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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9342
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy

Union is on track to reach 21% target for electricity from renewable sources by 2010

Brussels, 11/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - In the context of its package on energy and climate change (EUROPE 9341), the Commission published its report on Wednesday on implementing the directive on electricity generated from renewable energy sources (the so-called RES-electricity directive). Although, since the last report in 2004, the production of electricity of renewable origin has increased by 50%, the latest report reveals that the estimated total ERS-electricity share will be very...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The truth about Angela Merkel's Euro-American partnership
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Nippon Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls on Union to make concerted effort to resolve North Korean nuclear issue
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: June Summit must give go-ahead to drafting of Partnership Agreement and transatlantic market by 2015, say meps
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: MEPs react to announcement of formation of far right political grouping
(EU) EU/BANGLADESH: Commission suspends election observation mission to Bangladesh
(EU) 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TREATY OF ROME:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/SOMALIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Major industrial groups committed to fighting climate change present their so-called global “3 C” initiative
(EU) EU/ENERGY: impossible to attain Kyoto objectives without using nuclear power
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs, Wuermeling and Mandil blame Minsk and Moscow's attitude in oil dispute
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Union is on track to reach 21% target for electricity from renewable sources by 2010
(EU) EU/ECB: Interest levels in eurozone remain unchanged - but Trichet remains vigilant on inflationary risks
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Control measures in Antarctic updated
(EU) EU/INFORMAL/JHA COUNCIL: Focus on Prüm Treaty, immigration, divorce and succession law and future of European internal policy at JHA Council on Monday and Tuesday
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament to examine third railway package - conciliation procedure with Council seems inevitable
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Ms Fischer Boel says target of 10% biofuels by 2020 is “ambitious but realistic”
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Approval of development plan for French overseas departments' fleet
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European Parliament, except Greens, welcome Commission package on energy and climate
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Industry gives warm welcome to “energy package”
(EU) EU/ENERGY/CLIMATE: Environmental NGOs criticise Commission's lack of vision
(EU) EU/ENERGY/CLIMATE: Environmental NGOs criticise Commission's lack of vision
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/ALGERIA: Importers say sugar shortage is due to quotas established under association agreement
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/MOROCCO: 2nd phase of support programme for company modernisation is launched
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court hears arguments in second case relating to right to freedom of movement and right to trade union collective action
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European legislation brings about strong fall in cost of cross-border payments in euro
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clearance of Hal and Egeria acquisition of NB
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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