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	Vol. 13 No. 47 :

EU told to be bolder on carbon emissions

The EU must be bolder in tackling carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from road transport if it wants to combat climate change, according to the US ambassador to the European Union. [more...]



Commission postpones healthcare plans The European Commission decided to postpone the publication of controversial plans to open up the market for cross-border healthcare proposals until 2008 after facing threats from prominent Socialist MEPs over the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon next year. Luxury carmakers set to suffer most from proposed carbon fines German luxury carmakers and Japan’s Mazda and Subaru will be hardest hit by proposals from the European Commission to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars by a fifth by 2012, according to Commission figures. Parliament seeks inspiration on how to reveal MEPs’ expenses The European Parliament is looking at how members of national parliaments declare their expenses to get ideas for how MEPs should disclose details of their spending from the EU budget. Slovenia wants to turn Europol into EU agency Slovenia’s Interior Minister Dragutin Mate has said that he hopes to get agreement by June next year, during his country’s presidency of the EU, on converting Europol into an EU agency. EU ready to launch Chad mission The EU’s much delayed peacekeeping mission to Chad will be launched in the coming weeks, diplomats say, after participating countries agreed to provide helicopters and medical facilities.		Power struggle hits search for rights agency chief [more...] Build-up of staff for Kosovo mission [more...] Intel chips away at EU allegations [more...] A summit united in divergence [more...]