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* Sustainable Energy in Europe: Which way forward?: a conference to be staged on June 22 in Brussels at the Borschette Centre by European Commission stagiaires. Registration: www.freewebs.com/sustainable-energy-conference

* Refrigerants, Naturally: a one-day conference to be held on June 22 in Brussels at the Residence Palace (Rue de la Loi 155), where major agri-food groups like Coca-Cola, Unilever Ice Cream and McDonald's will be introducing innovative ozone- and climate-friendly refrigeration solutions for the food & drinks sector at the point of sales to manufacturers, users, stakeholders and the media. With the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Greenpeace International, this conference will present innovative HFC-free technologies that are becoming commercially available in the area of refrigeration for the food & drink sector. The conference will also discuss the issues around NGO expectations and the ongoing political initiatives in this area. For more information, visit www.refrigerantsnaturally.com or e-mail info@refrigerantsnaturally.com

* Productivity, Innovation, and Value Creation: Exploiting the opportunities for faster growth: an economic conference to be staged on June 22-23 in Amsterdam by the Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs and The Conference Board. Topics to be covered at this conference include: investment in Eastern Europe, deindustrialisation and development of services, the brain drain, cross border markets, etc. For further details, see: www;conference-board.org/309productivity.htm, or e-mail: brussels@confernce-board.org

* Hydrogen in Europe - Towards a consistent policy framework: a conference to be staged on June 23-24 in Bruges at the College of Europe campus in association with the Toyota Chair for Industry and Sustainability. For further details, see: www.coleurop.be or Toyota Chair for Industry and Sustainability, Tel: (+32)(0)50 47 72 27

* "A 25-member Europe": new challenges for European expansion: a seminar to be staged on June 28 in Brussels (Hotel Bristol Stephanie) by the Globalisation and Localisation Association (GALA) on the integration of new Member States, the mobility of workers, education, the impact of enlargement on EMU, language...