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Participants within a EUR12 million European Union (EU)-funded research project on fighting food fraud have told just-food they hope to help rebuild consumer confidence in Europe’s food sector, following last year’s horsemeat scandal. FoodIntegrity, a five-year project led by the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), will bring together food industry experts and government institutes around the world to create an early-warning system to flag up food fraud risks and close gaps in knowledge regarding detection. …

EUROPEAN and Canadian groundhandlers stand to benefit from the free trade agreement concluded between the European Union (EU) and Canada last October (2013).

While some technical details are still being ironed out, the European Commission, which handles trade negotiations on behalf of the 28 EU countries, announced that the EU had managed to boost access for EU groundhandlers to the Canadian airport market by opening up the country’s public procurement procedures to EU bidders.…

UKRAINE manufacturers of plastics and plastic products exporting to the European Union (EU) could benefit from the planned scrapping of import duties charged on products traded between them. With the Ukraine government on March 21 signing a political agreement cementing closer links with the EU, the European Commission has released details of proposals to remove tariffs on goods traded between the EU and Ukraine.…

Astellia, a leading provider of network and subscriber intelligence enabling mobile operators to drive business performance, is constantly developing solutions helping mobile operators exploit big data. Astellia’s vendor-independent real-time monitoring and troubleshooting solutions cover end-to-end 2G, 3G and 4G from radio access to core network, and its scalable products and expert services address the needs of operators’ full value chain.…

LONG-TERM support for the wave and tidal energy industries has been announced by the European Commission, which this spring said it intended to support “the rapid development of key ocean energy technologies at the European level”.

European Union (EU) energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said: “Ocean energy has a significant potential to enhance the security of supply”, adding that “a wide portfolio of renewable energy sources -including ocean energy” was necessary if non fossil fuels were to become “mainstream and integrated into the European energy system.”…

WHEN the Percassi family, owners of the successful make-up brand KIKO Make Up Milan, purchased in October 2013 a UNESCO-listed historic industrial site called Crespi d’Adda in northern Italy, it was not only a sign of their success, but proof of the old adage that tough economic times can be good for the beauty industry. …

Innovations in sustainability for cosmetics and packaging were highlighted at the 47th Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna (April 4-7), in Italy. From natural, innovative materials to using traditional materials specifically designed to protect sustainable and organic products, Cosmoprof and its related Cosmopack exhibition emphasised the latest in cosmetics and personal care innovations, and offered a look at trends to come in 2015.…

THE ROLE of secondary packaging in cosmetics and personal care products is growing. In addition to protecting and presenting the product, companies are expecting these packages to interact with consumers and engage the senses. Innovators in the industry are therefore developing packaging with multiple uses – from displaying textures and scents to playing music and even rotating automatically.  …

Concerns are growing about the potential impact of reforms to Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG – Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz) on the country’s cogeneration sector. On April 8, (2014) the German federal government proposed a bill amending the EEG, following the tabling of an initial plan about potential reforms in January.…

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has welcomed a proposed reform of the European Union (EU) shareholder rights directive, which would give shareholders of EU companies listed on an EU stock exchange the right to vote on their executives’ salaries.…