Brussels, 12/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - A resounding yes has been given for far stricter environmental impact assessments before projects are authorised. The environment committee at the European Parliament, chaired by Mathias Groote (S&D, Germany), voted on Thursday 11 July in favour of revision of the directive on the environmental impact assessment of a number of public and private projects (Directive 85/337/EEC, the so-called EIA directive), submitted by the European Commission in October...