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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/oil slick

EP asks owners of Erika and its cargo to compensate the fisheries and aquaculture sectors affected by the oil slick and calls for mobilisation of European funds

Brussels, 02/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - At the conclusion of a debate on the economic and environmental consequences of the accident involving the oil tanker Erika, on Wednesday the European Parliament adopted a resolution asking the owners of the vessel and its cargo to recognise their liability and to compensate victims "by financing the clean-up of the areas affected by the disaster and paying for the ecological damage". Parliament specified that "liability must cover the fisheries and...

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