Main headlines from this issue

Balkan offset conference surrenders to rival’s command performance

SMi and the Abu Dhabi International Offset Conference (ADIOC) put on offset conferences only days apart. The ADIOC event in Abu Dhabi was very different: it had the numbers – more than five hundred registered delegates - but was more of a networking opportunity than an offset conference.....

The EU directive on offsets —the experts’ view

When a discussion on “European Offsets and Austerity Measures” touched on the Commission’s ruling that the practice is illegal, there was plenty of concern, some opposition, and a noticeable absence of support for the decision, both from the panellists and from the floor.

“This is not the end of offsets”

Dr Aris Georgopoulos provided an optimistic assessment of the EU’s Directive on Offsets. The real battle will be fought over Article 346.

EC directive leaves Switzerland high and dry

Per Magnus Larsson, a senior legal advisor and Offset Manager at Armasuisse,  described how his country’s policy may be affected by the developments in Europe.

Having tasted the pleasures of offset, Bulgaria now fears the advance of the EC directive

There could be no doubt about the views of Bulgaria’s Deputy Minister of Economy on the EC Directive.....