12/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 12 May, the European Commission launched a public consultation to evaluate Directive 2004/35/EC on environmental liability, aiming to prevent and remedy environmental damage according to the precautionary principle. The assessment will look at ways to improve national authorities’ compliance with EU rules to prevent pollution, in line with the EU Action Plan “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil”. “In many cases, it is public...