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EU AVIATION DEAL WITH BRAZIL FALLS SHORT OF OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
BRAZIL and the European Union (EU) have struck a civil aviation access deal, but not an ‘open skies’ agreement like that reached recently between the USA and the Brazilians. Instead, the EU and Brazil merely confirmed direct flight access for their respective airlines: cabotage services will be allowed for freight.…
FOOTBALL, THE BEAUTIFUL GAME FOR MONEY LAUNDERERS WARN FINANCIAL EXPERTS
BY MARK ROWE, ALAN OSBORN and PAUL COCHRANE
IT may be no coincidence that football (or soccer as it is known by north American readers) is generally regarded as corrupt by law enforcement agencies and has chosen to stage two of its next major spectacles – the 2012 European championships, and the 2018 World Cup, in Ukraine and Russia.…
EU RESEARCH PROJECT PREPARES INTERACTIVE CONSUMER DRIVEN E-CLOTHING BUSINESS MODEL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Union (EU) research project is developing an innovative business model which can allow consumers to design and choose their own clothing online, with manufacturers shipping remotely-controlled bespoke work. The Euro 5.17 million Open Garments project aims to create a secure and practical electronic communications system delivering customer requirements to manufacturers, who can act on them swiftly.…
EU ANTI-FRAUD AGREEMENT WITH LIECHTENSTEIN MAYBE MODEL FOR FUTURE SUCH DEALS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A DRAFT anti-fraud agreement being negotiated by the European Union (EU) with Liechtenstein maybe a model for future similar deals with Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Switzerland, the European Commission has said. In a memorandum to EU ministers, Brussels noted the Liechtenstein agreement covers fraud in direct and indirect taxation by individuals and companies, including not just "false documents and false tax returns, but also…incomplete tax returns."…
BSE CAN SPREAD BY AIR, SCIENTISTS WARN
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SLAUGHTERHOUSES may have to install additional ventilation and air extraction systems after scientists discovered bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) can be spread to livestock by air. The have found prions – the infectious agents triggering the disease – are not necessarily transmitted only by eating contaminated material.…
INNOVATION IS CRITICAL TO MAKE SUSTAINABLE WORK IN THE CLOTHING AND TEXTILES MARKET
BY EMMA JACKSON
IN the green clothing and textiles market segment, the requirement to create sustainable and marketable eco-friendly products is becoming increasingly competitive. Out-of-the-box innovation is immensely valuable in such a market where companies seek to balance environmental marketing against increased costs – if green production can be achieved for lower costs, then major labels can and do take notice.…
EMA STRIKES COOPERATION DEAL WITH INSPECTION BODY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A COOPERATION agreement has been struck between the international Switzerland-based Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Both sides will work together in training medicine inspectors; participate in each other’s meetings; exchange information, especially on good manufacturing and distribution practice; and also in auditing pharmaceutical industry inspectorates.…
GLOBAL OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION IS BOOMING
BY LEE ADENDOORF, ALYSSA MCMURTRY, MAKKI MARSEILLES, and KEITH NUTHALL
GLOBAL olive oil manufacturing is on a roll, with the International Olive Council (IOC) saying 2009-10 world production was 3.02 million tonnes, a season-on-season increase of 354,500 tonnes (+13%). This would be the second best olive oil production year ever, next only to the record of 3.17 million tonnes produced in 2003/04.…
BHUTAN'S HYDRO-POWER SECTOR SURGES, BUT MOST VILLAGERS ARE LEFT IN THE DARK
BY KENCHO WANGDI
HYDRO-ELECTRIC power is of critical importance to the tiny landlocked nation Bhutan, hidden deep in the folds of the Himalayas, with economic and military giants China to the north and India to the south. Indeed, its government regards hydropower energy as being instrumental in shifting the country from being recognised by the United Nations as a least developed into an emerging developing country in the south-east Asia.…
BRUSSELS BACKS COOP FULL TAKEOVER OF TRANSGOURMET
BY KEITH NUTHALL
Switzerland food manufacturer and retailer Coop has been given permission by the European Commission to assume full ownership of Germany-based food wholesaler transGourmet (NOTE – CORRECT SPELLING). Coop has shared control with German retailer REWE. transGourmet claims to be Europe’s second largest cash-and-carry and food service company – turning over Euro EUR5.8 billion in 2009, employing 21,000 staff.transGourmetwholesales…