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EEA: Air pollution in 10 EU countries still above legal limits; road transport and agriculture

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Air pollution from sources such as transport and agriculture is still being emitted above legal limits in 10 European Union (EU) Member States according to new data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The main reasons for the exceedances are emissions from road transport (NO x ) and agriculture (NH 3 ).

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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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The challenge with China being the dominant force for a majority of raw materials is regarding their legal system. have a boom in demand of a certain material from China, their legal system could effectively stop the supply of that particular material. Should the U.S. New Tungsten Production Will Open the Global Supply Chain.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Meanwhile, legal scholars and civil-society groups are asking whether a hands-off border can really keep Europe’s hands clean. The main reason is because the E.U. million people.

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Major power and gas company E.ON splitting in two; focusing on renewables, spinning off conventional power generation

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In 2015, E.ON billion) compared to the previously planned 2015 capex of €4.3 E.ON’s financial flexibility is further enhanced by the divestment of its entire businesses in Spain and Portugal, which it has agreed to sell to Macquarie, an Australian investment firm, for an enterprise value of €2.5 In 2014 and 2015 E.ON

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

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A case in point is intelligent speed assistance, which Ford has offered in Europe on the S-Max since 2015 and on the more affordable Focus since 2017 , well before the EU had even decided to make it mandatory. “In The rules require that the driver retain the power to override the systems, which makes for less intrusive nannying.

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