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National and international academics warned Guinea-Bissau that the expansion of its higher education must not sacrifice quality and relevance, so academics and students are better able to meet the needs of one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries.

Guinea-Bissau is “one of the most coup-prone and politically unstable countries in the world”, according to the World Bank, which noted it had USD2,200 gross domestic income per head in 2022.…

The establishment of Study in Greece (SiG) as a national agency supported by Greek state is the latest step in an ongoing process to unlock a world of educational possibilities and deepen international collaboration to revitalise higher education in the country.…

Consumers in the rich east Asian markets of Japan and South Korea are increasingly keen on heated tobacco and vape products, although regulatory hurdles are restricting sales growth.

E-cigarettes that contain nicotine have long been prohibited under Japan’s Pharmaceutical Affairs Act in 2010 (1), although products without nicotine are proving popular with young adults, aged up to 29, according to a study by the Osaka International Cancer Institute (2) published in 2022.…

The European Union (EU) today (June 21) struck political agreement on its 11th set of sanctions against Russia, that will – crucially – include new powers to block flows of goods to third countries, suspected of being rerouted to Russia.

Sweden, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, Tweeted: “Today, the EU Ambassadors agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia.…

Increased automation in label production will result in increased efficiencies, especially for major food and beverage companies, industry experts have told Packaging Gateway. “We see automation making real progress in the labels market and expect to see investments in the technology growing,” said Simon Mitchell, head of the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) Labels Special Interest Group.…

High energy and raw material prices and wage inflation have been pushing packaging sector converters to reduce waste, and hence costs, with the added benefit of helping the industry meet growing sustainability requirements from regulators and consumers.

Sensing a market opportunity, many packaging converters were already targeting sustainability, developing innovative packaging materials and designs to cut packaging weight and promote re-use and recycling.…

Tightening de-forestation regulations in major oils and fats markets are having an increasing impact on palm oil producers, who say they are being targeted unfairly.

The European Union (EU)’s deforestation-free regulation (EUDR) (1) that entered into force June 29 (2023), and will become binding from December 30, 2024, will lead to higher prices and supply difficulties for palm oil importers, EU and supplier country experts argue.  …

The European textile industry is well positioned to lead the global sector towards a more sustainable future, this year’s ITMA 2023 international conference has been told. Alberto Paccanelli, president of Euratex, which represents over 143,000 companies in the European Union (EU) textile and clothing industry, told Just Style at the Milan (June 8-14) event that the European Commission’s Textiles Ecosystem Transition Pathway (1), released June 6, implementing the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, could have a positive impact.…

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has signalled that national judicial reviews of cross-border investigations by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) should be limited to procedural questions. During a cross-border investigation of a biodiesel fraud case, the EPPO’s European Delegated Prosecutor in Germany assigned the search and seizure of potentially incriminating documents and hardware to an assisting European Delegated Prosecutor in Austria, who in line with Austrian law obtained judicial warrants.…

The is optimism within the Irish dairy industry that the acute trading challenges caused by Brexit may have abated thanks to the Windsor Framework deal between the European Union (EU) and the UK that amended the Northern Ireland Protocol. Producers and traders hope that the changes will give some certainty to an Irish dairy processing industry that relies on seamless transit across the Northern Ireland-Republic of Ireland border and onto Great Britain.…