Dumping
Polluters of Diavata fields charged with violating environmental protection laws
Police have identified a husband and wife, aged 70 and 65, who dumped waste in fields in the area of Diavata in Thessaloniki and charged them with violating environmental protection laws.
The 65-year-old owns a company that specializes in emptying and cleaning cesspools and unblocking blocking hydraulic installations.
Pristina has introduced measures against goods from central Serbia
This was announced by Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade at Government of Kosova, Rozeta Hajdari, adding that these measures are for the protection of industry and trade, reports Pristina's Zeri.
Minister expects regional players to be involved in Koper-Divača track
The minister's comments on Thursday come after 2TDK, the state-run company managing the project, has decided to enter negotiations with ten of the 15 bidders that responded to an international call to tender for the main construction work, including several Chinese and Turkish companies, aside from builders from Slovenia, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.
Pentagon buys 100,000 bags for dead bodies, no coffins
These bags, known as the morgue bags, are used by the military for the remains of soldiers killed in combat, NY Daily News reports.
Dual signal
Closing the border conveyed a message to Ankara that its blackmail will not pass and also to Europe that Greece is not a human dumping ground.
The Greeks saw their government take tough decisions to protect the national interest.
Turkey will hopefully understand that the Greek border is also the European border.
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Turkey eyes global hub role in bike production
The EU's anti-dumping measures against Chinese goods are an opportunity for the Turkish bicycle sector, according to the head of Turkey's Bicycle Industry Association.
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Bulgarian Raspberry Growers Fear Bankruptcies
Raspberry producers across the country have warned that there has been a dramatic collapse in the purchase prices of their products. The industry is adamant that the trend started last year and if the state does not take urgent measures there will be bankruptcies of many companies.
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US Raises Import Duties for Steel from China and Mexico
The United States Department of Commerce said it would impose additional duties on imports of steel from China and Mexico as a result of an investigation into the so- "countervailing duties," BNR reported.
Over 40 countries object at WTO to US car tariff plan
Major U.S. trading partners including the European Union, China and Japan voiced deep concern at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on July 3 about possible U.S. measures imposing additional duties on imported autos and parts.
EU to impose duties on US imports on June 22 in retaliatory move
The European Union will begin charging import duties of 25 percent on a range of U.S. products on June 22, in response to U.S. tariffs imposed on EU steel and aluminum early this month, the European Commission said on June 20.