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MCCF purchases carbon credits from Ukrainian cement company and sugar producer

Brussels, 06/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund (MCCF) has agreed to purchase carbon credits from the JSC Ivano-Frankivsk Cement (IF Cement) plant during the period from 2008 to 2012. The emission reduction purchase agreement (ERPA) was established by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) and negotiated by GreenStream Network Plc. The MCCF has also agreed to purchase a large part of the 300,000 carbon...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few pointers for understanding direction taken by Czech EU Council Presidency (although some perplexity remains)
THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/CZECH PRESIDENCY: New EU Presidency presents priorities and work programme
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(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court upholds validity of taxation on Spanish property transactions
(EU) EU/JHA: Peter Hustinx reappointed
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/EIB: MCCF purchases carbon credits from Ukrainian cement company and sugar producer
(EU) EU/EIB/ITALY: Loan to Piaggio & C. SpA to fund investment in R&D
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Launch of European Year of Creativity and Innovation
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in official Journal of EU
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