the same has applied to their paint industries.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

LIKE other countries in the Balkans, Montenegro is anxious to shake off a reputation for financial corruption and political instability and, it has to be said, appears to be doing so with rather more success than some of its neighbours.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE

The Iranian tobacco market has been partly opened up to international players in the past five years and growth is expected to rise strongly, but development of the sector is beset by extraordinarily high rates of smuggling and governmental regulations.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has asked European Union (EU) ministers to authorise until January 2011 the right of the Isle of Man and 13 foreign EU member states to levy low rates of VAT on certain building repair services.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

STATISTICS showing European Union (EU) laying hen flocks to be riddled with salmonella have had their effect, with the European Commission proposing a crackdown on salmonella contamination. It has laid down reduction targets for member states, with the steepest falls demanded of countries with the worst problem.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed a crackdown on salmonella contamination, setting reduction targets for member states, with the steepest falls demanded of countries with the worst problem. So, relatively clean Britain must reduce outbreaks by 10% in 2008; the salmonella-ridden Czech Republic, by 40%.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE INTERNATIONAL Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been helping former soviet republics hunt down radioactive sources that went astray in the economic dislocation following the fall of communism. Many of these countries have used nuclear technologies for many years, but with the closure of many factories amidst the ruin of the command economy, some nuclear materials they used went missing.…

BY MARK ROWE

WHILE personal care product sales for the 15 countries that made up the European Union (EU) before 2003, plus Switzerland and Norway, increased by just 1% in 2005/2006 on the previous year – eastern Europe is a more enticing prospect for the industry, and has been singled out by major organisations and companies as a shining light for sales, investment and production.…