Stealing a successful business in Bulgaria is commonplace, although this mafia-like practice is little documented. A Cypriot businessman has told his story to EURACTIV in the hope that the Office of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) will investigate further.
Haris Kountouris took his MBA in the Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands and had his PhD degree in Operation Management at the Technical University of Sofia.
Since he arrived in Bulgaria in 1996, he established a serious business in renewable energy, real estate and land development. He is a member of the European Police Association and the president of the Bulgarian-Cyprus Association.
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The Lithuanian love of thrift-fashion
February 6, 2021
Lithuanians have learnt to love second-hand fashion. What can we do to encourage emerging Europe’s doubters that style doesn’t always have to be new?
Sustainability in the fashion industry has long been recognised as a key driver in the creation of a circular economy, reducing waste and addressing the issue of resource scarcity. Emerging Europe is no exception, and concern for the effect that shopping habits have on the environment has seen an explosion in the number of sustainable fashion brands hailing from the region.
And yet while such brands present a less environmentally harmful option when compared to fast fashion, another, much more accessible alternative is simply purchasing second-hand clothing and goods.
The longest mile in the COVID-19 vaccine cold chain
Current COVID-19 vaccine candidates require storage at between eight and minus 80 degrees Celsius. Cold chain infrastructure in many developing countries struggles in the last mile . Copyright: UNICEF/Michael Tsegaye, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). This image has been cropped.
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Covering the ‘last mile’ of vaccine delivery remains big hurdle in COVID-19 battle
Better cold chain technology can prevent up to 25 per cent vaccine loss in poor countries
But rich nation ‘vaccine nationalism’ may undermine global delivery plans
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