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BY E BLAKE BERRY and MARK ROWE

NURSES working in Britain, and western Europe like to think their professional standards are high. And largely this is true. But what of nurses working in eastern Europe? With most countries in the region in the European Union (EU), it had been hoped EU nursing training and practice rules would raise professional standards.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) will push ahead with its plan to lend Euro EUR80 million to help Serbia’s main electricity company expand its coal production, despite objections from environmentalists.

In fact said EBRD spokesman Sergiy Grytsenko, by helping Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) use more modern coal processing technology at its Kolubara mining basin, the loan would reduce the amount of carbon polluting the atmosphere through EPS’ coal-fired power stations, which consume the country’s extensive lignite deposits.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE

TURKEY’S USD2 billion paint market may be forecast by manufacturers to grow between 12% and 13% this year on the back of a resurgent construction sector; however, paint exports are currently struggling. This is because of a combination of lacklustre market demand in Europe along with the troubles companies are facing in terms of implementing European Union (EU) regulations required as Turkey meshes with the EU’s REACH chemical control system.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) will lend Euro EUR80 million to help Serbia’s main electricity company expand dedicated coal production, despite environmentalist objections.

In fact said EBRD spokesman Sergiy Grytsenko, by helping Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) use more modern coal processing technology at its Kolubara basin mines, the loan would reduce carbon air pollution through EPS’ lignite-fired plants.…

BY ZLATKO ?ONKA?

EUROPE: Serbia and Kosovo strike deal over degree recognition

Zlatko ?onka?

The European University Association (EUA) has welcomed an agreement between the governments of Serbia and Kosovo that will pave the way for the mutual recognition of degrees issued by their universities.…

BY MARK ROWE

IT has to be the worst nightmare for professional nursing ethics imaginable. You work in a private clinic. And an armed group is harvesting organs from corpses who have died at the clinic. You may suspect they were actually killed so those organs can be removed, which means your own life could be at risk if you kick up a fuss.…

BY ZLATKO CONKAS

ITALIAN hosiery specialist Golden Lady has started building its third factory in western Serbia, its second in the city of Loznica. With this latest Euro EUR6 million investment, the company’s total investment in Serbia since 2005 will exceed Euro EUR100 million.…

BY ZLATKO CONKAS

BENETTON is to invest Euro EUR43 million in clothing factory it is purchasing in the southern Serbian city of Nis, in a bid to strengthen its position in the Balkans.

The Italian knitwear giant is expected to become an official owner of the currently government-owned Nis-based ‘Nitex’ textile factory after a sale set for May 13.…

BY MARK ROWE and KEITH NUTHALL

CENTRAL Asia is often in the news regarding political instability, and the complexity of the region’s borders and ethnicities make for an opacity that can encourage the growth of organised crime. Also, being far from the centres of anti-money laundering activities and standard setting – in Europe, north America and east Asia, the region’s often authoritarian governments have a poor reputation regarding the enforcement of law and judicial probity.…

BY MARK ROWE

RENEWABLE energy investments may often be low in price, but when there are enough of them, they make a difference in a region’s energy profile. Such is the case for eastern Europe, where many millions of Euros are being invested in green energy projects.…