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BY KEITH NUTHALL
CONCERNS about delays in the implementation of a major piece of European Union (EU) environmental legislation have sparked a review by the European Commission, and will encourage it to pursue legal action in the courts. The law in question is the 1996 integrated pollution prevention and control directive, which insists large EU industrial and agricultural installations obtain operating permits – issued only if the best available techniques on controlling emissions are in use.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE USA’s O2Diesel Corporation will work with Spain’s Abengoa Bioenergy to sell O2Diesel’s ethanol diesel fuel blend in Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. Abengoa will buy more than 10% of O2 stock with Euro 3 million.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FIRST formal votes have been held on the European Union’s (EU) proposed chemical control system REACH, with amendments being passed by the European Parliament’s environment committee that will generally make life more difficult for petrochemical producers.

MEPs rejected the idea of a light touch for materials produced only in small quantities of between one to 10 tonnes.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched another competition inquiry over gas-electricity mergers, this time in Denmark, maybe leading to it blocking state-owned gas incumbent DONG’s plans to control two Danish power producers and two suppliers. DONG wants to absorb Elsam and Energi E2, generators for west and east Denmark respectively, and suppliers Københavns Energi Holding A/S and Frederiksberg Elnet A/S, serving Copenhagen and nearby Frederiksberg.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
ON July 31 this year the European Union’s (EU) Tobacco Advertising Directive came into effect, making it illegal to advertise tobacco products in the print media, radio and over the Internet within the EU. Also banned was tobacco sponsorship of cross-border cultural and sporting events.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN INNOVATIVE coating is at the heart of a European Union (EU)-funded research project aiming to revolutionise car manufacture by developing integrated sub-modules for assembly whose components are welded together with a minimum of bolts and screws. This would prolong vehicle toughness and durability, and by reducing the number of phases in automotive production reduce the overall cost and time for vehicle production.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A GREEN Paper on improving services promoting mental health across the European Union (EU) has been published by the European Commission, which claims 27% of all EU adults suffer from such problems, annually. It says Brussels will consult with EU national governments on creating an action plan boosting mental health services and also collect more data at a European level, monitoring trends and identifying best practice.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has pushed ahead with securing more overseas fishing access deals for EU fishing crews in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Crucially EU ministers have been formally asked to approve a deal regarding the key Pacific grounds off the Solomon Islands.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has called on European Union (EU) countries to further liberalise their professions, including accountancy, although a detailed report praises Britain for its reforms. The UK “is making good progress” across the board in fighting restrictive practices regarding profession entry, fees and advertising, along with Denmark and the Netherlands, said Brussels.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
MORE than 20 years after an agreement was first proposed, a deal has been struck between the European Union (EU) and the United States over wine and both sides have acclaimed it. But has the EU given too much away?…