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Barcelona summit unlocks energy tax debate

ENDS Europe
Monday 18 March 2002

EU finance ministers should adopt an European energy tax regime by the end of the year, heads of government agreed at this weekend's Barcelona summit. Though they elaborated no further on the details, the European Commission welcomed the move today as a "very significant step forward." Business groups called it "extremely worrying".

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Danish presidency programme

The Danish government presents the programme of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union ‘Europe at work'

Denmark took over the presidency of the EU on 1 January.

Read ENDS article on its provisional agenda of meetings

See also its website and full programme of work officially presented on 6 January