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The hidden danger to wildlife posed by imported consumer goods - an espresso coffee in Beijing, a tofu salad in Chicago - can now be pinpointed and measured, researchers said Jan. 5.

Crunching huge amounts of data, they unveiled a global "threat map" detailing the impact on endangered species of exports to the United States, China, Japan and the European Union.

Two weeks before New Year's Eve and Christmas, contrary to most shopping malls in Istanbul, there were long cashier lines in IKEA stores. As I happened to gaze at people's shopping carts - and yes, people do look at each other's carts - I was surprised to observe that a large number of families were buying Christmas trees and boxes of ornaments.

BELGRADE - IKEA is a development project, not only for Belgrade, Mladenovac and Sopot, but for Smederevo, Smederevska Palanka and Pozarevac, all the way to Velika Plana, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic said Friday, announcing more investments in that part of the country.

Sweden's IKEA on Thursday started building its first Serbian store, with a groundbreaking ceremony near Bubanj Potok, on the outskirts of Belgrade.

IKEA's Country Manager for South-East Europe Stefan Vanoverbeke said on the occasion that the store would represent "a great success" for the company, noting that Serbia was "important for IKEA, and has been in its plans since the 1990s."

IKEA has launched preparatory works on its first store in Serbia, IKEA Regional Development Director Vladislav Lalic said on Wednesday.

At a roundtable titled “Consumer Rights: Challenge or Chance for Brand and Company”, he underlined that preparatory works had begun, as well as works on the dislocation of the toll booths in Bubanj Potok, and added he expected no more surprises.

The leaders of the world's largest economies remain committed to a goal of lifting their collective output by an additional 2 percent by 2018, they said in a statement on Nov. 16, even though growth remains uneven and weaker than expected globally, as reported by Reuters. 

The world's leading furniture retailer IKEA will seek new partners in Bulgaria as it is planning to increase its supplies from the country.

The Swedish company intends to double its sales globally until 2020, which necessitates the search of new supply opportunities and IKEA views Bulgaria as a long-term partner.

"The arrival of the Swedish furniture retailer Ikea to Serbia in important for the Serbian market," says State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade Vesna Kovac.

According to her, this is also important "for local companies that will be able to launch production for the renowned brand."

The Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport is taking part in international Earth Hour from 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, by switching off lights at one of its two runways as well as other select parts of the airport, such as staff parking. Earth Hour is a lights-off event that was founded in 2007.

The new President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will face a vote of no confidence tabled by right-wing and far-right Eurosceptic parties.