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  • EU industry reports strong growth in renewable electricity 25 Nov 2009 07:50 GMT
    ... More than 8.8 GW of new renewable capacity came on-stream, representing the biggest proportional increase ... strongly by wind power, Eurelectric said. Renewable energy saw the fastest rate of adding new generating equipment ... energy mix from renewables by 2020. The European Commission estimates that around 34% of Europe's electricity ...

  • PaweÅ SAMECKI European Commissioner responsible for Regional Policy "What is the future role of the EU in businesses?" Europäisches Forum Alpbach ' Economic, financial and social crisis ' Is Europe capable of acting? Vienna, 25 Nov 2009 10:53 GMT
    ... In the recovery package, the EU's Cohesion policy played an important role, too. Of course, ... long-term nature. This policy is about promoting sustainable growth and reducing socio-economic disparities in the ... potential. Smart investment target areas such as energy efficiency, clean technologies, renewable energy, environmental services, ...

  • Hedegaard chosen for new EU climate job 25 Nov 2009 05:58 GMT
    ... Nov. 24: Denmark has nominated climate and energy minister Connie Hedegaard, who is playing a leading ... to become the European Union’s first climate commissioner, Danish officials said on Tuesday. EU member ...

  • Eastern commissioners compete for energy, enlargement 25 Nov 2009 07:50 GMT
    ... The coveted portfolios cover policy areas in which they apparently hope to leverage their countries’ ... they would be happy to land the energy portfolio, currently held by the Latvian Andris ... two months, singling out different preferences for commissioner-designate Roumiana Jeleva, who is currently the country’s ...

  • Barroso II brings nine women on board 25 Nov 2009 09:04 GMT
    ... on Friday (20 November), Denmark nominated its energy and climate minister to be the country’s next commissioner ... to put forward a name for the EU Commission, also confirmed yesterday it was appointing outgoing ...

  • Europe's Vision Free Leadership 25 Nov 2009 09:06 GMT
    ... Lady Catherine Ashton as the EU's foreign policy chief, surely underlines the extent to which ... want to prevent the militarization of nuclear energy in Iran precisely because of our concern ... aid, diplomacy, and peace-keeping capacity to support sustainable development, good governance, and regional collaboration on ...

  • Pressure on Barroso to deliver high profile posts 25 Nov 2009 01:53 GMT
    ... making public its demand for the newly-created climate change portfolio. In addition, the Italian government ... Rasmussen said his nomination of climate and energy minister Connie Hedegaard as commission nominee was ... commissioner Catherine Ashton's appointment as EU foreign policy chief. However, Italy's Europe minister, Andrea Ronchi, said ...

  • EU advocates going green 25 Nov 2009 05:20 GMT
    ... At least 60 percent of the European energy sector should be secure and in low carbon ... carbon dioxide emissions, increase the use of renewable resources and increase its energy efficiency each by 20 percent by 2020. The ...

  • Why Blair lost 25 Nov 2009 05:31 GMT
    ... former prime minister, as president of the European Commission, the EU's executive arm. There was also ... A natural communicator, he has confidence and energy and still wants a challenge. Politics is what ... cuffs Obama for not doing enough about climate change. As the horse-trading reached its final stages, ...

  • EU prepares new growth strategy for next decade 25 Nov 2009 02:10 GMT
    ... The European Commission launched a public consultation Tuesday on a ... future development. "The future will see high energy prices, carbon constraints and greater competition for resources ... and services and help the EU meet climate change goals. It warned failure to adapt to ...

  • Speech: Chauvel - ETS debate third reading 25 Nov 2009 05:31 GMT
    ... to reduce fiscal risk, and to create policy certainty for business. National, the Maori Party and ... revenue accrued from the ETS, to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy and research and development. We put ...

  • Australia takes step to CO2 trade, aids Copenhagen 25 Nov 2009 01:51 GMT
    ... scheme, aiding the outlook for a U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen next month. Elsewhere, a group of leading ... of Greenland and Antarctica. In Strasbourg, European Commissioner Stavros Dimas said a U.S. promise on ... government said it had nominated Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard, a leading organiser of the ...

  • Denmark picks Hedegaard for EU commission - radio 24 Nov 2009 10:32 GMT
    ... Denmark picks Hedegaard for EU commission - radio COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Danish ... (Reuters) - The Danish government will nominate Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard for a position on the ...

  • New European Commission team nearly complete - Summary 24 Nov 2009 17:33 GMT
    ... the most powerful posts, including economy- and energy-related portfolios. The key appointments of the day ... of Denmark picked Connie Hedegaard, the Danish climate and energy minister who will host next ... portfolio, while Malta nominated the island-state's social policy minister, John Dalli, to replace Fisheries and Maritime ...

  • Italy reconfirms Tajani for EU Commission 24 Nov 2009 14:30 GMT
    ... Malta's government has nominated the island-state's Social Policy Minister, John Dalli, as its next European Union ... Copies of the ... Copenhagen - Danish Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard was Tuesday nominated as ...


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