The members of the European Parliament’s environment committee want the EU to ratify the Minamata Convention, a United Nations treaty which seeks to protect public health and the environment against mercury, a highly toxic heavy metal.
In Brussels, on Tuesday 21 March, they adopted the report by Stefan Eck (GUE/NGL, Germany) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Convention, on behalf of the EU.
This vote comes only a few days after Parliament passed a resolution endorsing...