Brussels, 05/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht will propose legislation by the end of the year on trade in minerals coming from areas of conflict or high risk.
Prominent guest speaker at a conference in Brussels on 3 September on conflict minerals, De Gucht promised a legislative proposal for the end of 2013 aiming to ensure that trade in tantalum, tungsten, tin and gold does not constitute revenue for the armed groups that since the 1990s have been...