EU to Write Blueprint for Protecting Water; Will Address Resource Efficiency, Biodiversity in 2012
January 5, 2012 by GlobalLaw
Filed under Environment
The European Union in 2012 will consider proposals to revise its water legislation to better cope with increasing demand and growing pollution and climate change challenges through 2020…
EU Says It Will Comply With WTO Ruling Against Airbus Subsidies, Gives No Details
The European Union told the World Trade Organization June 17 that it intends to comply with a recent WTO dispute ruling condemning subsidies provided by EU governments to the aircraft consortium Airbus, but gave no details how it would ensure compliance.
EU Scores Gains In Airbus Subsidies Ruling By World Trade Organization Appellate Body
The European Union has succeeded in easing the impact of a World Trade Organization dispute ruling condemning government subsidies for Airbus, but the United States said its 20-year campaign against illegal “launch aid” loans for the company has been vindicated by the WTO’s final verdict on the issue…
Although Pleased with Outcome, EU Appeals WTO Decision on Illegal Subsidies for Boeing
The European Union announced April 1 that it was appealing a World Trade Organization panel ruling on the EU’s complaint against illegal subsidies for the U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing—for strategic reasons…
WTO Publishes Final Ruling in Complaint Against Boeing Subsidies; Both EU, U.S. Claim Win
The World Trade Organization made public March 31 a final WTO dispute panel ruling which found that the United States provided illegal subsidies to U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing that resulted in “significant” lost sales and price suppression for Boeing’s bitter European rival Airbus…
EU Focus in 2011 Will Be to Develop Long-Term Strategic Plans over Piecemeal Legislation
January 5, 2011 by GlobalLaw
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BRUSSELS—The environmental policymaking emphasis in the European Union in 2011 will be on strategic planning for the medium and long terms, rather than on piecemeal legislative proposals.
The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, will publish a number of policy road maps and will seek backing for them from lawmakers in the European Parliament and EU member states represented in the EU Council.
Matjaz Malgaj, an advisor to EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik, told BNA that the…
U.S., Japan Agree to Promote Energy-Efficient Communities, Form Bilateral Energy Dialogue
November 29, 2010 by GlobalLaw
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TOKYO—The United States and Japan agreed Nov. 18 to promote a project to build energy-efficient communities and to establish a bilateral energy policy forum.
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu met Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Akihiro Ohata in Tokyo and the two signed a joint statement on the initiatives. The two officials said they met to review progress on the Japan-U.S. action plan, launched in November 2009, to…