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Europe and Turkey: In search of a new world - 18 September 2013 - Opinion

Some EU governments act in contradiction with a strategic vision for the common European values and interest when they block Turkey’s accession talks, writes Kader Sevinç.

EU warned on temptation to 'early count' energy savings - 18 April 2013 - News

Germany, Britain and the Netherlands appear to be including energy conservation measures already taken by them to meet targets under the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), according to sources in the co-generation industry.

Campaigners mourn missing heat in 2030 Green Paper - 29 March 2013 - News

Efficiency campaigners have been left fuming after the EU’s Green Paper on 2030 climate targets almost completely failed to address the role that heat savings can play in reducing carbon emissions.

Oettinger feels the heat on boiler labelling rules - 19 September 2012 - News

The meaningful energy labelling of household heating boilers is being gutted behind the scenes, green campaigners have warned, saying this could undermine the EU's 2020 target to cut energy consumption by 20%.

Cogeneration chief: Energy efficiency bill is 'a missed opportunity' - 13 June 2012 - Interview

The EU's Energy Efficiency Directive, which has entered its final stages of negotiation, has missed the opportunity to give the cogeneration industry the incentives it needs to attract investors, according to Fiona Riddoch, managing director at COGEN Europe.

Energy savings deal pushed back to 2012 - 25 November 2011 - News

EU energy ministers reiterated their opposition to binding energy savings targets at a meeting yesterday (24 November), leaving a political agreement for the incoming Danish presidency in the first half of 2012, EurActiv has learned.

Kurdish problem casts shadow over Turkish elections - 20 April 2011 - News

Turkey's top court has decided to bar 12 candidates, including seven Kurds, one of whom is Sakharov Prize winner Leyla Zana, from running in June's general elections. The decision sparked violent protests and led the country's leading Kurdish political party to threaten to boycott the poll. The European Commission deplored the regression of democratic standards in Turkey.

Gender equality in Turkey: Policy proposals by the Republican People's Party - 08 March 2011 - Opinion

Turkey's record on gender equality remains inadequate and has substantially worsened under the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). However, strong measures for women in education, family planning and political representation can reverse the trend, writes the Brussels representative of Turkey's opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Kader Sevinç.

Opposition MP: EU should be 'careful' with Turkey elections - 17 February 2011 - Interview

The European Union should follow very closely the upcoming general elections in Turkey, which are set to be held on 12 June, as well as the political process leading up to them, Onur Öymen, vice-chair of the EU affairs committee in the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

Carbon trading ‘stifling EU energy-savings potential’ - 22 April 2009 - News

The EU's emissions trading scheme has so far failed to deliver any reductions in CO2 emissions while at the same time strangling energy-efficiency investment in the electricity sector, according to a former European Commission official. 

Cogeneration ball back in the Parliament's court - 19 September 2003 - News

The Council of Ministers adopted a common position on the future Cogeneration Directive, and forwarded it to the Parliament for its second reading.

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