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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10829

18 April 2013
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) ets
EP approves derogation for inter-continental flights

Brussels, 17/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Parliament voted by a large majority to give its formal agreement “to stop the ETS clock” over a 12-month period for inter-continental flights (EU airlines and those from third countries) taking off from and landing in EU airports.

In Strasbourg on 16 April, MEPs formally approved this inter-institutional agreement, which will exempt companies from paying for 15% of their quotas. The agreement was made in an effort to pour...

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