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Feb 22 2012 - 19:21
Twelve Member States exceeded one or more of the emission limits set by the EU National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, according to recent official data for 2010 reported to...
Feb 15 2012 - 12:03
On Tuesday 14 February, EU Energy Ministers met in Brussels to discuss the Energy Efficiency Directive, tabled to ensure that the EU will reach its goal of reducing the level of...
Jan 27 2012 - 11:10
On 23 January 2012, the European Parliament announced the appointment of new chairs and vice-chairs of the parliamentary committees.
This announcement follows the mid-term...
Jan 25 2012 - 12:50
On 24 January 2012, the European Commission organised the Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) Info Day 2012. EHI attended the event, together with more than 900 participants from...
Jan 25 2012 - 12:49
EU air quality legislation should pay more attention to ultra-fine particles and black carbon, according to the preliminary findings of a consultation ran last year as part of...
Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
The Danish EU presidency will draft its own proposals on the energy efficiency directive (EED) in the next few weeks ahead of the first ministerial meeting on the issue under its...
Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
On 19 January 2012, the European Parliament adopted in penary the second reading text on the recast of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation.
"After...
Jan 6 2012 - 00:00
The programme for the Danish presidency was officially presented 6 January 2012 at a press conference in Copenhagen, and includes four main priorities: "a responsible Europe", "a...
Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
The European Commission has tabled legislative proposals to reform public procurement on 20 December 2011. The aim is to modernise existing rules and help public bodies use public...
Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
On 15 December 2011, the European Commission adopted the Communication "Energy Roadmap 2050". The EU is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels...
Nov 17 2011 - 11:03
Air quality in Europe has improved between 1990 and 2009, as emissions of most pollutants have fallen, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). But...
Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
On 9 and 10 November in Brussels, the Building Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) launched two reports related to the energy performance of buildings across Europe. Dana Popp,...
Nov 9 2011 - 00:00
On 9 November 2011, Ecologic Institute organised an international workshop on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety....
Oct 27 2011 - 23:00
In the IEE-funedd project “Policy development for improving RES-H/C penetration in European Member States (RES–H Policy)” Oeko-Institut analysed – together with nine research...
Oct 19 2011 - 23:00
On 20-21 October 2011, ESTIF (European Solar Thermal Industry Federation) and ENERPLAN (French Trade Association for Solar Energy) with the support of ADEME (French Environment...




