Brussels, 22/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 21 October, in Luxembourg, EU environment ministers invited EU member states to ratify the “Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” adopted in May by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). In their view, this is a priority, as implementation of this instrument should be facilitated as soon as possible. They also acknowledged, however, that, if matters are to be taken forward...