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No 253 - Weekly - 1 February 2008
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Safety requirements for tunnels: Commission sends reasoned
opinion to United Kingdom
The European Commission sent on 31 January a reasoned
opinion to
the United Kingdom for failure to fulfil the reporting obligations under
Directive 2004/54 on minimum safety requirements for tunnels. This
Directive sets out technical requirements to reach a minimum level of
safety of tunnels and shall apply to all tunnels in the trans-European
road network, with lengths of over 500 metres.
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EU and Iraq discuss ways of enhancing Energy
Cooperation
On 31 January the European Commissioner for External Relations
and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, and the
European Commissioner for Energy, Andris Piebalgs met with the Minister
of Oil of the Republic of Iraq, Hussain Al-Shahristani, to discuss
enhancing energy cooperation between the European Union and the Republic
of Iraq.
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European Commission recognizes outstanding sustainable
energy projects
On 29 January six winning projects from four EU member
states - Italy,
Austria, Hungary and France - were awarded trophies at the Sustainable
Energy Europe Awards ceremony taking place under the umbrella of the
second European Sustainable Energy Week. The European Commission
initiative aims to raise public awareness on the use of renewable energy
sources and energy-efficient methods. The winners were awarded for the
exceptional work they have already accomplished but, above all, for the
commitment they have made to the sustainable future.
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Sustainable Energy Cities take the lead on climate change:
the European Commission launches the Covenant of Mayors
On 29 January the European Commission launched the Covenant of
Mayors, the most ambitious initiative to date involving the citizens in
the fight against global warming. It comes after an informal
consultation with numerous cities across Europe, whose Mayors will join
the Commission in launching the Covenant. The Covenant consists of the
formal commitment of the adhering cities to go beyond the objectives of
the EU in terms of reducing their CO2 emissions through energy
efficiency and renewable energy actions. Almost 100 cities throughout
Europe, including 15 capital cities, have expressed their early support
for the Covenant.
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For a complete list of current public
consultations please
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Consultations
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Public
Consultations
In this
section you will find the newest calls for
submissions to public consultations in fields of energy and
transport.
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ERTMS: the European Deployment Plan
Stakeholder consultation on the revision of Energy Labelling
Framework Directive 1992/75/EEC
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28/02/2008
22/02/2008
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New Calls for
Tenders
The internet service of the DG for Energy and Transport has
developed a
web page announcing the Calls for tenders & Calls for
expression of interest concerning the Directorate General
for Transport and Energy. In this new section you will find
not only
contract notices published in the Official Journal but
also,
prior information notices,
calls for expressions of interest, and the
list of contracting parties.
Contract
Notice |
Official
Journal |
Time-limit for
receipt of
tenders |
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Economies of scale: analysis of data on research expenditure on
labour and infrastructure Survey
of the competitive aspects of oil and oil product markets in the EU |
OJ S 1-000060
OJ S 247-300716 |
07/03/2008 05/03/2008 |
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Please note that the announcement of technical reports and
documents recently produced in specific energy and transport
sectors can be found on the "What's New" pages of the
corresponding chapters of
Energy and
Transport on the EUROPA
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