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Agreement in Durban on a roadmap to a future global treaty will see Europe continue a second period of binding emissions cuts, but Green groups say the deal is...

US state defends its environmental standards. California's environmental protection agency has written to the European Commission and EU member states rejecting claims from...

There is plenty of misleading information on tar-sands. Mark Milke's opinion piece on Canada's tar sands last week is littered with misleading information (“Does the EU...

Canada is not being singled out for its production of oil from tar-sands. Production of oil from tar sands results in the emission of more greenhouse gases than from most...

Tar-sands are having a terrible impact on Canada's landscape. Mark Milke of Canada's Fraser Institute was a good promoter of the interests of the oil industry in his opinion...

The EU is making a mistake by targeting Canada's oil sands. The European Commission was wrongheaded when, in October, it singled out oil extracted from Canada's ‘tar sands'...

Agreements are with Ukraine, Singapore, Canada and India. The European Commission is close to concluding free-trade agreements with Ukraine and Singapore this year and...

Book says Canada was a template for the EU project. Is Canada laying claim to Jean Monnet and his ideas of European integration?

Brings complaint to World Trade Organization over renewable energy subsidies. The European Union has brought a complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Ontario's...

The European Commission is divided over the impact of oil from tar sands on the EU's efforts to cut greenhouse gases. The Commission has been asked to set CO2 emissions...

Canada's election brings delays to trade talks. A senior Canadian trade negotiator has acknowledged that free-trade talks between Canada and the European Union could drag on...

Investigation found that US biodiesel was being shipped through Canada to avoid duty. The EU has decided to impose duties on imports of biodiesel from Canada that originated...

Commission investigation found that US biodiesel was being shipped through Canada to avoid duty. The EU has decided to impose duties on imports of biodiesel from Canada that...

International trade committee to raise concerns about tar sands in a report on EU-Canada relations. MEPs are expected to put renewed pressure on the European Commission to...

How the EU is faring in its trade negotiations.

The European Commission is planning to require member states to impose energy-savings obligations on public utilities. National energy-saving obligations already in place...

Commissioners to discuss differences over environmental rules. The European commissioner for climate action, Connie Hedegaard, will meet her counterpart for trade,...

The EU's failure to decide on how to classify tar sands could damage its green credentials. The European Union is to miss a deadline set in its own legislation on cleaner...

Agreements with Australia, Canada, US to be re-negotiated. The European Commission today (21 September) adopted a set of proposals on sharing passenger name record (PNR)...

Ban on most seal products takes effect today, but EU court gives Inuit groups extra time to submit a full legal challenge. The European Union's highest court has partially...