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Turkey’s textile and garment sector is aiming to significantly expand its sales to key global markets outside of Europe, such as the US, while continuing to grow exports to European Union (EU) countries over the next few years, WTiN.com has been told.…

EXPORT refunds paid by the European Union (EU) to bovine livestock exporters, ahead of a suspension of these subsidies last September (2012), were dwindling and dominated by four countries, the latest data from the European Commission has revealed.

Brussels paid out Euro EUR5.7 million on such sales in 2012, said the Commission, down from EUR9.6 million in 2011, and around EUR10 million in 2008 and 2009 (EUR8.6 million was paid out in 2010).…

A WORKSHOP held last week (Friday September 6th) to hear the views of interested parties on the conflicts of interest (COI) policies of the European Medicines Agency (EMA)has left the agency with a slew of sometimes conflicting opinions as it ponders the next step forward.…

A SIGNIFICANT set of acquisitions by Brazilian meat major JBS has been given European Union (EU) regulatory approval by the European Commission. Acting as Europe’s international competition regulator, the Commission approved JBS’ purchase from Brazilian food processor Marfrig Alimentos of Netherlands-based Columbus Netherlands BV also known as Zenda) and six Brazilian-based companies that together form the Seara group.…

EUROPEAN Union (EU) treasuries are losing almost Euro EUR200 billion-a-year in unpaid VAT lost because of non-compliance or non-collection, a European Commission report has concluded. The Commission called on EU member states to simplify their VAT systems and broaden the tax base to improve collection, criticising “complicated tax systems with multiple rates…” It said governments should “broaden national tax bases and…limit tax exemptions and reductions…”

A study of data into 26 member states covering the years 2000 to 2011 calculated that EUR193 billion was lost in 2011, comparing predicted and actual VAT revenues.…

EUROPEAN Union (EU) treasuries are losing almost Euro EUR200 billion-a-year in unpaid VAT lost because of non-compliance or non-collection, a European Commission report has concluded. A study of data into 26 member states covering the years 2000 to 2011 calculated that EUR193 billion was lost in 2011, comparing predicted and actual VAT revenues.…

Philippine garments exporters are expecting to profit from a comeback of American and European buyers, who have started increasing their outsourcing activities in the country. Robert Young, president of the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP), told just-style that an increase in orders from major US and European department stores has been felt since the beginning of the year after having been stagnant for three to four years because of the global economic crisis.…

Foreign mining companies may have a range of options to claim compensation against Kenya for revoking mining licenses granted between January 14 and May 15 and introducing new drilling charges and/or royalty schemes, leading arbitration law experts advise.

Lawyers at US-based international law firm King & Spalding say companies with investments whose licenses were cancelled earlier this month and/or whose revenues are hit by new charges and/or royalties may be able to claim through international investment arbitration tribunals.…

Leading European offshore wind companies are examining how reducing the steel in turbine foundations could help to reduce by 40% the cost of power from this renewable energy source.

Denmark’s DONG Energy revealed late last week that it has been the lead industry partner since August 1 for PISA (Pile Soil Analysis), an 18-month offshore wind cost-reduction R&D project involving an academic consortium of three leading European universities.…

IT is 36 years since ICI developed a commercial version of the thermoplastic polyetheretherketone (PEEK). When the industry gathers at the K 2013 trade fair in Germany in October, no-one will be unveiling a compound as revolutionary as PEEK.

But the European plastics sector is anything but static: “Innovation is moving away from individual molecules to materials and system solutions,” explained Dr Jens Rieger, senior vice president for research, advanced materials and systems research, at Germany’s global chemicals giant BASF.…