Brussels, 13/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on Friday 13 December, EU environment ministers were unanimous in endorsing the objective of the draft regulation presented by the European Commission on 9 September this year to prevent and manage the introduction and spread of invasive alien species into the EU (see EUROPE 10917). Opinions differed considerably, however, over how this should be achieved.
The greatest division between the delegations was over how appropriate it is to limit...