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Sat 06 Jun 2009Dealing with climate change a 'defining issue' for the EU
DEALING WITH climate change “cannot be put on the back burner” because of the economic recession, according to European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, who described it as a “defining issue” for the EU.
He was speaking yesterday at the concluding session of the commission’s annual Green Week in Brussels, which attracted a record attendance of more than 4,500. Its theme this year was “Climate Change: Act and Adapt”.
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