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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has amended the proposed EU directive on the exposure of workers to mechanical vibrations, cutting the time that mines would have to introduce new maximum levels from six years to five. MEP’s also voted to tighten the limits supported by the EU Council of Ministers so that they corresponded to international standards.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
ONTARIO-based, Sleeman Breweries has announced that it has reached an agreement with H.P. Bulmer Ltd. of Hereford, England, to handle sales and marketing for its Strongbow premium packaged and draught ciders in Canada.

Bulmer cider became available in liquor stores in Ontario, B.C…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
DESPITE the disruption caused by the BSE and Foot and Mouth crises to the smooth operation of the EU bovine leather market, the epidemics may actually help the industry prosper in the future, a new European Commission study has claimed.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE BOOM in the robot market that continued through the 1990’s into last year has hit the skids in north America, where demand plummeted by 28 per cent in the half-year to June. However, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and International Federation of Robotics says that in Europe, the market is still expanding, with sales rising by 11 per cent in the first six months of 2001.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union ministers have been asked to approve the transfer of Euro 60 million from the general EU 2001 budget, (most of which is currently earmarked for fishery support), to help finance the UN’s Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in developing countries.…

BY RICHARD HURST, in Johannesburg
MARIO Levi SPA and Ambra Leather, two Italian automotive leather companies, have opened a Rand 39 million, (US$4 million), leather plant in Uitenhage, South Africa. The re-tanning and finishing joint venture produces leather primarily for export to Italian auto-maker Alfa Romeo, although negotiations are under way to strike supply deals with local manufacturers.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE ECONOMIC, regulatory and legal aspects of air traffic management in Europe have evolved significantly in recent years with measurable benefits for travellers and businesses and for economic growth generally. Now, as the European Single Sky project begins to take shape, we stand at the threshold of even greater change.…

BY DEIRDRE MASON
AIRLINES and airports have always claimed to put the comfort and well-being of their passengers to the top of their lists, and many already set out in a charter or other document what standard of service their customers can expect.…

BY MARK ROWE and BEATA PLONKA
THE CENTRAL European Air Traffic Services (CEATS) project, first tentatively suggested back in the early 1990s, is intended to radically redraw the aviation map of the region. The project aims to provide a significant boost to the airspace capacity of what many commentators call eastern Europe and address the main challenges facing aviation in the 21st century; safety, delays and rising volumes of traffic.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE AUSTRALIAN government has issued the most comprehensive formal proposal favouring the liberalisation of the shipping industry yet made in the ongoing World Trade Organisation round on services.

Its paper said: “Significant barriers to trade and investment in maritime transport services still exist in many member economies.…