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Innovations for Sustainable Food ProductionEU and global agriculture face major challenges, such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, food security and depopulation of rural areas. In the belief that organic farming is an important part of the solution to these challenges, thirty (so far) organisations from the organic food and farming... more |
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Launch of REACHforLIFE campaignFacing the revision of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), a new campaign was launched on 10 September to tackle alleged irregularities in EU-related decision- making processes. REACHforLIFE, initiated by chemical producers Albemarle, Chemtura and ICL-IP, claims that scientific... more |
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Commissioner Verheugen launches Electra ReportThe 2020 targets are set, but how to get there? EU governments will need all the help of the electrical manufacturing and electronics industry to reach the 2020 goals that they committed to: less CO2 emissions and more energy efficiency and more renewables. The burning question; can we turn this... more |
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16th European Biomass Conference a great success"A new dimension About the 16th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition" From 2nd to 6th June 2008, more than 1,500 participants from 72 countries met in Valencia to attend Europe´s largest biomass congress. The speakers of the 16th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition highlighted the new... more |
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The Eurosparks Research ProjectOn 24th January, the EUROSPARKS research project presented the results of their twelve month long investigation into a problem which has been faced by European judiciaries for some time. That is, the difficulty of trans-national cooperation in the enforcement of minor traffic offences committed by... more |
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Revitalization of train transport in Europe Seven European high speed operators Eurostar (UK, France and Belgium), Deutsche Bahn (Germany), SNCF (France), SNCB (Belgium), NS (Netherlands), ÖBB (Austria), SBB (Switzerland) and subsidiaries Thalys, Lyria and Alleo announced on 2 July, 2007 the start of Railteam-its purpose is to give travelers... more |
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Visit to the Metallo-Chimique Recycling PlantEuropean Copper Institute organised a journalist visit on 31 May to the Metallo-Chimique Recycling Plant in Beerse outside Antwerp where 1,000 tonnes of WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment)is melted down every month to become 99,99% pure copper cathodes. Participants were given the... more |
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Volvo Truck Corporation Road Safety SeminarIn conjunction with the Road Safety Week, Volvo Truck Corporation organised a Road Safety Seminar titled "Drowsiness and Drinking in combination with driving" on 25 April at Hotel Leopold in Brussels. Experts on Road Safety and research from Volvo and the Swedish Road Authorities presented... more |
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Tackling Climate ChangeA high-level seminar on climate change and tackling CO2 emissions by means of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) was organised on 17 April by The Centre and the Environment Agency, sponsored by Vattenfall and WWF. Martin Porter from The Centre chaired an interesting and by no means... more |
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Fair Energy Round TableA two day Round Table was held in the European Parliament 11 to 12 April 2007 on energy efficiency and climate change and their impact on the world’s population in the near and distant future. Issues related to how Europe and the rest of the world must react in order to face the acute problem of... more |
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