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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9827

28 January 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Birth of International Renewable Energy Agency

Brussels, 27/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - Under the impetus of Germany, Denmark and Spain, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was finally born in Bonn on Monday 26 January with the signing of its founding treaty by over 75 countries, including most of the EU member states and also France which hesitated until the very last moment. Not dependent on the UN, IRENA does not yet include Brazil, China, the United States and Japan, which could join in the near future. With an annual...

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