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EU WASTE POLICY CRITICISM EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT EU WASTE SECTOR
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Commission proposals for a new European Union (EU) waste framework directive have been roundly criticised at a Brussels seminar arranged by think-tank the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Erika Mink, environmental director of packaging giant Tetra Pak, speaking for the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, said Brussels’ planned waste prevention targets could become burdensome red tape.…
EMEA COMMISSION PHARMACEUTICAL NEWS IN BRIEFS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued guidelines on the environmental risk assessment of human medicines – http://www.emea.eu.int/pdfs/human/swp/444700en.pdf;
*EMEA has also released its recommendations for the composition of the 2006/7 seasonal influenza vaccine – http://www.emea.eu.int/pdfs/human/bwp/12364306en.pdf;
*It has also published advice on the use of genomics in cardiovascular clinical trials – http://www.emea.eu.int/pdfs/human/pharmacogenetics/12862906en.pdf;…
EUROPEAN COMMISSION COURT ACTION AGAINST GREECE OVER WATER TREATMENT FAILINGS
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is taking Greece to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over alleged failures to properly treat wastewater in 24 towns and cities. Brussels claims that the Greek government has failed to uphold standards that should have been in place by 2000 because of the urban wastewater treatment directive.…
EU SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME RESEARCH - FP7 ENERGY RESEARCH SPENDING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
TARGETED energy research projects of all kinds will command budgets of Euro 2.2 billion from 2007-13 under a draft rewritten European Union (EU) seventh framework programme (FP7). Other targeted research budgets under the Euro 54.5 billion scheme proposed by the European Commission include Euro 1.8 billion on environmental studies and Euro 9 million on IT, the largest budget for focused research work.…
BRITAIN VAT COMPANY CARS CO2 SYSTEM
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has accepted British government plans to reform on environmental grounds its optional private mileage VAT system for business cars driven for personal use. The UK wants to vary the flat rate charged for private mileage under a simplified system in place since 1986, according to the CO2 emitted by various car models.…
KOSOVO PRISTINA - EBRD
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
EFFORTS to improve the management of Kosovo’s Pristina International Airport may be supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. A planned Euro 18 million loan and Euro 525,000 grant would enable it to comply with International Safety and Operational Standards and to efficiently manage passenger traffic growth: funding technical assistance; management advice, planning and training; and an environmental action plan
ENDS…
SYNFUELS BIOFUEL PETROLEUM COMBINATIONS SYNTHETIC FUELS
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE COMMERICAL introduction of the first synthetic fuels scheduled for later this year in Europe will signify the appearance of a possible new solution to growing concerns over the security, diversity and environmental acceptability of energy supply for local authorities and other major road transport users.…
PERU WORLD BANK OMBUDSMAN COPPER ZINC MINE POLLUTION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CLAIMS that a major copper/zinc/molybdenum mine in Peru has been responsible for poisoning the Peruvian coast and killing off commercial fish stocks have been dismissed by the World Bank group’s Compliance Advisor Ombudsman office. It was investigating allegations from Peru fishing organisations that port facilities operated by the Antamina mining company were "spilling metal concentrate into the bay" at Huarmey.…
ARMENIA ROCKET FUEL RECYCLING
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
WHEN the Soviet Union disintegrated, its vast military complex left stocks of toxic waste behind as it split or retreated to Russia. Now an Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) project is trying to turn part of this refuse of war into something useful: rocket fuel into fertliser.…
PERU WORLD BANK OMBUDSMAN COPPER ZINC MINE POLLUTION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CLAIMS that a major copper/zinc/molybdenum mine in Peru has been responsible for poisoning the Peruvian coast and killing off commercial fish stocks have been dismissed by the World Bank group’s Compliance Advisor Ombudsman office. It was investigating allegations from Peru fishing organisations that port facilities operated by the Antamina mining company were "spilling metal concentrate into the bay" at Huarmey.…