"We will pursue ambitious targets for the further expansion of renewable energy," it said in a draft deal between the country’s two main parties obtained by Reuters on Friday.

That means Germany will stick to its target of ensuring renewable sources make up at least 20 percent of the country’s overall energy requirement by 2020, a goal outlined by the previous Social Democrat (SPD)-Greens government.

Germany’s two largest parties — the SPD, the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU) — are hoping to reach a power-sharing accord by Nov. 12 after a hung parliament in last month’s election.

However, under a draft coalition deal, changes to the promotion of wind, hydro or solar power co?ld only take effect from 2008. The idea of limiting the promotion of renewables has also been ruled out.

"Germany will continue to take a leading role in national and international climate protection," the draft document said.

The conservatives had been cool towards tight environmental targets, but the SPD is set to be in charge of the environment ministry under a "grand coalition" of the two parties.

The parties envisage increasing the level of support provided to make buildings more environmentally friendly to 1.5 billion euros ($1.82 billion) from 360 million euros per year.

The draft also outlines the likely next government’s hope of preventing German companies making windfall profits from trading carbon dioxide emission certificates from 2008.

Firms received pollution rights from the government for free this year. The rights, in the form of certificates, can be traded.

The draft says Germany will support the European Commission into its investigation of how air transport can be incorporated into emissions trading.

It also says the future German government will consider making it necessary for auto fuels to contain some more environmentally friendly ingredients, such as ethanol, and that the agriculture sector’s use of such fuel could be promoted.

O.T. Chisinau a M.E.M. cu sustinerea Ministerului Ecologiei si Resurselor Naturale si a Ambasadei Regatului Olanda desfasoara la 9 noiembrie 2004 primul Forum National al Apelor.
Menirea Forumului este sa contribuie la cresterea gradului de informare a populatiei in problemele utilizarii si protectiei resurselor de apa, implicarea mai activa in solutionarea acestei probleme a institutiilor de stat, reprezentantilor societatii civile si a business-ului, imbunatatirea parteneriatului dintre toate partile interesate .
Forumul va constitui o sedinta de o zi a persoanelor din Republica Moldova direct interesate in solutionarea problemelor alimentarii cu apa potabila (reprezentantii ministerelor si departamentelor de resort, institutiilor stiintifice, organizatiilor neguvernamentale, companiilor private, donatorilor etc.).
La Forum se va discuta intreg spectrul de probleme ecologice, economice si sociale legate de protectia si utilizarea apei, inclusiv pentru scopuri potabile, de irigare, folosire in industrie etc. Vor fi elaborate recomandari si propuneri de imbunatatire a situatiei in acest sector, la nivel de tara, bazin hidrografic, localitati aparte. Se va lua decizia privind crearea Consiliului Apelor al Republicii Moldova, altele.
Daca aveti interesul de a participa la Forum, rugam sa prezentati pe adresa electronica [email]chbemm@moldnet.md[/email], pana la 1 noiembrie 2004 cererea respectiva. Organizatiile selectate vor primi invitatii in decurs de 3 zile.

The conservatives of chancellor-in-waiting Angela Merkel and the Social Democrats (SPD) are in talks to forge a power-sharing alliance that should be in place by the end of November.

The former election rivals have made steady progress on a series of issues, from budgetary policy to renewable energy, but the future of atomic power seems set to be a key battlefield in the coming weeks.

"The lifetime of nuclear power stations cannot be extended," SPD chairman Franz Muentefering told Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview to be published on Sunday.

The SPD and their former government partners, the Greens, pushed through a law in 2000 to phase out Germany’s 17 atomic energy plants by 2020.

However, the conservatives are keen to provide Germany, a large importer of oil and gas, greater energy security and allow industry to earn more by extending the life of their plants.

The conservative premier of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Guenther Oettinger, said in a guest commentary in Bild am Sonntag that energy firms would then have more time to boost renewables.

"At least in the next four years, no secure and economic nuclear power station should be taken off the network," he said, while acknowledging that nuclear-free energy was something to wish for.

