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			<title>Agreement on biodiversity and water policy in the Council</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/agreement-biodiversity-and-water-policy-council</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Environment Council has adopted Council conclusions on biodiversity and water strategy, on 21 June 2011 in Luxembourg. However, on the Decarbonisation Roadmap Presidency conclusions were adopted with qualified majority rather than unanimous Council conclusions.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:11:35 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Climate: Businesses interested in maintaining EU’s leading role</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/climate-businesses-interested-maintaining-eu%E2%80%99s-leading-role</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The EU has to play an active part in identifying solutions, to alleviate the consequences of climate change; and the Hungarian Presidency has prepared the ground work for it, eu2011.hu was told by Péter Olajos, Deputy Secretary of State for Green Economy Development and Climate Affairs, of the Ministry for National Development, on the occasion of the Bangkok UN climate change conference where the EU is represented by the Hungarian Presidency and the Commission.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:19:28 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>EU must act in unison for climate change negotiations </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/union-must-act-unison-international-negotiations-climate-change</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The European Union is in favour of a universally binding climate protection agreement, for the period after 2012; and should play a leading role in developing it - agreed the un-official meeting of the Environment Council held on 26 March 2011 in Gödöllő. However, opinions differed on the method of implementation. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:29:16 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Europe needs an integrated water policy </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/europe-needs-integrated-water-policy</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We need an integrated approach, for the future of water resources in Europe, the various Union policies must be coordinated for the protection of water. This was concluded in the informal meeting of the Environment Council, on 25 March 2011, in Gödöllő, near Budapest. The Hungarian Presidency aims to facilitate the adoption of a closing document (conclusions), on the sustainable utilisation of water, by the Environment Council, which is due to take place in June.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:40:16 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Meeting NGOs: environment protection at stake</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/meeting-ngos-environment-protection-stake</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Researches of civil organisations, greatly contribute to environment protection-related decisions, State Secretary for Environmental Affairs, Zoltán Illés, stressed following discussions with NGOs at Europe Point, the common events centres on the European Commission, and the European Parliament, in Budapest on 22 March.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:48:24 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Disaster in Japan: Presidency helps EU’s fast reaction</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/disaster-japan-presidency-helps-eu%E2%80%99s-fast-reaction</link>
			<description><![CDATA[To the best of our knowledge, the natural disaster in Japan have no effect on Europe’s population whatsoever, said Minister for Rural Development, Sándor Fazekas, before the Environmental Protection Council’s session in Brussels, on 14 March 2011. Previously, the Hungarian Presidency reiterated its sympathy to the families and relatives of the victims.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:13:45 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Agreement achieved on the modernisation of electronic waste directive</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/envi-0314</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At its session held in Brussels on 14 March 2011, the Environment Council reached a political agreement on the amendment of Directive 2002/96/EC, which regulates the re-use and recycling of waste electrical, and electronic equipment.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:15:03 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>We must collect all types of electronic waste more effectively</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/we-must-collect-electronic-waste-more-effectively</link>
			<description><![CDATA[To protect our environment, all types of electronic waste should be collected and recycled more effectively. Since Member States could not reach an agreement on the WEEE directive revision, the Hungarian Presidency proposed for the new obligations, to take effect after a transition period - Minister for Rural Development, Sándor Fazekas, said to the Presidency’s website, in an interview before the Environment Council meeting on 14 March 2011.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:00:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Green economy development as potential breakthrough point</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/green-economy-development-potential-breakthrough-point</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At a press conference in Budapest, Péter Olajos, Deputy Secretary of State for Green Economy Development and Climate Affairs of the Ministry for National Economy said, “Green economy development may be a breakthrough point for countries in crisis, it is time to dispel the fallacy that decreasing carbon dioxide emission is a luxury of wealthy countries.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:31:12 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Hearing of Minister Sándor Fazekas in the European Parliament</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/hearing-minister-sandor-fazekas-european-parliament-0</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intensive work and cooperation with the Parliament for the creation of a greener, more efficient and modern Europe; these were the subjects of Minister for Rural Development, Sándor Fazekas, on behalf of the Hungarian Presidency, at the meeting of the EP’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:39:07 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Hearing of minister Tamás Fellegi in the European Parliament</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/hearing-minister-tamas-fellegi-european-parliament</link>
			<description><![CDATA[“The Hungarian Presidency wants to make great strides in creating a legally-binding and accountable global agreement on the post-2012 climate protection objectives,” stated Tamás Fellegi, Minister of National Development at the EP’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety. He informed the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy about the Presidency's energy priorities and urged a well-financed post-2013 cohesion policy at the Regional Development Committee.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:28:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Presidency talks about energy and climate protection priorities in Paris</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/presidency-talks-about-energy-and-climate-protection-priorities-paris</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Hungarian Presidency focuses on the Energy Strategy 2020 and the programme of establishing a low-carbon economy by 2050. This was the subject of National Development Minister Mr Tamás Fellegi’s meeting with two French partners in Paris on 10 January 2011.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:10:11 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Future generations in Presidency’s environmental focus</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/future-generations-presidency%E2%80%99s-environmental-focus</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Hungarian EU Presidency is committed to tackling the challenges of environmental pro-tection. Its key priorities include the fight against climate change, the protection of sustainable water reserves, the preservation of resource efficiency and biodiversity. The Presidency will pay special attention to future generations and sustainable development.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:33:43 +0100</pubDate>
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