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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Environment Agency (EEA) has released a detailed warning about the climatic catastrophes poised to hit Europe because of greenhouse gas-related global warming. A comprehensive report collates evidence that extreme weather events are increasing in number and severity, such as floods, droughts and storms.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the policy portfolios commanded by the incoming European Commission from November generally spells good news for the European Union’s (EU) ferrous and non-ferrous sectors, senior industry figures have told Metal Bulletin. “In general … we are quite happy with the commissioners who will be responsible for industry”, said Gordon Moffat, director of the association of European iron and steel industries Eurofer.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Environment Agency (EEA) says the old 15 member European Union’s (EU) greenhouse gas emissions fell by 0.5% from 2001-2, following increases in the previous two years. Sadly, proactive anti-global warming measures were not top of the agency’s reasons for the cut.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
POLITICAL change can be like growing seasons, it moves gradually, but in a month or two, the landscape has completely changed. So when the recently appointed European Commission takes office in November, the new commissioners of concern for the farming industry will face challenges unanticipated this summer.…

BY EDWARD PETERS, in Hong Kong
HONG Kong might be renowned for being one of the safest cities in the world – mugging and other forms of street violence are practically unknown – but that’s not to say that commercial crime doesn’t rear its ugly head in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China, reports Edward Peters.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WTO disputes panel has ruled that EU sugar subsidies break global trade rules, although the European Commission is expected to appeal. The case was brought by Brazil, Thailand and Australia and the ruling follows the announcement of reforms to the EU’s sugar market system.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
COTTON production will be a future key focus of the ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) Doha Development Round, member countries have agreed in Geneva. A half-time ‘framework’ agreement commits developed countries slashing at least 20% from all “trade distorting support” for agriculture (which includes cotton growing), including schemes limiting production.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has issued a standard, advising managers on how to deal with dissatisfied customers. Global standard ISO 10002 has been designed to enable companies and public services benefit from complaints, while ensuring customers are left as happy as possible.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A NORTHERN Ireland company is poised to launch an Internet-based child monitoring system in the USA this year, with a European release due in 2005. Kinderguard Ltd is supported by the University of Ulster. Its global positioning-linked sensor sparks an alarm when a child moves beyond a previously defined area.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE BLOW to smaller developing countries far from key American and European markets from the abolition of protective quotas in January could be cushioned by the continuing use of preferential tariffs, a new World Trade Organisation (WTO) report has predicted.…