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Hydrogen Reformers and EU’s new Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive

January 22, 2009

The EU Parliament Environment Committee approved a report on the new Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive on Janaury 22, 2009 , that will require…

EU Commissioner of Transport announced content Action Plan on Urban Transport.

January 21, 2009

The EU Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, in charge of Transport announced today the action plan at EU level to tackle the chronic problems created by…

EU Parliament votes for more stringent emission targets in 2050.

January 21, 2009

In a own intiative report on the EU's Second Strategic Energy Review  that was proposed by the European Commission in November 2008 and includes Energy policy…

EU Consultation on Sustainable Energy Networks

January 21, 2009

Last november The Commission has issued a Green Paper "Towards a secure, sustainable and competitive European energy network" and opened a consultation to gather input for…

EU Commission launches report on Regional 2020 challenges

January 6, 2009

EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, presented the findings of a new report on the future challenges facing regions in Europe. The Regions 2020 provides input into…

EU Parliament approves Directives in Climate package

December 17, 2008

After eleven months of legislative work, the European Parliament gave its backing to the EU's climate change package which aims to ensure that the EU will…

EU reaches agreement on Climate package.

December 12, 2008

EU's 27 Member States reached an agreement on the EU Climate Action Package, including the dedication of part of the revenues of the Emission Trading System…

Proposal to establish EU High Level Group for Sustainable Urban Development

November 25, 2008

The EU-27 urban development Ministers met in Marseille to discuss how different policies can contribute to sustainable urban development. As a follow-up to the May 2007 Leipzig Charter…

EU Parliament discusses energy innovation.

November 21, 2008

The EU Parliament (EP) and national parliamentarians discussed Europe's future energy supply, the promotion of energy innovation and the EU's role in international climate negotiationsat a…

EU Parliament discussed support for European car makers

November 20, 2008

MEPs discussed Europe's car industry as Industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen indicated that sales could fall by up to 1 million cars next year. Around 15 million Europeans are…