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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC), of the World Bank, is lending Ukraine DIY chain Nova Liniya US$5 million to set up two 10,000 sq m stores in the country’s capital Kiev. The stores will join the Ukraine-owned company’s existing 5,000 sq m Kiev outlet and will mimic the operation of large western chains, such as Home Depot, Lowes and OBI, offering; said the IFC: “wide range of high quality home improvement products and specialised services at an affordable price.”…

BY ALAN OSBORN
The European Commissioner for transport and energy, Loyola de Palacio, has been given a special “Climate Killer Award” by a coalition of environmental NGOs including Friends of the Earth and the Climate Action Network. Mrs de Palacio was given the award, said the group, “in recognition of her repeated efforts to destabilise EU support for the Kyoto Protocol and related policies”.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FEEDING of rare and exotic marine species off deep ocean mineral deposits that may become a target for mining companies could create a conflict between international mineral extraction and environmental conventions, a United Nations report has warned.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A ROAD map on regulatory cooperation agreed by the European Union (EU) and the United States at this weekend’s summit in Dublin includes a deal to work together on developing trans-Atlantic communications technology standards, which would mesh with both parties’ regulations.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WIDELY publicised new European Union (EU) constitution could restrict Britain’s freedom to legislate on environmental matters, assuming it is ratified. The EU already passes green laws on many issues, such as pollution emissions, water quality and fuel contamination – and the constitution would allow member states to continue passing their own environmental legislation.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A ROAD map on regulatory cooperation agreed by the European Union (EU) and the United States includes a deal to work together on nutritional labelling, according to documents released by Washington. The agreement sanctions cooperation between the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Commission’s directorate general for health and consumer affairs.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE DOMINANCE of fossil fuels in energy production is set to continue for the next 30 years, even growing a little, the European Environment Agency (EEA)’s latest ‘environmental signals’ report has predicted. Despite the European Union’s (EU) efforts to promote renewable energy, it is “not expected to raise its share significantly” of energy production sources, while “nuclear energy is projected to decline”, it predicted.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
RUSSIA and the European Union (EU) have struck a wide-ranging trade deal helping Moscow’s application for World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership, notably by opening up its utility sectors to foreign trade. In particular, Russia has promised to raise its prices for industrial users of natural gas, so it “covers costs, profits and investment needed for exploitation of new fields”.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
INDUSTRIAL energy consumers in Sweden must pay back some energy tax concessions granted by their government the European Commission has ruled, although it has been quite lenient on the beneficiaries. Brussels ruled exempting manufacturers was an illegal state aid, because it was not accompanied by commitments to improve environmental performance.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
The European Investment Bank has announced a new commitment to supporting renewable energy, pledging to increase its lending for RE by up to 50 per cent of its total financing for electricity generation in the EU by 2010.…