As the European Commission gears up for its Eighth annual Green Week this week, the EU executive body's flagship environmental exposition – this year focussing on waste and recycling - a rebellion is brewing in the East against the commission's proposed greenhouse gas emission reduction plans.
Last Wednesday, seven central and eastern European member states led by Hungary proposed a different distribution of carbon dioxide emission targets to those tabled by the European Commission in J...
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