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The Netherlands’ minister of education, culture and science Robbert Dijkgraaf’s call to let universities limit international student numbers if necessary has been welcomed by Dutch university leaders.

Mr Dijkgraaf made several proposals in an April 21 ‘letter to Parliament on internationalisation in higher education’ to the Dutch house of representatives (lower house of Parliament – Tweede Kamer).…

The European Union’s (EU) new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation (1) will challenge importers of greenhouse gas emissions-intensive goods, who must pay and administer a complex environmental levy. KPMG the Netherlands’ senior tax manager Nicole de Jager and tax lawyer Merijn Betjes told Accounting & Business (A&B), affected companies will have to “create a core team to manage this topic and perform an impact assessment,” to determine strategies.…

While all eyes are on headline investments into conversions of major auto plants for EV production, a key sign that this market is maturing is emerging – the growth of used-vehicle sales for the electric transmission segment. Data from US-based industry consultant Cox Automotive released on April 7 said that American used-EV retail sales via licensed dealerships increased 32% in Q1 2023 year-on-year to 42,753 units.…

Auto major Stellantis is building a major EV clutch transmission operation at its 2 million square meters Italian production plant – the historic former Fiat Mirafiori factory, in Turin – which will make 600,000 devices annually 

Mirafiori will make electrified dual-clutch transmissions (eDCT) for hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric models sold across Europe from H2 2024 at Mirafiori – also the site of a new recycling plant as Stellantis shifts towards a circular economy model.   …

NEW developments in cloud technology are helping packaging manufacturers worldwide compete. Digitisation is seen increasingly as an opportunity rather than a risk – experts have told Inside Packaging.

Digital or cloud-based solutions range from simple printers to whole document and artwork editing systems.…

As researchers continues to identify health and environmental problems created by textile chemicals that have been widely utilised in the past, regulation tightens, and while this is rarely by international treaty, controls do spread worldwide over time. This is certainly the case regarding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been commonly used within the clothing and textile sector for fire protection, water repellence and oil resistance, preventing stains.…

US automakers finally have more certainty about the technical rules within the European Union (EU) designed to ensure its 27 member states only allow sales of zero emission vehicles (ZEV) from 2035, but – say American auto industry experts, Chinese competition could be strong.…

Southern Europe has always been a key region for creative textile and clothing development and so it is no surprise that local companies have been enthusiastic adopters of digital textile printing, given the flexibility, speed and sustainability that these systems offer.…

Deposit return systems (DRS) promoted by European Union (EU) regulation are the best way to help EU can manufacturers achieve high recycling and collection of quality materials, EU (European Union) can sector experts told the March 28-30 Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum, in Brussels.  …

The high winds buffeting Ireland, blowing in from the Atlantic Ocean, are providing the island country with a solution to ease its reputation as a laggard in climate action policies required by international agreement and European Union (EU) politics. (1) .…