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CROATIA TEXTILE AND CLOTHING SECTOR COULD EXPLOIT EU ACCESSION - BUT THERE ARE RISKS
BY MARK ROWE
CROATIA will join the European Union (EU) in one year’s time (on July 1, 2013), and while the country’s low wages offer opportunities to sell local textiles and clothing into the EU, the Croatian sector could be in better shape.…
CROATIA KNITTING SECTOR COULD EXPLOIT EU ACCESSION - BUT THERE ARE RISKS
BY MARK ROWE
CROATIA has a strong tradition of knitting that features heavily in the traditions of the country’s rural hinterland and this could stand its knitwear sector in good stead for the country’s 2013 accession to the European Union (EU).…
SLUGGISH ECONOMY DRIVES SPANISH CONSUMERS FROM PREMIUM TO PRIVATE LABEL SKINCARE
BY ROBERT STOKES IN MÁLAGA
THIS year I have abandoned my premium brand sun screen in favour of a Deliplus private label product sold by the Spanish supermarket group Mercadona for around EUR 5.00, saving around EUR 12.00 into the bargain.…
EASTERN EUROPE'S PAINTS AND COATINGS MARKET CONTINUES TO GROW AS THE WEST STAYS STAGNANT
BY E BLAKE BERRY, IN POLAND; MIKE STEIN, IN PRAGUE; MONIKA HANLEY, IN RIGA; AND MJ DESCHAMPS,
WHILE southern and western Europe’s economies falter, being mired in debt, eastern Europe’s coatings market is now growing solidly amidst economic performances that are recovering from a recession that hit the region hard.…
NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS JOSTLE FOR POSITION AS POLISH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TENDER IS AWAITED
BY ANDREW KURETH, IN WARSAW
MAJOR international nuclear-energy technology providers are signing a wave of agreements with Polish energy companies and research institutes to curry political favour as they compete in the race for the tender to supply Poland’s first nuclear power plant, set to come on line in 2023.…
EU SEEKS MORE LEVERAGE OVER GREENLAND MINING PROJECTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
The European Commission and Greenland have signed a letter of intent that could increase the role of European Union (EU) mining companies in the development of the autonomous territory’s considerable mineral resources.
EU industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani and development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs have struck a deal with Greenland Prime Minister Kuupik Kleis over future EU involvement in exploration and exploitation.…
MEMBER STATES FACE LEGAL ACTION OVER E-MONEY RULES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening legal action against Belgium, Spain, France, Cyprus, Poland and Portugal over alleged failures to bring their national electronic money regulations in line with European Union (EU) law, notably the e-money directive 2009/110/EC. The legislation tries to harmonise market entry conditions amidst a common level of prudential supervision.…
EU ROUND UP - CONFECTIONERY INDISTRY FIGHT PROPOSALS TO DELAY END OF EU SUGAR QUOTAS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPE’S confectionery industry is fighting rearguard moves at the European Parliament to delay the abolition of European Union (EU) quotas on EU sugar production. A report from French conservative MEP Michel Dantin on the new EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has proposed that the quotas stay until 2020 – they are currently to be phased out by 2015.…
ITALIAN CRIME FIGHTERS TACKLE NEW WAVE OF CONTRABAND TOBACCO WITH EU AND PRODUCERS
BY JOSEPHINE MCKENNA, IN ROME
Italy may not have the strongest tobacco black market, but it is a key portal into Europe for smuggling. This is fuelled by Italy’s long-coastline and strong organised crime organisations. Italian law enforcement has been fighting the problem, making seizures.…
ECJ TELLS POLAND TO TIGHTEN UP CONTROLS ON MEDICINE AUTHORISATION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice has told the Polish government to stop allowing sales of imported medicines that are similar to those approved within Poland, but cheaper. Polish law allows sales of foreign medicines with the same active substances, dosage and form as medicines carrying marketing authorisation in Poland, if the imported drugs’ price is "competitive".…