SPD environment expert Hermann Scheer told Handelsblatt his party could not vote for any extension, arguing energy firms would simply seek further extensions later.

Working group talks are to resume next week.

Nuclear power, which became extremely unpopular in Europe after the 1986 Chernobyl accident, has been making a comeback. The first new nuclear plant on the continent in years is being built in Finland.

One of the reasons for its return to favour is the fact that nuclear reactors emit virtually no greenhouse gases.

La inchidere va fi:
– Rokk grupa ?Fabia?
– Prezentarea rolerilor, ciclistilor si skaitbordistilor
– Prezentarea materialului video a sporturilor internationale

Actiunea va avea loc in or. Vatra unde vor fi colectat materialul saditor si apoi plantati in or. Chisinau in parcuri, scoaruri, institutii de invatamint si gradinite de copii, pe malurile riului Nistru.
Transportarea participantilor este gratis ? deplasarea de la str. Calea Iesilor oprirea troleibuselor 1,8,23,11, dupa cecr in directia Sculeanca prima oprire (Universitatea Pedagogica)

The agency said the Agriculture Ministry announced that as a result all poultry trade restrictions on the islands of Chios and Oinousses, where the suspected case appeared, were now lifted.

"It is self-evident, that, if and when similar cases appear in the future, the exact same measures will be taken," the agency quoted the Ministry as saying.

Greece had banned the export of all live birds and their products from the area of Chios earlier in the month, when preliminary tests had showed the turkey on the islet of Oinousses was positive to the H5 avian flu strain.

News of the suspected cas? caused concern among the public which reduced poultry consumption dramatically.

Greece is on the path of migratory birds making their way to warmer southern climates this time of the year.

Neighbouring Turkey and Romania, which have confirmed bird flu cases, have culled thousands of poultry in recent weeks.

Licenta a fost acordata organizatiei de Organizatia Europeana P.R.O. Europe. Prin acest sistem, agentii economici care au obligatii de valorificare si reciclare a deseurilor de ambalaje pot transfera, prin contract, responsabilitatea valorificarii si reciclarii deseurilor de ambalaje catre ERA, care incheie la randul sau parteneriate cu autoritatile locale, cu societatile de salubrizare si transport si cu firmele specializate in reciclare. Agentii economici care adera la sistem vor putea insera simbolul "Punctul Verde" pe ambalajele produselor lor. Astfel, cumparatorul va sti ca firma producatoare sau importatoare a produselor respective este o companie responsabila din punct de vedere social, intrucat s-a angajat ca ambalajele produselor sale, colectate de la populatie in containere separate, sa fie reciclate sau valorificate. ERA s-a constituit, la sfarsitul anului 2003, aceasta organizatie de recuperare a deseurilor de ambalaje similara celor din statele membre in Uniunea Europeana: Eco – Emballages (Franta), Fost Plus (Belgia), ARA (Austria), Duales System Deutchland (Germania). Ca si aceste organizatii, ERA nu este orientata catre obtinerea de profit, ci catre promovarea unei solutii eficiente si durabile pentru procesul de gestionare a ambalajelor. Fondatorii ei sunt companii romanesti si straine care activeaza in domeniul producerii de ambalaje, precum si in domeniul fabricarii si comercializarii de bunuri de consum ambalate in Romania.

Ea considera ca masurile care vor fi luate se vor concretiza in lucrari de investitii: deschideri si decolmatari de canale sau deschideri de incinte pentru a aduce un aport suplimentar de apa.

Studiul este elaborat de un consortiu de institute, coordonat de Institutul de Cercetari Delta Dunarii, pentru finantarea sa fiind alocati un miliard de lei, prin Hotarare de Guvern.
Ministrul mediului si guvernatorul Rezervatiei Biosferei Delta Dunarii, Virgil Munteanu, au prezentat membrilor Comisiei de Administratie o informare privind construirea, de catre Ucraina, a canalului de navigatie pe bratul Bastroe.

