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BY ALAN OSBORN
AIR traffic management in Europe is related to a number of accepted truths, of which two stand out as self-evident. First: economic growth means rising demand for air travel, especially at a time when the European Union is both increasing its size and developing its internal market, and, conversely, constraints on air travel mean constraints on economic growth.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has been accusing the United States of having double standards over agricultural subsidies, by pushing for grant cuts and free trade at the World Trade Organisation, whilst supporting handouts at home.

EU agriculture commissioner Franz Fischler has been especially vocal, following the vote in the US Congress for a Farm Bill, which includes a ten-year increase in price-linked support for farmers.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
The European Commission is to propose an extension of EUenvironmental legislation in the mining sector following completion of aconsultation exercise with interested parties. Brussels said it had decidedto proceed with three priority actions “to improve the safety of mines,relating to industrial risk management, management of mining waste andintegrated pollution prevention and control.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
BROAD agreement has been reached in the EU Council of Ministers on the shape of the next Euratom research programme, (2002-6) although Member States have yet to reach a consensus regarding its budget or the future direction of studies into fission production.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has released new ‘structural indicators,’ used to measure economic and social progress in the EU. The statistical tools are important in assessments helping to decide which European regions need grants and other Brussels assistance. In its latest set of indicators, the Commission has included a requirement to measure concerns about climate change, sustainable transport, public health threats and the management of natural resources, along with those on gender pay gaps, quality of work, science and technology doctorates and the location of communications industries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE RIGHTS of cosmetic and perfume retailers to sell re-exported products cheaply on the grey parallel market – against the wish of a manufacturer – have been weakened by a surprise European Court of Justice ruling.

It has acted unusually by ignoring a preliminary legal opinion by an ECJ Advocate General, who said that the right of a trademark holder to “control the initial distribution of goods within the European Economic Area,” (the EU, plus Norway and Iceland), was limited when they had been released to a third country.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE ECONOMIC, regulatory and legal aspects of air traffic management in Europe have evolved significantly in recent years with measurable benefits for travellers and businesses and for economic growth generally. Now, as the European Single Sky project begins to take shape, we stand at the threshold of even greater change.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has published new proposals for tobacco growing subsidies for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 harvests; they underline Brussels’ policies to phase out the cultivation of unpopular leaf varieties and also to channel money into helping growers abandon the industry.…

KEITH NUTHALL
THE RELIANCE of part of the Irish power sector on the locally sourced fuel of peat is to continue into the next two decades, after a state aid scheme allowing the Irish government to fund its use was agreed by the European Commission.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed an up-dating of the EU’s “dual-use” regulation which controls the export by Member States of certain products and technologies sold to legitimate customers but which could be used for unlawful purposes. The list, which runs to more than 200 pages, covers a range of nuclear materials, facilities and equipment ranging from reactors to computer software and including natural or depleted uranium, plants designed for the fabrication of nuclear reactor fuel elements and test, inspection and production equipment.…