EU to get tough on 'green crimes'
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Proposals are set to be unveiled to turn environmental offences over to the criminal courts across the EU.
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The European Union is warned to take steps to combat the growing problem of counterfeit drugs.
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Posted: March 8th, 2007 by Thomas L. Knapp "German Chancellor Angela Merkel will push her European Union counterparts to go green on energy at summit talks Thursday, urging them to adopt tough measures needed ...Comment
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Berlin- A deal on cutting carbon emissions will be the first of a series of difficult steps for European Union nations in the fight to tackle global warming, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned in a ...Comment
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European Union officials this week will aim to reduce corporate influence and make polluting more expensive.
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Europe is moving toward forcing large polluters to pay for most, if not all, permits to produce climate-changing gases.
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European Union leaders resolved on Friday to slash greenhouse gas emissions and switch to renewable fuels, challenging the world to follow its lead in fighting climate change.
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Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries proposed Tuesday to toughen Germany's anti-terrorism laws by making it a crime to train for an attack or to obtain weapons or other substances in order to carry out an attack.
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EU leaders agreed Friday on a bold set of measures to fight global warming, pledging that a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels by 2020 and 10 ...Comment
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Some dangerous chemicals could be banned from the European market and about 30,000 substances used in everyday products ranging from detergents to toys will have to be registered in a central European Union database under a law approved Wednesday.
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European Union leaders open a two-day meeting later Thursday deeply divided over calls for tougher measures to fight global change.Comment
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The European Union, the heavyweight in the fight against global warming, will push for mandatory cuts in emissions after the Kyoto protocol expires in 2012 despite fervent opposition from the United States.
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The European Union has set maximum fishing catches for next year in a deal decried by environmental campaigners as a scandal that will further endanger dangerously low stocks.
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The European Union has launched a new drive to reduce its regulatory burden on companies, in a bid to tackle one of the most frequent complaints made by business.
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The European Commission is given a warning that its proposals on cutting carbon emissions could affect industry.
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The European Commission plans to set up an EU force to deal with fires, floods and other emergencies.
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The European Union says anyone found to have deliberately poisoned Ukrainian Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko must face justice.