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THE EUROPEAN Parliament has approved a new European Union (EU) directive drafted to extend EU gas market competition rules to pipelines that enter the EU from non-member states. The legislation may impose conditions on the operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, and should the UK quit the EU as it currently plans, the law would apply to pipelines linking Britain with the remainder of the EU.…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) paint and coatings sector will be offered research funding from an EUR15 billion budget for industrial, space and digital sector studies from 2021-2027 under the Horizon Europe research programme. This EUR94.1 billion total programme has now been approved in principle by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers, with final authorisations anticipated after the European elections in May.…

THE PLASTICS industry in Poland is expected to continue to its recent strong growth in upcoming years according to market forecasts.

In 2018, the turnover for production of plastic products by Polish manufacturers reached Polish Zloty PLN83.5 billion (USD21.9 billion), up from PLN 76.7 billion (USD20.2 billion) in 2017 according to Euromonitor International.…

Turku-based Hesburger is now building sales in Belarus, having announced it would move into this country in 2017. This follows launches in Ukraine in 2015, and Bulgaria in 2016. Having branched abroad into Estonia first in 1996, now has 207 overseas outlets in eight countries (also including Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, as well as Germany, close to 271 it has in Finland.…

A FINNISH burger chain that has taken the plunge into some of Europe’s most challenging eastern markets now has almost as many outlets abroad as in its home market.

Turku-based Hesburger is now building sales in Belarus, having announced it would move into this country in 2017.…

THE SCANDAL that has erupted over a Polish TV documentary showed an abattoir killing sick cows, sending the meat on for human consumption, should be treated as an isolated incident, say industry bodies scrambling to mitigate harm to the sector’s reputation.…

EASTERN Europe remains a highly diverse market, where major beauty brands must think strategically to achieve economies of scale and a regional presence that really deliver profits. This is also a region where some markets are significantly bigger than others – with Russia and Poland being key targets.…

There are two displays in the Moscow office of the CFO of Volvo Car Russia, Vladimir Lagutin, that catches the attention, immediately: a large elegantly-framed poster of UK electronic music band Depeche Mode and a case of tennis balls.

“Those things – music and tennis – keep me from being stressed,” says Lagutin.…

Centre right members of the European Parliament’s special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance (TAX3) have hit out at the 18 EU member states, that offer citizenship or residence in exchange for investments. The MEPs, members of the European People’s Party (EPP), spoke out November 14 as the committee handed down a draft report*, with findings and recommendations, including phasing out such rights.…

With traditional universities increasingly using web-based learning as a way of recruiting students world-wide, University World News spoke to the head of Italy’s top online university to see how it has developed a successful model for international higher learning

Enrollments for the 2018-2019 school year at the Rome-based International Telematic University, Uninettuno, have exceeded expectations, university rector Maria Amata Garito, shared with UWN: “I can confirm that enrolments have jumped quite a bit this year – up by circa 200% compared to last year,” said Garito.…