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Ten EU member states sanctioned to save the environment

('Paulina Dominik',) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:30:00 -0000

The plenary session of the European parliament on 4 February regarding climate change will not get off on the right foot. A couple of days before it, the EU was obliged to sanction ten of its 27 members for not having fulfilled the community legislation concerning the quality of the air. Latest titbit of news from Brussels

Vittorio Prodi: another Kyoto is possible

('Annika Thornton',) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Is Europe starting to take the fight against climate change seriously?

It's not just rubbish in Naples

('Mary Maistrello',) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Campania drowns in tonnes of refuse. The EU threatens the intervention of the Court of Justice. How did we get this far, asks a young Neapolitan reporter

Cars before climate

('Ed Saunders',) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Car manufacturers will have to reduce petrol consumption in all new vehicles, say the European Commission. Yet Angela Merkel wants to defend the interests of the German car industry