BRUSSELLS: The European Commission has granted European legal status to a major multi-national research databank on population ageing.
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BRUSSELS: The European Commission is considering whether private label suppliers should be either encouraged to or obliged to be disclosed on pack labelling. Find out more
AMSTERDAM: Royal Philips Electronics has joined a new €200 million venture capital fund for innovative early and growth stage healthcare technology companies in Europe and the US, eHealtheurope.net reported. Find out more
MONTREAL: International airline passenger traffic was up 11.7 percent from a year earlier in May, while freight demand jumped by 34.3 percent, the International Air Transport Association reports. Find out more
LONDON: New scanning equipment specially developed to test for liquids is being tested in airports across the European Union. Find out more
LONDON: The European Union has a stockpile of 82,000 tonnes of butter and 232,000 tonnes of skimmed milk, and this is expected to rise. Find out more
HAMBURG: A study undertaken by the US consultancy Interbrand on the Best Retail Brands 2009 in Europe list the respective brand value of the companies. Find out more
23 January 2009 - Brussels: The European commission in Brussels is predicting the worst recession in 60 years, according to the French newspaper Les Echos. Find out more
15 December 2008 - Hamburg: The recreational boating industry in Europe is being impacted by the current economic climate but opportunities still exist for NZ companies from the equipment sector. Find out more
