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GREEK WIND FARMS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank has drawn up plans to lend Greece’s TERNA Energy up to Euro 75 million for building seven wind farms in the country, with a combined output of 144 MW. They would be sited in mainland Greece, Evia and Crete and would replace Greek fossil-fuel power generating capacity.…
GREEK WIND FARMS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank has drawn up plans to lend Greece’s TERNA Energy up to Euro 75 million for building seven wind farms in the country, with a combined output of 144 MW. They would be sited in mainland Greece, Evia and Crete and would replace Greek fossil-fuel power generating capacity.…
AFGHAN UPDATE
BY MARK ROWE
THE ‘LOOTING of civilisation’ in Baghdad, with its vivid images of wanton destruction and looting inflicted upon the Iraqi national museum, was all too familiar for those who have followed events in Afghanistan. But everyone must hope the parallels stop there, for the experience of those quietly seeking to recover Afghanistan’s glorious archaeological past does not bode well for the long-term restoration of Iraq’s treasures.…
FOOD SAFETY THINK PIECE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
NOW the arguing is over and the dye has been cast, it is time to start work on the practicalities of admitting 10 new countries to the European Union, making this long discussed enlargement work for British and western European farmers.…
DEPLETED URANIUM
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AS AMERICAN and British military forces secure control of Iraq from the regime of dictator Saddam Hussein using the latest military technology, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a cautionary report confirming for the first time that depleted uranium shells can and have contaminated drinking water.…
WATER ECJ CASES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening Britain and France with massive daily recurring fines – which could exceed Euro 20,000 – over their alleged failure to comply with orders of the European Court of Justice to abide by EU water laws.…
EU ENLARGEMENT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE IMPENDING enlargement of the European Union, admitting countries that were once part of the communist eastern bloc, poses risks for the western European pharmaceutical sector, as well as benefits from the opening up of new markets, a senior industry figure has warned.…
FRANCE ECJ
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening France with massive daily recurring fines – which could exceed Euro 20,000 – over its alleged failure to comply with an order of the European Court of Justice to liberalise its legal profession.…
GREECE TURKEY PIPELINE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROGAS and the European Commission have welcomed a deal between two of Europe’s historic enemies – Greece and Turkey – to bury the hatchet and build a Euro 250 million, 285 kilometre, gas pipeline between Komotini in Greek Thrace, with Karacabey, in Turkey, near Istanbul.…
GREECE TURKEY PIPELINE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
FORMER enemies – Greece and Turkey – have agreed to build a Euro 250 million, 285 kilometre, gas pipeline between Komotini in Greek Thrace, with Karacabey, in Turkey, near Istanbul. The European Commission views the initiative as a key link carrying central Asian natural gas into the European Union.…