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BY LEAH GERMAIN, CARMEN PAUN AND KEITH NUTHALL

PART I: Air Quality and Congestion

SWITZERLAND has always been a land of contrasts – Europe’s mountain hub has always combined an international outlook with intensely local democratic structures based on the country’s 26 cantons – and road transport policy is no different.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned there is little time to develop new control systems for assessing and approving biocidal products now the European Union’s (EU) biocides directive is in force.

Its legal authority has been in place since July 17, and the paint and coatings sector must comply with its terms as soon as September 1, next year warned ECHA.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

DESPITE the global recession, and volatility in the dairy market as a whole, the international butter industry is anticipating long-term growth. Used as a spread, a condiment, or as an important ingredient in baking and cooking, demand for butter has been a significant constant in the global food industry.…

BY WANG FANGQING, IN SHANGHAI

The China Alcoholic Drinks Association (CADA) has petitioned the country’s Ministry of Commerce to open up dumping and subsidy investigations against imported wines from the European Union (EU), arguing EU exporters have been behaving anti-competitively.

China spent USD1.27 billion on imported bottled wines in 2011; up 94% from 2010, with wines from France, Australia and Spain the most popular, according to China Customs.…

BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS; AND WANG FANGQING, IN SHANGHAI

A BOOST in export sales for European knitwear brands might be on the horizon, as a result of a projected free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Japan, with formal negotiations expected to begin by the end of the year.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

AT a time where concern is increasing about the transmission to new generations of regional languages across North America and worldwide, in southeastern New Brunswick, young people are embracing a hybrid dialect called ‘Chiac’ – and they find it "right dla fun".…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

THE LAST decade has seen significant developments, initiatives and legislation towards integrating biofuels and other environmentally-friendly fuel alternatives into transport and the aviation sector. But while renewable fuels are projected to have a significant stake in fuelling aircrafts going into the future, traditional kerosene jet fuel still maintains a tight grip on the industry.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

A European Commission policy paper has encouraged European Union (EU) member states to work harder at helping disabled students gain university places and good degrees, with data showing their life-chances far exceeding their uneducated disabled peers.

The report ‘Education and Disability/Special Needs – policies and practices in education, training and employment for students with disabilities and special educational needs in the EU’ was compiled by France-based network of experts in social sciences of education and training NESSE.…

BY ROBERT STOKES IN MÁLAGA

THIS year I have abandoned my premium brand sun screen in favour of a Deliplus private label product sold by the Spanish supermarket group Mercadona for around EUR 5.00, saving around EUR 12.00 into the bargain.…

THE GOAL of making sustainability reporting a norm for companies worldwide was boosted by an agreement forged at the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20) in June, but ultimately, national governments will still be responsible for this key policy area.

The investor-led Corporate Sustainability Reporting Coalition (CSRC) led the charge for a deal at the Rio de Janeiro meeting that included solid international commitments on expanding sustainability reporting, and some green activists will doubtless have been disappointed by the result.…