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Aviation emissions: MEPs reach deal with Greek EU Presidency

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airplaneEU legislation on aviation emission allowances will cover only intra-EU flights until the start of 2017, but will apply to all flights to or from the EU thereafter, says an informal agreement reached by MEPs and the Council Presidency on Tuesday. The legislation would also require member states to report on how they spend revenue from auctioning emission allowances.

“The negotiations have been very difficult, but in the end, we succeeded. For the environment, this deal is better than the Council position, but also better than the Commission proposal,” said lead MEP Peter Liese (EPP, DE) on 5 March. “The main element of compromise concerns the scope. T

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