Din document rezulta ca posibilele consecinte ale constructiei canalului sunt:
declansarea unui proces de scurgere mai activa, cu consecinte asupra Deltei secundare-Chilia; afectarea echilibrului ecologic al zonei, inclusiv al rezervatiei Biosferei Delta Dunarii, canalul fiind locul de migatie a 95% din populatia de scrumbii din Dunare; pierderi economice cauzate pescarilor din zona.

Statutul rezervatiilor biosferei prevede ca teritoriul acestora sa fie delimitat in zone cu regim de protectie integrala, zone tampon si zone economice.
Proiectul canalului Bastroe ar include zona cu regim de protectie integrala, ceea ce ar genera un impact potential asupra regiunii. in cele 18 zone cu regim de protectie integrala din RBDD-Romania nu se desfasoara nici un fel de activitate economica, iar accesul publicului este interzis. Conducerea Camerei Deputatilor a respins, luni, solicitarea Comisiei de administratie referitoare la constituirea unei comisii de ancheta privind impactul construirii canalului Bastroe asupra Deltei Dunarii, recomandand ca acest subiect sa fie reluat mai tarziu.

Astfel, au fost controlate 79 de unitati dintre care 37 cu functiuni de alimentatie publica, 40 de unitati cu functiuni de cazare si doua agentii de turism.

Echipele de control au urmarit indeplinirea criteriilor de clasificare pentru structurile de primire turistice cu functiuni de cazare, pentru structurile turistice cu functiuni de alimentatie publica si respectarea contractului cadru de comercializare a serviciilor turistice.

In judetul Suceava echipele de control au verificat un numar de 27 structuri turistice cu functiuni de cazare, 27 structuri turistice cu functiuni de alimentatie publica si o agentie de turism.

Mai multe pensiuni din acest judet au fost descalificate din cauza nerespectarii criteriilor care au stat la baza clasificarii (Semenic, Dornelor, Zugreni, Silva, Bucovina, Bucovina Severin). Agentiei de turism Central Turism i-a fost retrasa licenta de functionare din cauza neancheierii contractului de comercializare a produselor turistice.

La Vila – Restaurant – Bufet bar Ozon din Vatra Dornei s-a constatat lipsa saltelutelor de protectie, a umeraselor, a periilor de pantofi si de haine, iar grupurile sanitare comune nu erau in perfecta stare de functionare si curatenie. Pentru deficientele constatate a fost retras certificatul de clasificare, unitatii fiindu-i interzisa functionarea.

Valoarea totala a amenzilor aplicate in judetul Suceava se ridica la suma de 80 milioane lei.

In judetul Neamt echipele de control au verificat 15 structuri de primire turistica, din care 9 structuri de primire cu functiuni de cazare si 6 structuri turistice cu functiuni de alimentatie publica.

Statiunea Lacramioara a fost amendata cu 10 milioane de lei pentru ca functiona fara certificat de clasificare eliberat de ANT.

In statiunea Lacul Rosu echipele de control au verificat un numar de opt unitati, din care patru unitati de cazare si patru unitati de alimentatie publica, intocmind note de constatare.

Toate unitatile verificate in aceasta statiune au fost sanctionate contraventional, valoarea totala a amenzilor ridicandu-se la 104 milioane de lei.ROMPRES

Earlier this month, Romania became the first European mainland country to detect H5N1 in birds in two villages in the Danube delta, in the southeast of the country.

Last week, a heron was diagnosed with anti-bodies for bird flu in the eastern county of Vaslui, 100 km (60 miles) north of the Danube delta, in an area not in the immediate vicinity of a any villages or towns.

"Yesterday, the laboratory in Britain confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus in the heron found in Vaslui county, diagnosed with bird flu on October 21," the ministry said in a statement.

Authorities in Vaslui county told people to keep chickens indoors to avoid the virus spreading to domestic birds.

The ministry said more than 500 tests were conducted in the past two weeks on birds in the southeast of the country and all were negative for bird flu.

The deadly strain was first found in samples taken from two villages in the Danube delta, 40 km (25 miles) apart. More than 21,000 domestic birds in the two villages were killed and the villages were placed under quarantine.