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EUROPEAN ECONOMY
War spurs price surges / Eurozone inflation highest since 2023 / Is it stockpiling or 'hoarding'?
 		03.06.2026
RECYCLING SWITZERLAND
Swiss Federal Council plans reforms to plastic packaging and beverage carton collection / First RecyPac annual report shows slow progress
 		01.06.2026
LOGISTICS
Free passage as a utopian ideal? / Hormuz tolls put global shipping – and maritime law – under pressure
 		29.05.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE
Managers report more hope after dismal April / Morale also improves at processing shops
 		26.05.2026
LOGISTICS
Meteorologists warn of renewed water shortages in Panama Canal / Freight rates on the rise
 		22.05.2026
LOGISTICS
Protesters to block Brenner Highway on 30 May / Intra-European transit traffic on the verge of collapse
 		14.05.2026
LOGISTICS
US President Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' has little to no effect / UAE manages to sail some oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz
 		08.05.2026
EUROPEAN RECYCLING
Takeaways from PRSE Day 1: Drastic loss of recycling capacity / EU commissioner promises support / Pressure on industry increases
 		05.05.2026
AGRICULTURAL FILM RECYCLING
Erde recovery balance 2025: recycling volume increases slightly / One-fifth of distributors shirk responsibility
 		04.05.2026
LOGISTICS
Stalemate on ceasefire continues at Strait of Hormuz / Is maritime trade getting used to the blockade as the ‘new normal'?
 		01.05.2026
UK ECONOMY
Annual inflation rises to 3.3% / Higher fuel costs drive up costs
 		24.04.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
War sours moods / German business morale worst since 2020 / Processors voice less optimism / Eurozone PMIs tumble
 		24.04.2026
LOGISTICS
European ports brace for tougher 2026 due to geopolitical disruptions, rerouted trade
 		24.04.2026
PLASTICS MACHINERY
US lowers import tariffs, simplifies regulations / PIE interview with VDMA expert Mikula Thiem
 		22.04.2026
IRAN WAR
EU inflation spikes / Prices to continue climb, growth to slow / Rise in UK GDP likely over
 		20.04.2026
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