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SEAMLESS IRON STEEL PIPES EU ANTI DUMPING DUTIES CROATIA ROMANIA RUSSIA UKRAINE



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed that definitive anti-dumping duties are imposed on imports into the European Union (EU) of certain seamless iron or steel pipes and tubes from Croatia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine.

These would expand earlier duties covering pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel – excluding alloy steel – although tariffs on Russian and Romanian exports were suspended in 2004.…

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EASTERN EUROPE ELECTRICITY FEATURE -NUCLEAR POWER PHASE OUT CAPACITY REPLACEMENT



BY DEIRDRE MASON

A SIGNIFICANT boost in funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will speed the challenging switchover from ageing nuclear power stations in central and eastern Europe (CEE) to a cleaner, more efficient and more sustainable energy scene in these new and aspiring entrants to European Union (EU) membership.…

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POTASH ANTIDUMPING DUTIES BELARUS UKRAINE



BY KEITH NUTHALL

PARIS (ICIS News)–The European Commission has proposed that definitive antidumping duties are re-imposed on potash (potassium chloride) exports into the European Union (EU), from Russia and Belarus. This follows an expiry review of existing duties, after which the Commission concluded "imports of potassium chloride originating in Belarus and Russia were dumped, and a likelihood of continuation of injury was established" should the duties be repealed.…

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL COMMUNIQUE ENERGY POLICY EXTERNAL RELATIONS RUSSIA



BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) heads of government have approved a strategy paper at a Brussels summit that involves creating a fresh and comprehensive energy agreement with Russia. This would build on the existing Partnership & Cooperation Agreement (PCA) forged in 1997, and could supersede the Energy Charter Treaty negotiated in 1991.…

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USA EU COUNTERFEITING COOPERATION DEAL



STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE UNITED States and the European Union (EU) have launched a joint action programme to fight the counterfeiting of goods by international organised crime, an increasing problem for the pharmaceutical industry. Washington and Brussels say they will set up joint-border enforcement actions focusing on fighting intellectual piracy and establish teams of diplomats in third country embassies tasked with sharing data and intelligence on counterfeiting.…

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EU, TURKEY PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR KEY GAS PIPELINE



STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU), Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria have pledged support for the Nabucco pipeline carrying gas from Azerbaijan, bypassing Russia, increasingly viewed as an unreliable energy partner.

EU energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, and the five countries linked by the pipeline (also including EU member states Hungary and Austria) have signed a joint statement promising to "successfully complete" the project.…

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EU USA ANTICOUNTERFEITING JOINT ACTION



STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE UNITED States and the European Union (EU) have launched a joint action programme to fight the counterfeiting of goods by international organised crime, which remains an acute problem for the cigarette industry. Washington and Brussels say they will set up joint-border enforcement actions focusing on fighting intellectual piracy and establish teams of diplomats in third country embassies tasked with sharing data and intelligence on counterfeiting.…

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FINLAND PAINT INDUSTRY FEATURE



BY DAVID HAWORTH

THE PAINT and coatings industry is a small but brightly shining star in the Finnish economy’s firmament, and one, which, as might be expected, has all the virtues of specialised Nordic industrial sectors.

These include a mature market, a great familiarity between manufacturers and customers in a society of little more than five million and harsh winter conditions, which dictate the high consumption of paints.…

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EU ROUND UP - RUSSIA EU ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION CALL - BIOFUEL PRODUCTION INCREASE



BY KEITH NUTHALL

AN UNPRECEDENTED joint paper from the European Commission and European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana calls for the EU to diversify its energy sources beyond Russia. In particular, the paper suggests the EU looks closer to home: at Algeria and Turkey.…

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EU USA COUNTERFEIT GOODS ALLIANCE - FAKE CLOTHING



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE UNITED States and the European Union (EU) have launched a joint action programme to fight the counterfeiting of goods by international organised crime, which remains an acute problem for the clothing industry. Washington and Brussels say they will set up joint-border enforcement actions focusing on fighting intellectual piracy and establish teams of diplomats in third country embassies tasked with sharing data and intelligence on counterfeiting.…

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