European markets at close: 14.12.2012

Published on Dec 14, 2012

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euronews business planet: Protecting the environment can be profitable

Published on Dec 14, 2012

http://www.euronews.com/ As technology progresses, consumer habits change. Like many other electrical appliances, old television sets have become obsolete.

This week, Business Planet takes us to Italy, where we will see how environmentally harmful waste is being transformed into fancy ceramic tiles, offering some businesses an answer to the economic crisis.

Founded in 1999, Relight is a successful business which today employs 70 people.

The company specialises in the treatment of electric and electronic waste.

It is always looking for innovative ways to recycle the waste it collects.

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euronews reporter: Cyprus's race for liquid gold

Published on Dec 14, 2012

http://www.euronews.com/ The second harvest of the year is being prepared in potato fields in Xylophagou, a speciality of the region in the south of Cyprus.

But water from the surrounding dams isn't enough to sustain crops.

To compensate, farmers pump the subsoil via illegal wells.

Farmer Kostas Karagiannis told euronews about the difficulties of growing the crop.

"Potatoes need a lot of water, so we create places to store water from our wells."

Sometimes the water we draw from the wells is salty. To irrigate our crops with water, we mix it with dam water to reduce the amount of salt."

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