| These past weeks, the following interesting official documents and articles have been read in the press:
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
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Discours de M. le Président de la République sur la stratégie de la France dans la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique, Artemare (Ain) – Jeudi 10 septembre 2009 http://www.elysee.fr/documents/index.php?lang=fr&mode=view&cat_id=7&press_id=2898
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Speech of Andris Piebalgs, Energy Commissioner, Offshore wind energy – a climate-friendly power system , at the European Offshore Wind Conference 2009, Stockholm, 14 September 2009 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/09/387&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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Mariann Fischer Boel, Member of the European Commission responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development, A changed climate for making agricultural policy , Informal meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers, Sweden , Växjö, 15 September 2009 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/09/389&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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Speech of Dr. Joe Borg, Member of the European Commission , Responsible for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, An integrated approach to science for an integrated maritime policy, "Oceans of Tomorrow" joint call, Brussels, 16 September 2009 http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/speeches/speech160909_en.html
QUESTIONS TO THE COMMISSIONS
PRESS
Green economy and climate: More specific objectives, Europolitics, Anne Eckstein, 02.03.10,http://www.europolitics.info
One last push for climate legislation in Senate, Europolitics, Brian Beary, 04.03.10 www.europolitics.info
EU needs a 'Plan B' on climate change, The Parliament.com, Martin Banks, 03.03.10, http://www.theparliament.com/no_cache/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/eu-needs-a-plan-b-on-climate-change/
Whaling Commission Proposes Return to Commercial Whaling, European Environment News, 01.03.10. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2010/2010-02-22-01.html
2020 strategy undermines economics of biodiversity, says WWF, Euractiv, 04.03.10, http://www.euractiv.com/en/sustainability/eu-2020-strategy-undermines-role-biodiversity-economic-recovery-say-wwf-news-301200
International Tropical Timber Organization and Convention on Biological Diversity Enter into Partnership, CBD, 02.03.10, http://www.cbd.org/
EU targets action on forests, Euractiv, 02.03.10, hhttp://www.euractiv.com/en/sustainability/forest-green-paper-news-299524
MEP De Castro calls impasse on agriculture “absurd”, Europolitics, Luc Vernet, 01.03.10, www.europolitics.info/
EWEA: Council ignoring wind power, Europolitics, Dafydd ab Iago, 01.03.10, www.europolitics.info/
Commission fishing for experts on alternative fuels, Europolitics, Dafydd ab Iago, 03.03.10, www.europolitics.info/
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« The Environment Committee decided that the following MEPs will be in Doha for the CITES COP15 in March:
Ms Pietikäinen (EPP, Finland), Mr Gerbrandy (ALDE, Netherlands), Mr Eickhout (Greens/EFA, Netherlands). |