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EU aims to shake up wine industry with root-and-branch reform (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed uprooting excess vineyards and launching an overseas marketing blitz under a new wine industry strategy aimed at soaking up glut and countering New World producers.

Painfully, Europeans Ponder Cutback in Wine Industry (New York Times) - Efforts to shore up the European wine industry by tearing out vineyards have set the stage for a debate as Europeans contemplate the cost of their love affair with the grape.

New Rules for Road Transport Industry (Scoop.co.nz) - Rules governing New Zealand’s commercial transport industry will be tightened up further following the signing of the Operator Licensing and Work Time and Logbooks Rules, Transport Safety Minister Harry Duynhoven announced today.

100 senior security officials retire to work in industry (Haaretz Daily) - 100 senior officials and high-ranking officers from the Mossad, the Shin Bet and the Israel Defense Forces have recently retired from their service and taken on jobs in industry.

Pipeline Industry Accelerate Research Program to Address Integrity Issues Related to Shipping Ethanol/Gasoline Blend (Grainnet.com) - This article is taken from the June 14 USDA Grain Transportation Report. The pipeline industry, led by the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) and API , are moving forward with an accelerated research program to address integrity issues related to shipping ethanol/gasoline blends.

Freight industry set for a leap (The Times of India) - The freight industry is poised for a big leap in Vidarbha with transporters gradually evolving ample business opportunities.

Partnership adds weight to Toronto film industry (Toronto Star) - The battle to attract Hollywood productions to Toronto’s beleaguered film industry got more heated today.

Australian fund managing industry sees potential to tap into Japan (Japan Today) - TOKYO — The head of an Australian financial services industry group said there is a great potential for Australian companies to provide services in Japan, where retirees and other investors are increasingly putting their money in overseas financial products and the regulatory system is set to be further liberalized.

Iraq takes step to overhaul its oil industry (Boston Globe) - BAGHDAD -- Legislation to manage Iraq's oil industry won Cabinet approval yesterday and could go before parliament for ratification within days, but political wrangling raised the possibility of delays in passing the long-stalled measure.

EC presents plan to reform struggling wine industry (EuroNews) - The European Commission has presented its controversial plans to reform the continent's struggling wine industry.