Even before the merging of the two business divisions ?Building and Living" and ?Printing and Reading", which was announced on 23 Apriland which is to take effect on 1 July, the Finnish timber and paper concern Stora Enso had since 2006 ...
Tags: Stora Enso, Construction
According to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in March this year industrial producer prices decreased by 0.2 percent in the euro area and in the European Union (EU-27) month on month. Compared to March last ...
Tags: Mineral, Industrial Producer
The overall tax-to-GDP ratio, meaning the sum of taxes and social contributions in % of GDP, in the EU27 stood at 38.8% in 2011, from 38.3% in 2010 and 38.4% in 2009. The overall tax ratio in the euro area (EA17) increased to 39.5% in 2011, ...
Tags: European Union, Tax-to-GDP
With the increasing awareness on the importance of sustainability, several global garment brands, including Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), Walmart and luxury brand Stella McCartney, have started promoting sustainable fashion for reducing the ...
Tags: Recycling Apparels, Apparel
Several producers and manufacturers from Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Italy, Spain, Poland, the UK, Germany and India participated at Latvia’s just concluded 18th edition of ‘Fashion & Textile ...
Sales of new cars in Europe slumped almost 10 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 as the economically depressed market spirals towards a 20-year low. Registrations across the 27-member European Union fell from 3.31 million to 2.99 ...
Tags: New Car Sales, Peugeot Citroen
Annual inflation in the euro area was 1.7 percent in March this year, down from 1.8 percent in February, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In March 2012, the annual inflation ...
Tags: Mineral Annual Inflation, Mineral
House prices, as measured by the House Price Index (HPI), fell by 1.8% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with the same quarter of the previous year, according to data published by Eurostat, the ...
Tags: House Price Index, House Prices
In February this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production increased by 0.4 percent in the euro area and in the EU-27, as compared with January of the current year. In January, production had decreased by 0.6 percent and 0.5 percent ...
Tags: Industrial Output, Mineral
For 2013, the organiser, EUROVET, focused on bringing innovation and creativity to the show to inspire the Asian and international designers and buyers. INTERFILIERE Hong Kong got a very high international attendance on day one which ...
In February 2013 compared with January 2013, the volume of retail trade fell by 0.3% in the euro area (EA17) and remained stable in the EU27, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January ...
Tags: Retail Trade, economy
In February 2013, compared with January 2013, the industrial producer price index rose by 0.2% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.4% in the EU27, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January ...
Tags: industrial producer price, economy
According to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in February this year industrial producer prices increased by 0.2 percent in the euro area and by 0.4 percent in the European Union member states (EU-27) month on ...
Tags: Industrial Producer, Mineral
Innovation performance in the EU has improved year on year in spite of the continuing economic crisis, but the innovation divide between Member States is widening. This is the result of the European Commission Innovation Union Scoreboard ...
Tags: EU, Gap, More Innovative
The employment and social situation in the EU remained critical in the fourth quarter of 2012 with employment receding overall and unemployment rising further, while households' financial situation remained serious according to the European ...
Tags: EU-27, Employment, Social Situation