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EU Commits to Steeper Greenhouse Gas Reductions, Calls
for More
 Continuing Europe's leading role
on fighting climate change, the EU has agreed to independently
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent by the year
2020 (against 1990 levels), while calling for industrialized nations
countries to collectively commit to even steeper reductions with an
eye to lessening emissions by 60 to 80 percent by 2050. MORE
EU Establishes Rights Agency
 The new European Union Agency for
Fundamental Rights begins work on March 1, providing the EU and
Member States with legal assistance and expertise on fundamental
rights matters when implementing EU law. The Agency will also
provide EU institutions and Member States with data and information
on rights protection in the Union. MORE
Fischer Boel on EU Agriculture, Doha, and the U.S.
Farm Bill
 In a speech before the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace in Washington recently, EU
Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel
addressed the need for successful completion of the Doha Round of
world trade talks, as well as changes in the EU's Common
Agricultural Policy and the upcoming U.S. farm bill. MORE
European Coastal Waters Already Affected by Global
Warming
 A report from the European
Commission's Joint Research Centre details the effects climate
change is already having on Europe's coastal waters and regional
seas, including European coastal and marine habitats. MORE
Proposal to Boost Trade Within EU Member
States
 EU Commission Vice President and
Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry Guenter Verheugen presented
a proposal to smooth the functioning of the EU's "internal market"
for goods traded between EU Member States, noting that "The internal
market is our biggest asset in view of promoting growth and jobs in
the EU. There is still much room to improve the free movement of
goods [within the Union]." MORE
EU Promotes Study Abroad and Research in Europe for
Americans
 A new publication from the
Delegation of the European Commission in Washington outlines various
EU programs that enable Americans and others from non-EU countries
to study in Europe. MORE
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