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BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice has refused to block Polish company Montex from exporting Diesel-branded jeans from Poland to Ireland, where it has no trademark protection. Diesel argued it had the right to stop consignments crossing Germany, even though they were destined for Ireland, because it did control German trademark rights to the brand.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

LEGAL experts are undermining the provisional compromise agreement over the European Union (EU) definition of vodka stitched together by the current EU Finnish presidency. The Finns have claimed "a broad majority" for a deal where vodkas made from non-traditional products, such as grapes, are sold as ‘vodka made/distilled from (add ingredient used)’.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission could challenge investment and guarantees helping parcel carrier DHL work from Leipzig/Halle airport, Saxony, Germany. The Saxony government controls the airport, and is financing a second runway, dedicated to Deutsche Post-subsidiary DHL’s operations 24-hours-a-day. Announcing a state aid inquiry, Brussels warned the support could illegally "distort…the European express parcel market".…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has today (Tue) delayed a decision on setting new raised minimum excise duties on alcohol for up to seven months and maybe longer, asking the European Commission to investigate the issue.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

A SIGNIFICANT increase in the legal powers of the European Commission to manage cross-border electricity supplies in the European Union (EU) could be one of the consequences of last month’s power blackout which cut power to around 10 million people in Germany and six other countries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) VAT laws can be mightily complex, and offer plenty of opportunities for fraudsters revelling in regulations lacking in clarity and simplicity. Add high technology to the mix and carousel fraud was born. It’s a problem that has sparked tough police action and regulatory reform.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

CONTRARY to expectations earlier this year, the drinks industry has been let off relatively lightly in the long-awaited ‘communication’ (policy paper) from the European Commission on alcohol. The paper sets out five policy priorities, emphasising the protection of young people and children and on the reduction of alcohol-related traffic accidents.…

BY ALAN OSBORN, in London

AN ethanol-powered vehicle was driven 2,885 kilometres (1,792 miles) on one litre (just over a quarter gallon) of fuel in southern France this summer, sparking off renewed interest in ethanol as an alternative to gasoline in Europe.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is moving towards supporting environment-friendly road transport, rather than dedicating resources to promoting public transport, a European Parliament debate organised by the Automobile and Society Forum, has heard. The European Commission is currently reviewing its 2001 transport white paper and its working papers have noted "disappointment" over the results of the EU’s pro-public transport policies.…

BY MARK ROWE

GENERAL Motors is to collaborate with a leading engineering university in Italy to establish a new auto research center. The project is expected to play a leading role in the way in which the automobile engines of the future are designed.…