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Further 16 high-tech companies pledge to reduce electricity consumption

Brussels, 28/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 26 September, 16 well-known ICT (information and communication technology) companies pledged to reduce the amount of electricity consumed by their broadband equipment - A1 Telekom, Austria AG, Belgacom, British Telecom, KPN, France Telecom-Orange, OTE, Portugal Telecom, Telefonica, Telenor and Turk Telekom - and data centres - Belgacom, Trance Telecom-Orange, TDC Services, Telecom Italia, Telefonica and Turk Telekom. This should reduce the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Roma problem contains factors that go beyond legal aspect of EU rules on free movement of persons
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: Common desire to conclude EPA by end of year - “Shared objectives” on climate and multilateralism
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Governance and civilian police training - two new possibilities for EU action
(EU) EU/CSDP: Olivier Chastel highlights responsibility of parliaments in defining democratic control of CSDP
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN: President Sarkozy calls for direct EU and UFM role in peace process and rallies to November “summit”
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU regrets Israel's decision not to extend moratorium on settlement building
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Question of automatic nature of sanctions at heart of Stability and Growth Pact reform
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Legislative proposal on migration of some financial products to SEPA products is hoped for mid-October
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Didier Reynders sings praises of Belgian compromise proposal on management of alternative investment funds
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2009: Over 30% of funding devoted to economic recovery
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission to help Greece reform its asylum system
(EU) EU/ENERGY: New labelling system for household electrical goods
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament energy committee backs moratorium on deep water oil drilling
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Ukraine should unbundle Naftogaz
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New proposal on distribution of foodstuffs to most needy is criticised by several EU countries
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Aid to European banana producers should be largely used to protect them from effects of falling import tariffs
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission says milk and milk product market is constantly improving
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Tajani highlights importance of security research to improve infrastructure protection and resilience of European society
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Further 16 high-tech companies pledge to reduce electricity consumption
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Greater university cooperation to speed up development in Africa
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Disadvantage must be tackled on all fronts, Vassiliou says
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Unions from all over Europe to demonstrate against austerity measures
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: National law providing for separate systems for gas delivery and transit does not comply with EU law, Advocate General says
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: US consultancy firm Aon given approval for take-over of rival Hewitt
(EU) EU/EIB: STMicroelectronics loan for research/development on new generations of semi-conductor circuits
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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