European Commission - All the latest news from the Commission 10/02/2012 03:08:03 GMT+1 http://www.ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm Innovative Europe – a health check Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 MET http://ec.europa.eu/news/science/120208_en.htm Workers passing through walls with EU stars © EU

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]]> ]]> Towards a competitive low-carbon energy sector Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:00 MET http://ec.europa.eu/news/energy/111219_en.htm Road through fields with wind turbines in background © iStockphoto.com/Robert Mandel

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