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THE EUROPEAN Commission has announced that it will propose a ‘services passport’ system by December 31, designed to simplify administrative procedures for service providers, such as accountants, auditors and bookkeepers, who want to expand to foreign member states. EU internal market, industry, entrepreneurship and SMEs Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska said: “The cross-border provision of services in the EU is underdeveloped, in particular in the area of business services – such as accounting…” The passport system would give accountants more information, boosting legal certainty and clarity about relevant professional rules in another member state.…

THE ORGANISATION for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) has released detailed data on global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in 2015, noting these increased by 25% to USD1.7 trillion, their highest level since 2007. And while financial and corporate restructuring accounted for part of the increase rather than productive investments, FDI inflows within OECD member states almost doubled compared to 2014.…

When analyst firm Stratecast (part of consultant group Frost & Sullivan) last year (Feb) identified Infonova as one of its ‘Top 10 to Watch’ in global telecoms operations and monetisation, they had strong reasons for doing so.

Infonova managing director Gerhard Greiner explained how his Austria-based telecoms firm has developed an innovative digital metering system that can be used by a wide-range of industries that measure services electronically.…

KNITWEAR manufacturers used to plan production a year in advance, but the advent of fast fashion has changed all that. Today, suppliers are being asked to supply goods in some cases weeks in advance of a product line going to market.…

How to remain competitive in the face of falling meat consumption is the main challenge facing the meat and livestock industry today, Pekka Pesonen, secretary general of European Union (EU) farmers’ organisation Copa-Cogeca, has told GlobalMeatNews.

In an exclusive interview held as the EU body launched its #livestockcounts #enjoyagrifood campaign, promoting quality European meat consumption, Pesonen said: “We must ensure the added value of eating high quality meat as part of a balanced diet is communicated effectively to the consumer.”…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has made its first formal call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), to help finance key European Union (EU) energy infrastructure projects. In this round of subsidies, EUR200 million will be made available for projects designed to eliminate structural bottlenecks impeding the flow of energy between EU countries.…

Wholesalers and their suppliers are overwhelmingly in favour of the UK remaining within the European Union (EU) despite frustrations over issues including corruption and overweening red tape from Brussels’ bureaucracy.

As the UK’s June 23 in-out referendum on the EU approaches, minds have been focussing on how the key areas of cost, labour mobility and common regulation might affect the overall wholesale picture – as well as supply segments including food, drinks and tobacco.…

The attack at Brussels Zaventem airport will spark new discussions on the security of landside facilities at European airports as the European Union rolls out reforms from its European Agenda on Security Strategy (EASS).

It was launched last April (2015), and was the latest in a series of security policy developments undertaken by the EU since the September 11 attacks on the USA.…

MEPs have voted to adopt a European Union (EU) regulation harmonising animal welfare rules, with a key goal toughening up the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

The measures will place an increased onus on farmers to practice good husbandry that helps prevent disease outbreaks.…

IF anything is clear about the vital decision that must be made by the British electorate on June 23 about whether their country should stay within or quit the European Union (EU), it is that the pharmaceutical industry – largely – wants the UK to stay put.…