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ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL/CLIMATE CHANGE : ADAPTATION A "NECESSARY COMPLEMENT" TO MITIGATION.
July 2, 2009... The EU target of limiting global warming to no more than 2[degrees]C compared with the pre-industrial era means that all countries need to adopt attenuation measures on an urgent basis, but it is equally urgent to adapt to climate change in advance, particularly for the most vulnerable...

AID APPROVED FOR ITALIAN COMBINED TRANSPORT SERVICE.
July 2, 2009... A new rail-based transport service between the Port of Naples and Nola Interport, one of the main industrial ports of Italy near Naples, will be granted start-up aid amounting to 1.322 million. The European Commission accepted the aid scheme, on 17 June. It will cover a period of three years....

AID FOR CARMAT'S R&D PROGRAMME CLEARED.
July 2, 2009... The European Commission approved, on 18 June, financial support of 33 million granted by France to the research and development (R&D) programme entitled Carmat'. The lead company, Carmat S.A.S., backed up by four industrial partners and a large number of SMEs acting as subcontractors, will...

AID PACKAGE TO BELARUS ANNOUNCED.
July 2, 2009... On the eve of External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner's visit to Belarus, the European Commission announced, on 19 June, the allocation of an assistance package of 10 million for the improvement of food safety and quality in Belarus. As a consequence of the Chernobyl nuclear...

AID TO GERMAN COAL SECTOR AUTHORISED.
July 2, 2009... The European Commission authorised, on 17 June, a state aid scheme covering exceptional costs due to restructuring measures and mine shutdowns and granting current production aid for German coal mining companies in 2009. The Commission checked whether the measures notified for 2009 were in...