EU Must End Landfilling, Says Top Environment Official
The European Union’s lead civil servant for the environment has called for a ban on landfilling and warned that separate collection is not enough if the EU is to improve its environmental performance.
New Horizons in International Goods Transport
Transparency, security and reliability of individual containers are factors that are incredibly difficult to verify in the world of international goods transport.
Russian Start-up Prixel Develop Painting-Copying Technology
Russian company Prixel has developed technology that allows copies of paintings that fully convey the texture of the artist’s brushstrokes to be printed at a cost of no more than $200.
French Government Pushes Double Merger between Alstom and Siemens
The French government has pushed a “double merger” between the energy and transport business of Alstom and its European arch-rival, the German engineering company Siemens.
UK Economy Shows Growth for Fifth Straight Quarter
For the fifth time in a row, Britain’s economy has expanded, although growth rates were still slightly lower than expected.
Nokia Reveals New CEO and Q1 Profit Rise
Telecommunications firm Nokia has unveiled a new CEO and reported a net profit for its network equipment business, beating expectations.
CoralFISH : Conserving Biodiversity for the Future of the Planet
CoralFISH has uncovered information on how fish use their habitats in the deep sea, and as a result new tools and methodologies have been developed to address this lack of data.
OPTICHINA : International Horizons in Crop Breeding
OPTICHINA (Breeding to Optimise Chinese Agriculture) is a partnership between the European Union (EU) and China focused on crop breeding.
