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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created major challenges for the dairy industry in its neighbour Moldova, but should this eastern European country survive the war intact, its dairy producers may have a sustainable future. The shock caused by the invasion has pushed Moldova’s pro-European Union (EU) government even closer to the EU, in which next door Romania, whose language is spoken by most Moldovans, is a key member state.…

With inflation and hard currency shortages compounding the economic disruption caused by Covid-19, governments in south and south-east Asia have been implementing unorthodox trade controls to wrestle control – unfortunately, the beauty sector has been a victim.

Pakistan is a case in point.…

The technical textile market looks set to ride out current turbulence caused by inflationary and geopolitical pressures, including Russian militarism, with a projected uptick in global performance – research and industry commentators predict. But plans for onshoring and innovation investments might be delayed as day-to-day costs continue to rise.…

MORE than 150 days since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, scammers are still finding new ways to turn compassion into profit– stealing thousands of pounds worth of donations through fake charity appeals, fraud, and deception. Dylan Carter reports
 

THE HUMANITARIAN impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been immense.…

The European Union (EU) has sanctioned Russia’ largest bank – Sberbank – which is majority-owned by the Russian state, preventing it from trading and operating in the EU, freezing its accounts.

The EU has also banned EU companies, public agencies and individuals from importing or transferring (directly or indirectly) Russian gold and jewellery.…

Paint and coatings manufacturers and importers within the European Union (EU) will come under additional pressure to restrict the use additives and ingredients made from certain chemicals that can become persistent organic pollutants after disposal.

The EU Council of Ministers and the European Parliament have struck agreement on reforms to the EU’s persistent organic pollutant regulation, which will cut the maximum presence in waste of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS); hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD); polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE); and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP).…

European Union (EU) member states are lagging in compliance with a requirement in the fifth anti-money laundering directive (5 AMLD) (1) to create public ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) registers by January 10, 2020. A European Commission webpage (2) on 5AMLD compliance last updated June 2 (2022) shows 12 governments are facing infringement proceedings either because they have not adopted legislation writing the directive fully into national law or because they have implemented it incorrectly.…

The striking of a political agreement over a European Union (EU) directive that will guide how its 27 member states set minimum wages, with the goal of increasing pay in low salary sectors such as clothing and textile manufacturing, is being watched closely by the fashion industry.…

THE CURRENT global energy crisis and its attendant price rises have had “a dramatic impact on the profitability of many companies” in the textile and clothing sector, and a European Union (EU)-wide cap on gas prices is essential, Dirk Vantyghem, director general of the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex), has told WTiN.…

The Greek government is seeking to grow English language higher education courses by approving a new law which will aid the creation of new English taught degrees run by Greek universities with overseas HE institutions. While these programmes were already legal, the new law clarifies how they should be operated and controlled by administrative and academic staff.…