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EUROPEAN COMMISSION REFUSES TO SPEND TENS MONEY ON NEW ROADS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission wants to spend the bulk of its Euro 5.1 billion available under its Trans-European Networks (TENs) budget for major transport projects from 2007-13 on inland waterways and railways, with new roads losing out. European Union (EU) transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot has announced that inland waterways would receive "maximum possible funding", receiving 11.5% of the total budget, while railways will get 74.2% of total funds, and roads just 2.7%.…
THE EU CONTINUES TO WOO RUSSIA OVER ENERGY - BUT IS IT WORTH IT FOR ELECTRICITY?
BY KEITH NUTHALL and ALAN OSBORN
GEOGRAPHICALLY Russia is part of Europe. Moscow is 1,557 miles from London, but 3,456 miles from New York. The Russian capital is also just 760 miles from Stockholm, as the crow flies. These figures are worth considering when trying understanding the often fraught energy diplomacy between Russia and the European Union (EU).…
MEMBER STATES ACCEPT THE PRINCIPLE OF NATIONAL BUDGETS ON WINE MARKET SPENDING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
PROGRESS has been made in debates over the European Commission’s proposed reforms of the European Union (EU) wine market, with member states accepting special national aid budgets for the industry, called ‘envelopes’. Recent Council of Ministers minutes show "most delegations" accepted these, and that their money could be used for restructuring and converting vineyards; promoting new production techniques; sales pushes within and outside the EU; plus environmental improvements, including ‘green harvesting’.…
CHINA SHOWS HOW DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CAN CLEAN UP WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHINA’S strong economy, its innovation and determined government policies have been praised for pushing its renewable energy sector into world beating prominence. Think-tank the Worldwatch Institute has released a report ‘Powering China’s Development: The Role of Renewable Energy’ that says China will probably achieve – even exceed – its target of obtaining 15% of its energy from renewables in 2020, up from today’s already healthy 8%.…
ROAD HAULIERS FIND MAINTAINING ECODRIVING POLICIES TOUGH GOING - PARIS CONFERENCE TOLD
BY CHRISTOPHER JONES, in Paris
ROAD haulage companies and fleet operators can be convinced of the benefits of eco-driving, but often find it hard to maintain momentum after the initial flurry of interest. This was one of the key findings from a two-day conference on eco-driving organised by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, attended by delegates from across the globe.…
MEMBER STATES ACCEPT THE PRINCIPLE OF NATIONAL BUDGETS ON WINE MARKET SPENDING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
PROGRESS has been made in debates over the European Commission’s proposed reforms of the European Union (EU) wine market, with member states accepting special national aid budgets for the industry, called ‘envelopes’. Recent Council of Ministers minutes show "most delegations" accepted these, and that their money could be used for restructuring and converting vineyards; promoting new production techniques; sales pushes within and outside the EU; plus environmental improvements, including ‘green harvesting’.…
EU PUSHES MASSIVE CASH INJECTION FOR HYDROGEN CAR DEVELOPMENT
BY DEIRDRE MASON, in London
NEW European Commission plans to free up the market for hydrogen-powered cars and pump money into development are gaining friends. Car makers and research bodies alike are hoping that the proposals, announced in Brussels in October, survive their passage through the European Parliament and the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers – the EU’s legislative bodies.…
WELSH WATER EXPECTED TO SECURE EIB POUNDS 100 MILLION LOAN
BY KEITH NUTHALL
WELSH Water is expected to secure GBPounds 100 million in low interest loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help fund its GBPounds 566 million capital programme for 2005-10. The money will help finance both water supply and waste water improvement schemes in Welsh Water’s catchment area.…
WHO OFFERS GOVERNMENTS MODEL TO ASSESS HEALTH TRENDS AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A NEW standardised statistical analysis system is now available for public policy makers that help track the impact of environmental change on the health and well-being of children and young people.
Developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), it mirrors a similar system it has long offered governments for assessing the health of adults.…
INCREASING LEGAL DEMANDS FOR IDENTITY VERIFICATION SPAWNS ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING TECHNOLOGY SUBSECTOR
BY ANDREW CAVE
TECHNOLOGY generates more technology. Only a decade ago, the Internet had only just come into commercial use and many companies still didn’t have websites.
Before then, money launderers got along fine without internet frauds perpetrated through email and websites and the anti-money laundering industry had to manage without software devoted to online identity verification.…