Roads in Finland in 2020 will hum to the sound of low-emission vehicles running on renewable energy, electricity, hydrogen and sustainable biofuels. The share of public transport and car pooling in densely populated urban areas will ...
Tags: Service, vehicles, renewable energy, Smart transport
For the European coatings industry, REACH, the seven-year-old European Union's legislation on the registration, evaluation and authorization of industrial chemicals, has been posing major difficulties. However the Biocidal Products ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
The recycling of beverage cartons in Europe has reached 42% in 2013, according to new data provided by the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE). Compared to 2012, it represents a 3% rise, while the total recovery rate, ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, beverage cartons
The Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favour of making ‘made-in’ labeling mandatory for non-food products sold on the single market, as a measure to tighten up product safety requirements and market ...
Tags: apparel, clothing accessories
The issue of food safety has rocketed up the political agenda in recent years but despite huge improvements, some concerns and problems still persist. Fears about our food are moving away from issues about ensuring an adequate supply and ...
Tags: Food Safety, Agriculture, Food
January 27, 2003, the European Parliament and the European Council adopted Directive 2002/95/EC, that is, "in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances Directive" (The Restriction of the use ...
Tags: RoHS certification, certification, RoHS
The European Commission announced the adoption of new rules on public support for projects in the field of environmental protection and energy. The guidelines will support EU member states in reaching their 2020 climate targets, while ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has loaned Austrian textile company Lezning AG €100 million to help finance research and development (R&D) activities and investment in Tencel fibre production. Lenzing, which specializes in making ...
Tags: cellulose fibers
Tourism has been one of the strongholds of European economy during the economic crisis, and the positive trend will continue in 2014, with only11% of Europeans expect not to go away. According to the new Eurobarometer survey published ...
Tags: Service, Tourism Industry
The European Commission wants EU member states to accept common environment and health rules if they use controversial 'fracking' to develop shale gas resources. A document prepared for the Commission's 2030 Energy and Climate Package due ...
According to Spanish National TV report, Spanish Ministry of Health has issued a decree in native time on December 18th, the rule forbids smoking e-cigarette in public places. It opens new round nonsmoking activities in Europe countries. ...
Tags: E-Cigarette, E Cigarette
Europe inched a step closer towards enforcing a single, universal mobile phone charger yesterday when a provisional deal was made between members of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. The details of the deal ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have announced the launch of a joint initiative to share information on inspections of bioequivalence studies submitted in support of generic drug approvals. ...
Tags: Generic Drug, Medicine
Following the call made by the European Commission (EC) for a meeting on December 4 convening the 14 largest steel producing EU member states, the CEOs of the major European steelmakers, representatives of the European Parliament, and the ...
Tags: Europe, Energy, Climate Policy
The European Union on Wednesday imposed hefty duties on Chinese imports of glass used in solar panels, saying China's producers were exporting at unfairly low prices that threatened European manufacturers. The European Commission said in ...
Tags: Eu Slaps, Chinese Solar Glass Imports, exporting at unfairly low prices