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BRITISH MOTORISTS MAYBE BUYING BIGGER CARS - BUT AT LEAST THEY ARE GREENER: EU STATISTICS SAY



BY KEITH NUTHALL

CO2 emissions statistics released by the European Commission show that while British motorists are ignoring government calls to buy smaller cars, their vehicles are at least getting greener. Across the European Union (EU) the CO2 emitted by passenger cars is falling fast: looking at 2008, a report said the average specific CO2 emissions from passenger cars were 153.5g CO2/km.…

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COATINGS MANUFACTURERS USING BIOCIDES FACE TOUGH REGULATORY RIDE



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) paint and coatings industry faces significant administrative burdens in the next few years, as the EU increasingly regulates the biocides companies use in some products, such as wood preservatives and antifouling paints. The key legislation here is the 1998 biocides directive (98/8/EC).…

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GREECE AND ITALY FARE POORLY IN LATEST TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL REPORT



BY KEITH NUTHALL

CORRUPTION in Greece is now considered as bad as in Romania and Bulgaria – European Union (EU) member states investigated by the European Commission over graft. Greece’s slide from 57th in last year’s Transparency International (TI) corruption perception index to 71st in this year’s report will concern its new left-wing PASOK government.…

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NEW RAISED EU TOBACCO DUTY MINIMUMS LIKELY TO DEPRESS DEMAND



BY KEITH NUTHALL

MINIMUM excise duty rates on tobacco products across the European Union (EU) are rising and at such rates that demand will almost certainly be depressed in many EU member states. The impact will be especially marked in eastern Europe, where governments have been given additional time to implement hikes in excise duty.…

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TOBACCO TRAVELLER - COLLECTION 2009 - GREECE



BY MAKKI MARSEILLES

TOBACCO manufacturing in Greece is alive and well and the industry is looking forward to a very fine future. A ban on smoking in public places introduced this April 1 has had very little effect so far and a reported 6% drop in sales alleged by some retailers has not been substantiated, stressed the Association of Greek Tobacco Industries.…

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TOBACCO TRAVELLER - COLLECTION 2009 - VENEZUELA



BY PACIFICA GODDARD

The Venezuelan cigarette market experienced an overall decline in 2008 and the first half of 2009. In 2008, 11.95 billion sticks were sold, an 8.6% drop from the 13.07 billion sticks sold in 2007, according to the United Nations Statistics Division.…

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MEDITERRANEAN EU MEMBER STATES BLOCK TUNA BAN



BY KEITH NUTHALL

MEDITERRANEAN countries yesterday blocked a European Commission initiative to temporarily ban the global trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, despite warnings that this key sushi ingredient source is being overfished. France, Spain, Italy, Malta, Greece, and Cyprus opposed backing a proposal from non-member state Monaco to ask next March’s meeting of parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to ban the trade.…

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GREEK LORRY DRIVERS COMPLAIN ABOUT MONEY, BUT LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL CAN BE SWEET



BY MAKKI MARSEILLES

A BEER commercial on Greek television depicts Dimitris, a lorry driver stopping to give a foreign young couple a lift. He offers them cheese and spinach pies and later in the lorry park café he treats everyone to a free beer earning a well-deserved cheer: Dimitris is a ‘mythos’, that is a legend – the brand name of the beer.…

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION REAPPOINTMENT REMAINS UNCLEAR WITH LISBON TREATY RATIFICATION ON HOLD



BY KEITH NUTHALL

IT is a little like the election of a Pope. The five-yearly reappointment of the European Commission – now underway – is shrouded in complex procedure and murky backroom deals. Closed discussions between Europe’s power-brokers in Brussels offices, embassies and national capitals divide up the available positions – currently there are 27: one per member state.…

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EU ROUND UP - UKRAINE MAY GET US$3 BILLION HELP FROM EUROPE FOR GAS REFORMS



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE SIZE of the planned international investment in Ukraine’s gas distribution system has been revealed in a European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) memorandum: up to US$3 billion maybe pumped in. Money would start flowing with a US$300 million working capital loan from the EBRD for purchasing gas, repayable after this winter heating season.…

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