News Europe 2008

*European parliament votes to crack down on gas guzzlers, September 25 Greenpeace, September 25 The European Commission last year put forward a proposal to cut emissions from passenger vehicles to 130g /km by 2012. The current EU average is 158g /km. The environment committee effectively backed up that proposal in a vote today, and also approved a non-binding target of "no more than" 95g /km for 2020, subject to a review in 2014. The final text will now be negotiated between the Parliament, EU environment ministers and the European Commission. topic
*Bulgarian eco town 'the biggest mistake of Norman Foster's career', say protesters, July 14 The Guardian, July 14 
*50,000 Estonians clean up their country in one day, May 28 Wikinomics, May 28 topic
*EU 'committed' to stiff cuts, March 21 BBC News, March 21 
*European Commission publishes proposals to tackle climate change and legally binding renewable energy targets for Member States in 2020, January 23 EUROPA, January 23 topic
*European civil society bodies welcome the EU Reform Treaty as an important step in bringing the EU closer to civil society and citizens. January 16 National Council for Voluntary Organisations, January 16 topic
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