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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9194

18 May 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment/finnish presidency
New Finnish Presidency to focus on Climate change, biodiversity and protecting marine environment - Stepping up EU cooperation with Russia

Helsinki, 17/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - Finland, a world high tech and sustainable development leader with its booming economy and concern to preserve the 'green gold' of its forestry resources, will be taking over the Presidency of the Council of the EU from Austria on 1 July 2006 until the end of the year. So it will come as no surprise that the EU's environment policy and the massive environmental problems facing the earth already have pride of place in Finland's preparations for the...

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