Trade and industry
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EU-China: Installers furious at solar panel tax
17 May 2013282PresseuropNRC Handelsblad -
Clothing production: ‘H&M and Zara promise cleaner clothes’
14 May 201347PresseuropDe Morgen -
Economy: ‘Car industry: freeze on European market’
25 April 2013293PresseuropLa Tribune -
Iceland: Reykjavik pioneers free-trade with Beijing
16 April 20138111PresseuropMorgunblaðið, EUobserver.com, The Wall Street Journal Europe, Trouw -
Slovakia: ‘Slovakia is a world power in automobile production’
2 April 20136448PresseuropPravda -
Aviation: ‘Airbus, a symbol of winning European industry’
19 March 2013355PresseuropLes Echos -
Economy: ‘Brussels imposes heavy punishment on Microsoft’
7 March 201326PresseuropLa Tribune -
EADS: ‘A European success’
28 February 20131825PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Germany: ‘A rebellion against Amazon’
21 February 201362PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Czech Republic: ‘Czech Republic lobbies EU to keep large company subsidies’
18 February 2013171PresseuropHospodárske Noviny -
Italy: ‘Algerian bribe, Scaroni under investigation’
8 February 201323PresseuropLa Repubblica -
Greece: Gold fever is difficult to shake
7 February 20132396 El País Madrid -
Poland: ‘Internet leaders’
4 February 201347PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Belgium: ‘How Mittal paid 1.4% tax over 4 years’
28 January 20131351PresseuropLe Soir -
Belgium: ‘And now?’
25 January 201320PresseuropLe Soir -
Poland: Gone with the Fiat
23 January 201311152 Tygodnik Powszechny Cracow -
Poland: ‘No to europatent’
16 January 2013274PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Economy: The rise of the zombie companies
10 January 20131377PresseuropFinancial Times -
Telecommunications: Pan-European network plan for connecting people
9 January 2013781PresseuropFinancial Times -
Slovakia: Being an export champion is a poisoned chalice
20 December 2012452PresseuropPravda -
Competition: Cartels, Europe’s shadowy offspring
5 December 20129798 Der Tagesspiegel Berlin -
Italy: Unity is strength in Emilia-Romagna
5 December 20122084 Le Temps Geneva -
Steel industry: Taranto and Florange: steelmakers struggle
27 November 2012611PresseuropCorriere della Sera, La Stampa, Il Sole-24 Ore, Libération -
Car industry: Ford takes the road from Flanders to Valencia
25 October 2012119101PresseuropGazet van Antwerpen, De Standaard, ABC & 2 others -
Central and eastern Europe: Oil, industry, energy — the keys to success
5 September 2012481PresseuropHospodářské Noviny -
Switzerland: Commodities tax haven threatened
27 August 2012963PresseuropLe Temps -
Car industry: Peugeot-Citroen: “Made in France” under strain
13 July 20122630PresseuropLe Figaro, Libération -
Industry: Car makers at a dangerous crossroads
23 April 20126626 Gazeta Wyborcza Warsaw -
Car industry: European car makers slam on brakes
16 March 2012524PresseuropLes Echos, La Repubblica -
Drugs: Netherlands bans khat
11 January 2012681PresseuropPresseurop -
Health: Europe’s food safety in hands of lobbies
15 November 20116673 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich -
Italy: Fiat goes its own way
4 October 2011232PresseuropPresseurop -
Trade: EU opens borders to Palestinian produce
28 September 2011651PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Romania: Gold fever hits Bucharest
15 September 2011941 Revista 22 Bucharest -
EU-China: Let's face the hard truth about China
28 June 20111352 The Guardian London -
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 -
Spain: Barcelona, 7 million visitors can't be wrong
20 December 2010PresseuropEl Periódico de Catalunya -
Illegal Trade: The slaves that fish for Europe
7 October 20102372 The Guardian London -
Hungary: Opel dumps Antwerp and heads east
22 September 2010PresseuropNépszabadság -
Globalisation: Don't be afraid of China
31 August 2010463 De Standaard Brussels -
Iceland: Holy mackerel, it’s Cod Wars 2
24 August 201023 The Guardian London -
Czech Republic: The seventeenth German state
8 July 2010PresseuropLidové noviny -
Greece: China shops for crisis bargains
20 May 2010PresseuropTa Nea -
Italy: Fiat to jump-start Italian growth
22 April 2010PresseuropLa Stampa -
Belgium: Bombay on Scheldt
23 March 201038 De Morgen Brussels -
Economic crisis: Germany in the dock
16 March 2010201 Presseurop -
Internet: Brussels fixes sights on Google
25 February 2010PresseuropLe Figaro -
Sweden/Netherlands: Spyker nails Saab
27 January 20101PresseuropDagens Nyheter
The Greek government has sold off new mining concessions in the north of the country as a way of reducing its debt. But the inhabitants, though hit hard by unemployment, are wary of the environmental consequences of the big dig. 
Modern and productive, the Tychy factory was once Fiat’s flagship site, but in the face of the debt crisis, the Italian automaker has decided to bring production of the popular Panda back to Naples. For the Polish workforce, this means a wave of redundancies in late January, and disillusionment is the order of the day. 
They sell cement, televisions or coffee. They drive up prices and cost consumers billions. Cartels act illegally, and yet seemingly having nothing to fear. In Europe, it turns out, price-fixing by cartels is a mere misdemeanour, like a traffic violation. 
Business is brisk in the area around Bologna, which has remained unaffected by the crisis. Order books are full and exports are on the rise for a dense network of engineering firms specialised in packaging systems, which local entrepreneurs argue owes much of its success to a sense of solidarity. 
The shutdown of the Genk plant announced by the American manufacturer has sent shock waves through Belgium. But in Valencia, Spain, where the production is moving to, Ford is looking forward to the competitive advantage the region offers. 
The automotive industry, a crucial sector of the European economy, is suffering the consequences of the economic crisis. Forced to alter their production output, different groups are choosing different strategies to combat the tough economic climate. 
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. - 1 of 2
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