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TOBACCO TRAVELLER - COLLECTION 2009 - ARGENTINA
BY PACIFICA GODDARD
THE CIGARETTE market in Argentina remained strong in 2008: the retail volume increased 3.12% from 2007 to 42.47 billion sticks, valued at Euro 1.72 billion, a 17.6% increase from 2007, according to the Argentine ministry of the economy.…
NETHERLANDS PUSHES FOR EU ACTION ON MARITIME PLASTIC WASTE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is to investigate removing plastic from seas and oceans worldwide, amidst growing concern about massive floating islands of plastic debris in international waters. The initiative follows a call by the Dutch government at the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers for action, which could involve further pressure to reduce the use of plastics in packaging, sacks and bags.…
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.…
GEORGIA AND EU NEGOTIATE COMMON AVIATION AREA
BY KEITH NUTHALL
NEGOTIATIONS have begun to incorporate Georgia within the European Union’s (EU) aviation system, leading the Caucasus republic to adopt most EU civil aviation rules. The talks will inevitably cause some diplomatic issues with Russia, given its recognition of the two Georgian breakaway territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.…
RECESSION STILL HITTING DUTCH DRIVERS HARD
BY MINDY RAN
IT could be a workingman’s cafe just about anywhere: pool tables, basic food where everything is served with chips, TV permanently tuned to football. Except for one thing: this is one of two big truck stops in the Netherlands, nestled between the cross points of two main motorways in the centre of the country.…
EUROPE: Brussels backs new standard for latest wireless technology
By Alan Osborn
Technology researchers will benefit from a new research investment of ?18 million from the European Commission, designed to reinforce its support for the LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard for the fourth generation of wireless telecommunications, in preference to the alternative WiMax technology.…
IMPLANT MATERIALS STRENGTHENED TO DEAL WITH LONGER LIFESPANS
BY EMMA JACKSON
DEMAND for hip and knee implants is rising, partly because patients are too damned healthy and partly because they are overweight. While obesity’s strain on joints is obvious, being active longer in life is also ruining joints, and at a much younger age.…
CHRISTIAN DIOR LOSES ECJ TRADEMARK CASE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHRISTIAN Dior has lost a bid at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Court of First Instance to secure European Union (EU) trademark rights to the ‘MANGO adorably’ mark (NOTE: SPELLING AND CASE IS CORRECT) for cosmetics, soaps and scents.…
EU ROUND UP - TURKEY TO JOIN ENERGY EU
BY KEITH NUTHALL
TURKEY – the lynchpin of European Union (EU) efforts to secure energy independence from Russia – has started negotiations to join the EU’s Energy Community. The organisation currently extends EU energy legislation to non-EU Balkans countries, but there are plans to add Moldova, Ukraine and Turkey to its membership.…
BATTLE LOOMS OVER SUCCESSION TO AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER FISCHER BOEL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ANNOUNCEMENT this weekend by European Union’s (EU) agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel that she is standing down has sparked intense speculation on her potential replacement. The white-haired 66-year-old Dane has been something of a surprise star in the current crop of rather uninspiring Commissioners: she has handled a tough brief with efficiency and diplomacy.…