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BY PAUL COCHRANE

TURKEY is the fifth largest importer of oils and oilseeds in the world, with demand being driven by its burgeoning economy, sizable food export industry, and a population of 74.8 million people. But while its demand for vegetable oils is outstripping local production, in olive oil production the country has set its sights on rising up the global rankings from its current fifth place to become the second largest producer.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched a major political initiative to prevent European Union (EU) member states being played off against each other in energy negotiations with major suppliers, such as Russia. It has proposed legislation that would insist national EU governments give Brussels information on any current deals and negotiations regarding energy supplies, including, but not only, oil and gas.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

DOUBTS are growing about the wisdom of encouraging biofuel use in the European Union (EU) as a cornerstone of environmental policy aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The EU has painted itself into a corner with its renewable energy directive.…

BY MICHAEL KOSMIDES

WITH Greece on the brink of financial default, and consumer spending power diminishing, the country’s consumers are less than concerned about looking their best, at a time where they are being forced to cut down on even the essentials – thus posing a challenge for the Greek cosmetics industry.…

BY MICHAEL KOSIMEDES

A SIGNIFICANT loophole has emerged in the public place smoking ban imposed since September 1, 2010 in Greece, home of some of the world’s keenest smokers. The government has now extended for two years an exemption, (initially expiring on June 1), allowing smoking in entertainment venues exceeding 300 square metres in size, notably casinos and popular music halls (bouzoukia), if they buy a smoking permit costing Euro EUR200 per square metre per season.…

BY MICHAEL KOSMIDES, IN ATHENS

A spectre is haunting Europe: the spectre of a possible Greek Euro exit and default. GrExit, as it has been termed, could have catastrophic repercussions for European and possibly the global economy or it could provide some kind of solution for the troubled Eurozone and the heavily indebted country.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

NATURAL resources beginning to run scarce across many industries, and while some natural fibres and yarns are still a mainstay of the global textile and clothing market, some experts say it is only a matter of time before man-made fibres (MMF) begin to dominate.…

BY MICHAEL KOSMIDES

GREECE soft-drinks consumers are abandoning multinational brands for local manufacturers, wanting to help them survive the country’s economic crisis, a Greek firm claims. Plato Marlafekas, Marketing Director of leading Greek soft drinks industry Loux (http://www.loux.gr/) told just-drinks there has been a clear switch of demand to local brands, which have increased their market share.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

IT might sound like science fiction, but airport managers really are exploring the use of robots to boost security at airports. Partly this is because for some potentially extreme events, it is better to put a robot in harm’s way, rather than humans.…

BY DEIRDRE MASON

RECYCLING products as large as motor vehicles; or encouraging public authorities to buy environment-friendly autos seem such good ideas, laws insisting this happens is surely just commonsense? Not so in Europe, it would appear, where a string of countries are in trouble for not implementing the European Union’s recent (EU) green procurement directive; and one – Italy – is facing potential legal action for flouting the EU’s end-of-life vehicles (ELV) directive, even though these was approved in the year 2000.…