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Trade unions have urged the European Commission to delay its
keenly awaited climate change package rather than introduce it without measures
designed to soften its "social impact." John Monks, the secretary
general of European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), told journalists on
Tuesday (15 January) that the commission's current draft of proposals on
reaching energy targets...
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The president of the European People's Party (EPP),
Wilfried Martens, congratulated the new prime minister (re-elected), Ivo
Sanader (HDZ party and member of the EPP), whose new government obtained the
confidence of the new Croat parliament elected on 25 November.
I am particularly pleased with today's vote
of confidence because it's a strong signal that...
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In a speech on Saturday (12 January) in Paris, former UK
prime minister Tony Blair, who works as a Middle East envoy since June last
year, set out his vision for the 27-nation bloc, which appeared as launching a
bid to become president of the European Union.
Addressing members of French president Nicolas...
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In
March last year, EU
leaders agreed that 10 percent of transport fuels should come from biofuels by
2020, a goal the commission is now turning into concrete legislation.
The
European commission is due on 23 January to publish legislation on the
production of biofuels, aimed at promoting the use of these alternatives to
oil.
But, The Commission...
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Austrian Socialist MEP Hannes Swoboda warned that Croatia needs
to speed up the pace of its reforms or it risks becoming a full EU member only
after 2011.
In his last report, this MEP who is in charge of the dossier, set 2009 as a
target date for finalising EU negotiations with Zagreb...
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Slovenia,
as current holder of the EU presidency, hosted the official inauguration of the
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue with a grand ceremony in capital
Ljubljana on Tuesday (8 January). A two-day international conference on the
issue was held prior to the launch in Ljubljana, discussing the role of the
media, education and the economy...
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