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...

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....