Pipeline network for europe

As Western Europe’s demand for mineral oil is steadily rising and has induced a vast refinery industry, growing volumes of both crude oil and finished petroleum products have to be carried by transport. In response to that development, more and more pipelines have been and are still being built. They are growing into an integrated network of piped transport of petroleum liquids and gases, whose rate of expansion is remarkable

Japan and the European community: An uneasy partnership

Bewildering advances of Japanese production into many fields of European industry are a cause of grave concern in the EC. Calls for protection are growing louder as a mixture of fear and impatience spreads throughout the Community. Wilhelm Haferkamp, EC Commissioner in charge of external trade relations, explains why trade war practices are no solution to the problem