Brussels, 11/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Monday 9 March, MEPs in the European Parliament's development committee called for binding legislation to stamp out armed groups being financed through the trade of minerals and metals from conflict areas. They adopted an opinion on this by a large majority (23 in favour, 2 against and no abstentions).
In order to stem the import of these conflict minerals (or blood minerals) into the European Union, the MEPs do not accept the...