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Day: 7 December 2006

Drought over in half of Spain

Spain's two-year drought was declared over in the West half of the country this week after two months of heavy rain, while Mediterranean regions remained dry, the country's meteorological service has said.

Call for cooperation on Europe’s seas

Managing Europe's seas to benefit all sectors of the maritime economy requires more coordination on offshore projects, ship dismantling and marine-related research, EU maritime commissioner Joe Borg has said.

Businesses call on EU to get tough on climate change

A coterie of leading UK businesses is calling on the EU to do more to combat climate change by clarifying its targets on reducing emissions, outline what the corporate world can do to help meet them and provide more support for innovative low-carbon technologies.

Projects of ‘national benefit’ fast-tracked, from nuclear plants to windfarms

Planning permission for major projects from nuclear power stations and incinerators to wind farms will become quicker and easier to obtain, with less scope for objections from locals, under proposals made in the long-awaited Barker Review of planning.

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