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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9609
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Council calls for balance between needs of combating climate change and those of industry competitiveness in climate-energy package

Brussels, 25/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - The 27 EU ministers meeting in the Competitiveness Council say that it is imperative that the EU leads from the front in combating climate change, but it must do so without harming the competitiveness of the European economy. There was general agreement on the need for a balance between these two requirements in discussions on the climate-energy legislative package over lunch on 25 February. Then, they held a preliminary assessment of the proposals...

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