Brussels, 02/02/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 2 February, environmental NGOs were extremely pleased to hear the European Parliament arguing that rather than revise the “habitats” and “nature” directives as envisaged by the European Commission, the EU should improve implementation of these two key areas of legislation for the protection of biodiversity.
MEPs unambiguously delivered this message by adopting by a large majority (592 votes in favour, 52 against, with 10 extensions),...