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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment

Stavros Dimas calls for swift adoption of Commission proposals for achievement of Kyoto targets

Brussels, 18/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - Early adoption by the Council and Parliament of European Commission legislative proposals on climate change can help the EU meet its Kyoto Protocol targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said on Friday 15 February, on the eve of the third anniversary of the protocol's coming into force. In a press release, he said: “The period during which the EU and other industrialised countries must meet our...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Ratifications of Lisbon treaty: call to keep calm
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPE OF RESULTS: Elmar Brok calls for “a policy of consolidation” for EU
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: EU defines common position but opinions still differ over recognition of Kosovo
(EU) EP/KOSOVO: MEPs point out stakes at play for Kosovo
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD: Council wants more free-trade agreements and wants them to be more ambitious with ENP beneficiary countries
(EU) EU/MYANMAR: Council sets out requirements for democratic transition in Burma/Mynamar
(EU) EU/CHAD:
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: Towards negotiation of new reinforced agreement
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Croatia called upon to respect its commitments
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/CHAD: 27 strongly condemn new attempts to overthrow government by force and reaffirm neutrality of EUFOR Tchad/RCA
(EU) EU/KENYA: Council, still concerned by violence, welcomes positive progress
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: 20 Agriculture Ministers deem compromise on Doha Round “unacceptable”
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Member states support reform of control rules
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Stavros Dimas calls for swift adoption of Commission proposals for achievement of Kyoto targets
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU-Ukraine FTA talks opened - Mandelson expects “tough” negotiations
(EU) EP/TRADE POLICY: Mandelson attends debate on trade defence and access to third country markets in Parliament
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Commission calls Member States to order for failing to protect financial interests of EU sufficiently
(EU) EU/ TRADE DEFENCE: Towards maintaining anti-dumping measures on imports of ammonium nitrate from Russia
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission draws new balance sheet of citizenship in EU
(EU) EP/CITIZENSHIP: Alain Lamassoure draws up report on application of European law which affects citizens' lives directly
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission promotes Euroskills 2008 competition to celebrate European craftsmanship
(EU) EU/TRAINING: Cedefop says that by 2015, 50% of workers will need medium-level skills and 30% will be highly qualified
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of first instance finds against Spanish anti-EDF law
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval for proposed acquisition of former ICI's adhesives and electronic materials businesses by Henkel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Global employment:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 766
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