Brussels, 13/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - While a framework decision on the criminalisation of damage to the environment is on the agenda of the Justice Council on 15 March, the European Commission adopted, on Tuesday, a competitive proposal that aims to have this initiative adopted on the basis of Community law. Agreeing on the objective and on a large part of the content of the proposal - the need to ensure that environmental damage is punished as a crime, with crimes defined at the level of...