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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has suspended anti-dumping duties imposed since 1997 on certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel from Russia and Romania because of concerns they were based on corrupted data.…

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THE POPULARITY of Russian airports as stopovers for European airlines on trips to east Asia is to rise, with the Russian government agreeing to cut expensive fees charged for flights crossing Siberia. This came in a wide-ranging deal struck with the European Union (EU), helping Russia join the World Trade Organisation.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
PRO-NUCLEAR European Union (EU) energy Commissioner Loyola de Palacio has underlined her commitment to securing an extension to the EU’s Euratom responsibilities and also legislation on the security of plants and radioactive waste. Speaking at a meeting of European parliamentarians on nuclear energy, she said: “Don’t forget, nuclear energy is also (along with gas) a bridge to the energies of the future, such as hydrogen.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
ANTI-DUMPING duties imposed since 1997 on certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel from Russia and Romania will probably be suspended because of concerns they were based on corrupted data. The European Commission has said their founding calculations could have been influenced by two cartels, (an European Union (EU)-Japan and a purely European network), that were formally unmasked last year.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN ARAB sheik and his camel, riding the desert with a trained falcon, hunting for bustard migrating south to Africa; with skill and tenacity, he could catch 10 plump prey, a feast in a land where little grows.…

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A EUROPEAN research network has developed a quality offset press that it claims is flexible enough to thrive in the plastic films, paper or aluminium packaging sectors. The independent EUREKA network’s ‘variable sleeve offset printing’ project had to reduce the cost of machine parts printing variable sizes “as there are no standard sizes in packaging applications”, said a project memorandum.…

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AN ATTEMPTED first successful privatisation of a brewery in Belarus has attracted investment from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). It is sinking US$3 million in equity funding into the US-owned Detroit Belarus Brewing Company (DBBC) and lending US$7 million to its local subsidiary CJSC Belarus Brewing Company, which will handle brewery operations.…

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SAKER FALCON

*Elegant flyers with 110cm wingspan, sandy-brown upper-feathers, and whitish below, with dark streaks.

*2003 wild population estimated at 3,600-4,400 pairs, a 48-70% decline from 1990, nesting from Hungary to western China.

*Steepest falls from 1990 in Kazakhstan – 90%, Uzbekistan – 90%, Russia – 69%, Kyrgyzstan – 68% and Mongolia – 59%.…

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THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed itself to supporting in the medium-term the construction of independent power producers in Slovakia, as part of the country’s ongoing electricity sector liberalisation. In a new strategy for the new European Union (EU) member country, the EBRD said it would “work with developers of independent plants”, complimenting the privatisation of electricity utility Slovenske Elektrarne.…

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THE COUNCIL of Europe’s committee of ministers has adopted the “first international text harmonising ethical and legal standards in biomedical research”. Once ratified, the protocol will cover the non-EU council’s 45 council member countries, including Russia. It sets standards concerning acceptable risks for research participants, and details information they should receive before giving their consent.…