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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11599

23 July 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 37
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) energy
Court of Auditors queries biofuel sustainability certification

Brussels, 22/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - In a report published on Thursday 21 July, the European Court of Auditors concludes that “because of weaknesses in the Commission's recognition procedure and subsequent supervision of voluntary schemes, the EU certification system for the sustainability of biofuels is not fully reliable”.

The 'Renewable Energy Directive' (RED, adopted by the ~European Council in 2009) requires each Member State to ensure that by 2020 the share of energy from...

Contents

BREACHES OF EU LAW
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE
INSTITUTIONAL
EXTERNAL ACTION
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEFS
CALENDAR