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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has cleared the acquisition of Swedish electricity company Graninge by its rival Sydkraft, both of whom supply power in Sweden and Finland. Brussels’ competition approval follows an inquiry into the deal’s possible effect in Sweden, where the three largest players, including Sydkraft, account for about 80 per cent of the electricity markets.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SCANDINAVIA dominates the top rankings of a new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) global index on information and communication technology (ICT) access, with Sweden, Denmark and Iceland scoring the highest marks. The ITU says that the league table distinguishes itself from other indices by including new variables, such as education and affordability.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
IMPROVEMENTS to water supply systems of the south-western Finland region of Turku are expected to attract European Investment Bank (EIB) funding, with plans being developed to lend the Turku Region Water Ltd (TRW) Euro 50 million. The money would fund improved river water intake, pre-treatment and build a transmission pipeline of 100 kilometres, plus boosting groundwater recharge and secondary treatment.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
POLITICAL pressure applied by the European Union (EU) on its Member States to improve the environmental performance of their water sectors is failing to achieve the desired results, according to a report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is trying to clear legal logjams preventing companies with share capital from different European Union (EU) Member States from merging, transactions that are illegal in the Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, Greece, Germany, Finland, Denmark and Austria.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SCANDINAVIA dominates the top rankings of a new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) global index on information and communication technology (ICT) access, with Sweden, Denmark and Iceland scoring the highest marks. The ITU says that the league table distinguishes itself from other indices by including new variables, such as education and affordability.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
IMPROVEMENTS to water supply systems of the south-western Finland region of Turku are expected to attract European Investment Bank (EIB) funding, with plans being developed to lend the Turku Region Water Ltd (TRW) Euro 50 million. The money would fund improved river water intake, pre-treatment and build a transmission pipeline of 100 kilometres, plus boosting groundwater recharge and secondary treatment.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A THREAT is emerging of European legal action against countries that allow public procurement tenders to stipulate that Intel processors must be used in computers bought by public sector purchasers. The European Commission has warned France, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden of possible action, saying such conditions could break European free trade laws.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN ORGANISATION for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report says that the Netherlands, out of all EU countries, has received the largest economic boost from investment in communications and information technology. Much of the resulting labour productivity growth has been concentrated in knowledge intensive activities, notably high technology and medium high technology manufacturing, said the developed world think tank.…

Keith Nuthall
THE EUROPEAN Commission has formally threatened Italy, Portugal, Austria, Luxembourg, Greece and Finland with legal action at the European Court of Justice for failing to implement European Union (EU) legislation on marine equipment. The 2002 directive ‘laying down quality requirements and testing standards for equipment to be placed on board an EU ship’ aims to enhance sea safety and prevent marine pollution through a harmonised enforcement of international rules regarding onboard equipment.…