http://www.eubusiness.com daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovenia-balkans.gg8 Slovenian police said Friday they had dismantled a key organised crime group that had been smuggling drugs and arms from the Balkans into the European Union. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. police drugs crime Slovenia Balkans 2012-05-11T13:39:26Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/drugs-internet.g79 New illicit drugs are appearing on the European Union market at a rate of nearly one a week, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) said Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. drugs Headline2 Internet 2012-04-26T10:02:38Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/switzerland-health.g6j European Union regulators have given Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis a green light to market its drug Signifor as a treatment for Cushing's disease, the company said Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Switzerland health pharma 2012-04-25T13:20:50Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/us-pharma-company.g3j The European Commission approved Thursday a takeover of the US surgical equipment company Synthes by pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson in exchange for J&Js divestment of other units. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. pharma Johnson company Synthes US takeover competition 2012-04-19T12:05:01Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/afghanistan-osce-un.g2a With international forces set to pull out of Afghanistan in 2014, central Asian states appealed Monday for more help in securing the region's borders and cracking down on crime and trafficking. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Afghanistan CentrAsia OSCE UN security crime drugs 2012-04-17T12:05:59Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/croatia-bahamas.g1v Croatia's prosecutors said on Saturday they have charged nine people for smuggling at least 175 kilos (385 pounds) of cocaine worth several million euros into Europe from the Caribbeans. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Croatia Bahamas Dominican drug trafficking 2012-04-14T19:37:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/italy-spain-mafia.fku An Italian mafia boss who controlled a billion euro business empire and a major drug smuggling route between Spain and Italy has been arrested in Spain, Italian police said on Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy drug crime arrest trafficking mafia Spain 2012-03-07T11:45:25Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/switzerland-pharma.fek Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis said Monday the European Union will allow it to expand its use of the drug Glivec to treat certain rare forms of gastrointestinal cancer. 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Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. pharma cancer company Roche health Switzerland Headline2 2012-02-20T13:14:18Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/macedonia-greece.f43 Macedonian police seized some 22 kilogrames (48.4 pounds) of EU-bound heroin, worth up to three million euros (four million dollars), and detained four smugglers, a minister said on Saturday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. drugs trafficking Macedonia Greece 2012-02-11T22:32:14Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/netherlands-sweden.eid Policing agency Europol said Thursday it has busted a major synthetic drugs-making network and arrested nine suspects in four countries, while recovering drugs, equipment, guns and explosives. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Netherlands drugs crime Sweden Germany Europol Bulgaria 2012-01-12T16:52:41Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/bolivia-drugs-aid.e4g Bolivia, the world's third largest cocaine producer, will ask the European Union and United Nations to provide helicopters and radars to fight drug trafficking, President Evo Morales said Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. drugs aid Bolivia UN 2011-12-13T22:27:30Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/canada-economy.dy6 A Canada-European Union free trade agreement that is currently being negotiated may lead to higher drug costs here, Canada's opposition warned on Wednesday. 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Today, on the eve of European Antibiotic Awareness Day, the European Commission tabled a comprehensive Action Plan on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which unveils12 concrete actions to be implemented in close cooperation with the EU Member States. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Pharmaceuticals Health 2011-11-17T16:57:06Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/drugs-health.dii The rapid emergence of synthetic new drugs, often sold online as "legal highs," represents a significant challenge for policy makers in the coming decade, a European Union drugs agency said on Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. 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