IRU Road Transport Indices 2012 forecast that EU countries were on the brink of a double dip recession has now been confirmed, whereas the BRIC countries continue outperforming the old economies.
 

The requirement that 50% of wind energy projects are sourced locally to qualify for Feed-in Tariff support in the Canadian province of Ontario is illegal, the World Trade Organisation ruled yesterday. The ruling, following challenges by Japan and the EU, sends a clear message to other governments with such requirements for wind power - Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, Croatia - that local content requirements are incompatible with their WTO commitments.

BRUSSELS – By focusing both on a new regulatory approach for broadband networks and on better conditions for the deployment of new services, ETNO believes that the Commission addresses both the need for more investment incentives and consumer take up. Ultimately these new priorities should address the need for the EU telecoms sector to grow and become more competitive, following several years of decline in revenues.