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Commission produces £200,000 comic book.

The European Commission has produced a self-promoting comic book depicting the humanitarian work of two fictional EU bureaucrats, aimed at children. More than 300,000 copies of the comic, Hidden Disaster, are to be distributed to homes and schools across Europe, at a cost of £200,000 to taxpayers. ( Sunday Telegraph, 21 February; Mail, 22 February)

Fortnightly bin collections for all.

Guidance from the Audit Commission to local councils has signaled the end of weekly bin collections, with the Government looking for £550 million in savings from waste disposal budgets. The move will also help councils meet the targets set under the EU's Landfill Directive, with the UK required to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill by 25% from 1995 levels by 2010, 50% by 2013 and 65% by 2020. ( Telegraph, 22 February)

EU biofuel targets accused of "driving global human tragedy".

A new report from Action Aid has warned that the EU's target to obtain 10% of all transport fuels from biofuels by 2020 is disastrous for poor countries and could put up to 100 million more people at risk of famine, increased food prices and landlessness.
The report also found that the EU biofuel industry has received €4.4bn in incentives, subsidies and tax relief to date, which could triple to over €13.7bn if the EU meets its 2020 target. ( Guardian, 15 February)

EU Commissioners to take home more than £1 million each on leaving office

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