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BY KEITH NUTHALL

CLOTHING manufacturers without trademark rights to a brand in a particular European Union (EU) country, cannot rely on such rights in another EU state to prevent rivals transporting goods carrying this mark: this principle has been recommended to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by an ECJ advocate general saying "in the absence of uncertainty" that rival manufacturers will not sell such brands in the transit country, EU law stops original manufacturers using local trademark rights to block transports.…

BY MARK ROWE, in Munich

FOOD allergies can only be truly understood if they are studied at a pan-European level, according to scientists at a key European science convention. Dr Sian Astley, of the Institute of Food Research (IFR), in Norwich, said that only by studying allergies across different countries could the scale of the problem be understood.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has approved a list of priority projects that will draw in EU funding and diplomatic support under its 2007-13 trans European network (TENs) energy programme. Agreed with the European Parliament, the schemes are designed to fulfil the EU’s energy policy goals of improving security of supply, especially from outside member states, and underpinning Europe’s internal market in gas and electricity.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank has announced plans to lend operators power plant STEAG Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, and ENV AG, Austria, Euro 420 million, to help build a 750 MW coal power station, using the latest emissions control technology. The plant would be at the Ruhr Valley’s Duisburg-Walsum, a region with a long coal mining tradition.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE CREATION of a European evidence warrant has been agreed by the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers, which will enable courts and prosecutors to avoid complex national red tape when securing documents from foreign member states. The warrant should be established within two years for all EU countries except Germany, which has sought and received an exemption for six offences.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

GERMANY’S Ruhr valley has long been a symbol of high polluting coal-based industry, so it is apt that a planned 750 MW power station, using the latest clean-coal technology should be sited here. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced plans to lend operators STEAG Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, and ENV AG, Austria, Euro 420 million: half the development costs of a power station in Duisburg-Walsum.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

CLOTHING manufacturers without trademark rights to a brand in a particular European Union (EU) country, cannot rely on such rights in another EU state to prevent a rival transporting goods carrying this mark across its territory. This legal principle has been recommended for adoption by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by an ECJ advocate general, who has said that "in the absence of uncertainty" that the rival manufacturer has no plans to sell such branded clothing in the transit country, EU law does not allow an original manufacturer to use local trademark rights to block such transports.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

EUROPEAN food manufacturers are increasingly concerned that western governments might turn to sugar beet as a source of bio-fuel in the next few years, with possibly serious consequences for the price and availability of sugar in the long-term.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending US$ $20 million to Armenian International Airports (ArIA) to finance a new passenger terminal at Zvartnots Airport, in Armenia’s capital Yerevan. The money will also help upgrade the airport’s equipment generally.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

SCIENTISTS from Bonn University, Germany, have proved that honey can be used to heal wounds, opening up new neutraceutical marketing opportunities, says a European Commission research report.

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