The BBC Inside Out Report, aired before Christmas, provided disturbing evidence of how, despite the best efforts of pharmaceutical manufacturers, the supply chain remains vulnerable. A number of pharmacies in London were allegedly revealed ...
Tags: Medicines, counterfeiters, drugs
The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) will help provide tools to governments and businesses to better protect themselves online. The EC3 will focus on illegal online activities by organised crime groups and will place a significant amount ...
Tags: European Cybercrime Centre, illegal online activities, e-banking attacks
The new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) is to officially open on Friday, 11 January, at the European Police Office (Europol) in the Hague in the Netherlands. "The Cybercrime Centre will give a strong boost to the EU's capacity to fight ...
Tags: Cybercrime, internet, online crime, online communication
Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams(BYD)has received the permission for selling its electric busses in European Union(EU)member states. The company was given the'Whole Vehicle Type Approval'by the EU,which is expected to support the ...
EUROFER and EuroMetaux have published a joint brochure entitled Recycling Rates for Metals. The brochure supports valid and harmonised recyclability and recycling measurement approaches. These are essential for measuring improvement ...
Tags: Eurofer, metals, metals industry, recycling rates
In 2011, the Gross Domestic Product per capita in Luxembourg1, expressed in purchasing power standards2 (PPS), was more than two and a half times the EU27 average. The Netherlands, Ireland, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Germany were between ...
Tags: GDP, purchasing power, Individual Consumption, welfare situation
Iran oil industry has launched an international insurance company to insure the tankers transporting its crude oil across the globe. Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi was quoted by English.farsnews.com as saying that after international ...
Tags: international insurance company, insurance company, oil tankers
Colombian textile sector is expected to get a boost once the EU-Colombia free trade agreement (FTA) comes into force. Earlier this month, the European Parliament gave green signal for FTAs with Colombia, Peru and six Central American ...
Tags: textile sector, textile, apparel sector, apparel
IT professionals in the UK, EU and the US agree that BI users are a deep source of exasperation. A survey commissioned by BI dashboards supplier LogiXML found an IT pro population united in grief across the Atlantic. According to the ...
Tags: BI dashboards, IT tensions, mobile BI, mobile systems
BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — The European Cyclists' Federation scored a big win Tuesday when the European Parliament opened the door to billions of euros for investments in cycling projects. The Parliament's tourism and transport ...
Tags: cycling projects, transport infrastructure, Bernhard Ensink
The European Commission (EC) is considering making it mandatory for companies to report cyber attacks to harness the benefits of open dialogue, says vice-president Neelie Kroes. Despite industry opposition, open discussion about cyber ...
Tags: cyber, European Commission, industry opposition, security strategy
Philosys, a contract design, development and manufacturing company, has obtained CE mark approval for its new Gmate SMART blood glucose monitor. By using the operating system of the smart phone, the patent pending technology of the Gmate ...
Tags: Philosys, Gmate SMART blood glucose monitor, Gmate SMART
Almost a third of European citizens lack confidence in using the internet for financial transactions. A survey of 27,000 citizen across EU member states, commissioned by the European Commission (EC), reported that internet users are ...
Euro area1 annual inflation was 2.2% in November 2012, down from 2.5% in October2. A year earlier the rate was 3.0%. Monthly inflation was -0.2% in November 2012. EU3 annual inflation was 2.4% in November 2012, down from 2.6% in October. ...
Tags: Euro area, annual inflation, EU Member States, Metallurgy
The latest World Bank's report calls governments for urgent measures to stop global warming. It recommends them to put more than US$ 1 trillion, which are now used as a subsidy for fossil fuel, for better use – in sustainable and ...
Tags: sustainable development, global warming, South-East Europe