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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10611
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) climate

Freeze of ETS allowances proves bone of contention

Brussels, 09/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - Trialogue negotiations are going great guns on the directive on energy efficiency. Commissioner Günther Oettinger told the European Parliament industry committee (ITRE) on Tuesday 8 May that he is hopeful that agreement will be reached by July. That said, following the trialogue meeting on Tuesday evening, negotiators were still divided over whether or not to include in the text the option of freezing allowances to try to resolve the weaknesses of the...

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