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The European Union's environment agency says the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by nearly 2 percent last year, putting the EU very close to reaching its emissions target for 2020.

That goal is to reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases by 20 percent compared to 1990 levels.

The European Environment Agency said Tuesday that emissions already have fallen 19 percent, meaning the 28-nation bloc is likely to achieve a larger reduction than it aimed for.

The EEA projected that 2020 emissions will be 21 percent or 24 percent lower than they were in 1990, depending on whether planned climate action is implemented in full.

However, some countries weren't on track to meet their individual targets through domestic action, including Germany and Spain.

Most scientists agree the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation are the main cause of climate change.

The EEA said the EU as a whole also was on track to meet its goals on getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydropower by 2020, and of improving energy efficiency by 20 percent.

Nine member statesCroatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Britainare on track to meet targets for all three climate and energy policy objectives.

Just last week the EU set new goals for 2030: 40 percent emissions cuts, 27 percent renewables and a 27 percent reduction in energy consumption.

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European Union border control officials are to meet in Brussels today to discuss how best to deal with an increase in the number of migrants trying to reach Europe.

The conference is taking place as Italy prepares to hand responsibility for patrolling the Mediterranean to a new EU force called Operation Triton.

The European Commission said the operation will help but not replace "continued substantial efforts" by Italian authorities.

Italy has long demanded more help from other European countries to help with increasing number of migrants making the dangerous crossing in flimsy and crowded boats, as they flee conflict and economic hardship in the Middle East and Africa.

A record 3,072 migrants have died trying to cross the Mediterranean so far this year, according to the International Organisation for Migration.

Over the past year, Italian warships are believed to have rescued 150,000 migrants who have been trying to reach Europe by boat.

Britain has said it will not support the EU search and rescue operations.

The British Foreign Office said that the government's position had been laid out in a response to a question published by the House of Lords website on 15 October.

"We do not support planned search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean," foreign office minister Joyce Anelay wrote in the response.

"We believe that they create an unintended "pull factor", encouraging more migrants to attempt the dangerous sea crossing and thereby leading to more tragic and unnecessary deaths."

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BRUSSELS, August 12 (RIA Novosti) European Union experts on Thursday do not plan on discussing the union's applications to the World Trade Organization regarding Russia's food ban, but will instead discuss the economic repercussions of them, an EU source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

On Thursday, there will be no discussion among EU experts on the possibility to start dispute settlement procedures in the WTO against the Russian agri-food ban. There will be just a discussion on the implication of this restriction measure on the EU economy," the source said.

European Commission spokesman Roger White said Monday that the European Union was hoping to evaluate the impact of Russias ban of food imports from the 28-member bloc by Thursdays experts' meeting, but would not be ready to decide on how to replace the Russian market.

A panel of experts has already started looking at what is encompasses Russia's restrictions and their potential impact on other world markets, he said.

On Thursday, Russia introduced a one-year ban on agricultural and food product imports from the countries that have imposed sanctions on Moscow over the Ukrainian crisis, namely the European Union, the United States, Australia, Canada and Norway.

Banned products include meat, poultry, fish, seafood, milk, dairy products, fruits and vegetables. The embargo may cost the European Union a whopping $16 billion in export losses.

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Published October 28, 2014

COPENHAGEN, Denmark The European Union's environment agency says the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by nearly 2 percent last year, putting the EU very close to reaching its emissions target for 2020.

That goal is to reduce emissions by 20 percent compared to 1990 levels.

The European Environment Agency said Tuesday that emissions already have fallen 19 percent, meaning the 28-nation bloc is likely to achieve a larger reduction than it aimed for.

The EEA projected that 2020 emissions will be 21 percent or 24 percent lower than they were in 1990, depending on whether planned climate action is implemented in full.

However, some countries weren't on track to meet their individual targets, including Germany and Spain.

Last week the EU set a target of cutting emissions by 40 percent by 2030.

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Greenhouse gas emissions drop in 2013 puts EU just shy of 2020 goal

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