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EUROASIA: New reactions from Russia and Argelia about European Union Energy
2007-09-24 02:39:00 The European Commission announced energy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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EUROPEAN UNION: The proposals on table and building the future for Super E
2007-09-20 05:34:00 The European Union's executive body, the European... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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EUROPE: It to keep tariffs on light bulbs
2007-09-04 00:52:00 European plans to lift tariffs on energy-saving light bulbs from China were put off for a year Wednesday as fears of Continental job losses prompted a protectionist backlash against Europe's top trade official, Peter Mandelson. A split inside the European Commission led Mandelson to abandon proposals to end the duties of up to 66 percent this year in favor of a pledge to scrap the tariffs in 2008. With European imports from China growing steadily, the dispute has become a part of the broader discussion about the impact of globalization and of the extent to which the 27-country European Union should use defensive trade measures. But it also has repercussions for the EU's push to tackle climate change since the bloc wants to phase out the use of common incandescent light bulbs for domestic use within two years. European production can meet only 25 percent of demand for energy-saving bulbs, the commission estimates. A senior European official, speaking on condition of anonymity, ...
EUROPE: Europe Union hosts international conference on bio-fuels [video]
2007-07-07 14:47:00 They have been talking about bio-fuels in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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