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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10890

18 July 2013
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) agriculture
Biofuels - COPA opposes 5.5% limit

Brussels, 17/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 17 July, COPA-COGECA came out against the position of the committee on the environment of the European Parliament (EP) for a 5.5% limit on the use of biofuels from arable crops by 2020 (see EUROPE 10886). A limit of this kind “not only threatens the future of the EU biofuel industry but also feed supplies for animals and runs counter to the EU 2020 Strategy for Growth and Employment and the Climate and Energy targets”, the organisations...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
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EXTERNAL ACTION