Trade and industry
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Drugs
Netherlands bans khat
11 January 20121PresseuropPresseurop -
15 November 20113Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich
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Italy
Fiat goes its own way
4 October 20112PresseuropPresseurop -
28 September 20111PresseuropLa Vanguardia
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Romania
Gold fever hits Bucharest
15 September 20111Revista 22 Bucharest -
28 June 20112The Guardian London
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Germany – Poland
Berlin and Warsaw – sweetness and light
17 June 2011PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
Sweden
Chinese to Saab's rescue
3 May 2011PresseuropDagens industri -
Romania
Renault threatens Dacia pull-out
7 March 2011PresseuropGandul -
20 December 2010PresseuropEl Periódico de Catalunya
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Illegal Trade
The slaves that fish for Europe
7 October 20103The Guardian London -
22 September 2010PresseuropNépszabadság
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Globalisation
Don't be afraid of China
31 August 20103De Standaard Brussels -
Iceland
Holy mackerel, it’s Cod Wars 2
24 August 2010The Guardian London -
Czech Republic
The seventeenth German state
8 July 2010PresseuropLidové noviny -
20 May 2010PresseuropTa Nea
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22 April 2010PresseuropLa Stampa
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Belgium
Bombay on Scheldt
23 March 2010De Morgen Brussels -
Economic crisis
Germany in the dock
16 March 20101Presseurop -
Internet
Brussels fixes sights on Google
25 February 2010PresseuropLe Figaro -
Sweden/Netherlands
Spyker nails Saab
27 January 20101PresseuropDagens Nyheter -
Auto Industry
Fit for the scrapheap?
22 January 20101Presseurop -
Automotive Industry
GM hits reverse on Opel sale
5 November 2009Presseurop -
Climate change
Greening industry – within limits
28 October 2009La Tribune Paris -
Germany
Cologne is not just a perfume
23 October 2009Cafebabel.com Paris -
Denmark
Know-how brings home bacon
21 October 2009PresseuropBerlingske Tidende -
20 October 2009PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza
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Belgium-Libya
Socialists facilitate Tripoli arms deal
9 October 2009PresseuropLe Soir -
28 September 2009PresseuropEvenimentul zilei
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Automotive Industry
Might electric cars just fizzle out?
17 September 200910Handelsblatt Düsseldorf -
Automobile industry
Trabant reborn as Green car
16 September 20091PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Germany
How long is the Opel lifeline?
11 September 2009PresseuropFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung -
Germany
Scrappage stops, car sales pop
3 September 2009PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Chemical industry
54 million animals could fall to REACH
1 September 2009PresseuropLe Monde -
tax havens
Liechtenstein prince angers German Jews
18 August 2009PresseuropThe Independent -
Belgium-Netherlands
Vested interest in environmental backtrack?
17 August 2009PresseuropLe Soir -
11 August 2009PresseuropBørsen
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Automobile
Porsche, an auto-industry soap opera
24 July 2009PresseuropFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung -
Petrol
For a few barrels more
23 July 20092Vrij Nederland Amsterdam -
Automobile Industry
Beetle devours Porsche
20 July 2009PresseuropFrankfurter Rundschau -
Competition
GDF-Suez and Eon face massive fines
9 July 2009PresseuropTrouw -
29 June 2009PresseuropDie Tageszeitung
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Illegal trade
Diamonds are Mugabe's best friend
25 June 2009PresseuropThe Independent -
Automotive industry
Polish motors pick up on European perks
25 June 2009PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
Aeronautics
China's Airbus, too many dads
24 June 20091Libération Paris -
Energy
Oil, a North Sea hostage
24 June 2009La Stampa Turin -
Car industry
Can Sweden's Saab be saved?
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3 June 2009Der Spiegel Hamburg
The European Food Inspection Authority decides what ends up on our plates. But their links with industry are many – and consumers are paying for it. 
As the economic crisis drives up the value of gold on world markets, the Romanian state intends to hitch a ride by reopening the mine fields at Roşia Montană in association with a Canadian firm. So far, the project has dug up more controversy than gold. 
The European debt crisis is an open goal for Chinese investment overseas. This is why we need to understand what kind of power China is becoming, argues British historian Timothy Garton Ash. 
Pirate fishing ships that exploit human labour in appalling conditions are operating off unprotected waters in West Africa. An environmental organisation has revealed that much of their catch is destined for the European market. 
As the number two power in the global economy, China's rapid development is a major worry for the other high-stakes players like the United States and Europe. However, China's growth is beneficial to European companies, and like Japan in the 1970's and 80's, it does not constitute the threat that so many fear it does. 
Reminiscent of the cod wars of the seventies, Scotland and Norway are urging the EU to impose sanctions on Iceland and the Faroe Islands, accused of gobbling up North Atlantic fish stocks. 
The Orthodox Jewish monopoly on the cutting and distribution of gem stones in the world diamond capital Antwerp is now a thing of the past. Since the 1980s, the industry has been increasingly dominated by the Indian Jain community: a change reflected by the transformation of the Flemish city. 
German trade clout is sapping other European economies. This sentiment, aired by the French finance minister and spreading fast across the EU, got thrashed out in today’s press. 
The impending shutdown of the Opel plant in Antwerp, Belgium, is a sign of the times in the ailing European auto sector. The press gazes beyond the current recession to mull the future of one of the continent’s core industries.
General Motors' decision to back out of a German government-supported deal to sell its subisdiary Opel to the Russia-Canadian consortium Magna-Sberbank has prompted a mixed reaction in Europe: while German politicians and trade union officials reacted furiously, elsewhere commentators were quick to note that German government intervention in the transaction was to say the least inappropriate – though many are willing to admit that other governments would have adopted a similar line of action. 
Behind its ambitious and virtuous façade of fighting global warming, Europe is hell bent on protecting its industries. Should the Copenhagen climate summit come to nought, Europe could let 164 industrial sectors avoid paying for cap-and-trade emission allowances, reports La Tribune. 
It’s no happy coincidence – Eau de Cologne, or cologne, world renowned for centuries, has benefitted from the ideal geographical location of the city that gave it a name. Cafébabel reports from the town that is not just about your granny's 4711. 
Frankfurt is holding its 63rd International Motor Show from 17 to 27 September. This year’s high mass for fast cars gives top billing to clean machines. But, warns the German daily Handelsblatt, this sudden craze may well prove a flash in the pan. 
Royal Dutch Shell is the world's biggest company, according to Fortune rankings. It's also more ecological, more transparent, and safer, its new directors proclaim. At the end of June, the Dutch weekly Vrij Nederland published a lengthy investigation of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant. A big carbon footprint, oil spills, and serious shadowy areas persist. Excerpts follow. 
The inauguration of the first ever A320 to be assembled outside Europe was a big step for Chinese aviation and a milestone in a market much coveted by the West. To such an extent that in France, Germany and Britain, tempers have been frayed. 
How can we explain the fact that, in the middle of a global recession, and a corresponding slump in oil demand, that the price of a barrel of the black stuff continues to climb? The answer lies near the port of Rotterdam where, out at sea, fully loaded supertankers must wait until oil barons have decided that the time is ripe for selling. 
While the EU is bent on cleansing the financial markets of gamblers and toxic assets and taming the banking sector, London, Dublin and parts of Eastern Europe are fighting for free markets.