The European Commission has indicated it will not bow to the pressure coming from several member states and soften plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions across the 27-nation bloc by the end of the next decade.
Speaking to MEPs in Strasbourg on Wednesday (15 January), commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said: "Do not expect us to compromise on European interests."
"Both our international credibility and credibility before European Union citizens depend on fulfillment of the t...
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