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BY ZLATKO CONKAS, BLAKE BERRY, MONIKA HANLEY, MARK ROWE and KEITH NUTHALL

EASTERN Europe is often regarded as developing in the slipstream of richer western Europe – and so far the model seems to be fitting with biofuels. That said, significant biodiesel manufacturing capacity is in place in the region, according to the European Biodiesel Board.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has taken another step towards focusing the European Union’s (EU) support for biofuel production on those fuels that create at least 35% less carbon emissions than fossil fuels. A key part of this process is using certification schemes to ensure that biofuels are green, taking account of the environmental impact of their production as well as use, and the Commission has now recognised seven of these systems.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Parliament has called for improvements to be made to three eastern Europe decommissioning programmes if generous European Union (EU) funding is to be renewed.

The EU is now starting to consider its next medium-term financing programme from 2014 to 2020, which means authorisation for many spending projects will lapse in 2013.…

BY MARK ROWE

THE FUEL pipeline network around the Caspian and Black Seas increasingly resembles a London Underground map, a comparison enhanced by the latest potential addition to the lattice, known as the AGRI scheme.

AGRI, the acronym for the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector, is a proposal for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) transportation across the Black Sea.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

DESPITE having set a clear goal of ensuring 20% of the European Union’s (EU) energy consumption is drawn from green sources, such as biogas and biofuels, more money and resources must be wheeled into action. That is the claim of the European Commission, in a long-awaited policy paper from its energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, assessing the EU’s renewable energy directive.…

BY LEAH GERMAIN

A ROW has erupted between Sierra Mineral Holdings I Ltd (SML), a Vimetco NV subsidiary currently mining a vast bauxite deposit in Sierra Leone, and the government department with monitors it. In an interview in Freetown with Metal Bulletin, the Sierra Leone government complained about Vimetco’s perceived lack of commitment to community development – it is a claim that the company has strongly denied.…

BY ROBERT STOKES

A SURGE in e-book reading in Spain coincides with exhibition space being devoted to digital publishing for the first time ever at LIBER, the International Book Fair for the Spanish speaking world, from Wednesday to Friday this week in Madrid.…

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EUROPEAN chemical industry federation CEFIC has called for a review of administration under European Union (EU) chemical control system REACH to help small-and-medium-sized companies (SMEs) deal with its burden. As the first key REACH chemical deadline of November 30 approaches, CEFIC director general Hubert Mandery has looked ahead to subsequent deadlines, which involve chemicals used in smaller volumes.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A ROMANIAN chemical company making caustic soda flakes and hydrogen peroxide has abandoned an attempt to takeover a troubled supplier after opposition from the European Commission. It was probing concerns about the legality under European competition law of a Romanian government 80% loan guarantee of a Euro EUR62 million bank loan to help Oltchim buy Arpechim.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE LATEST European Commission monitoring report on Bulgaria and Romania’s fight against fraud and corruption has said Sofia has made progress, while Bucharest has slipped back. Since the victory of the centre right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria last June, robust policies have tackled organised crime, fraud and corruption.…