09/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption of the report by Swedish Green member Jonas Sjöstedt on the European Commission communication on the safety of mining activities, the EP again calls for a directive on mining waste that covers sites in operation, out-of-use sites and dumping sites. He invites the Commission to propose a legislation that obliges the mining company responsible to establish plans for declassification of mines and new or existing settling bassins and to provide for...