Strasbourg, 31/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - Voting last week (codecision, first reading) on the report by Eija-Ritta Anneli Korhola (EPP-ED Finland) on the amendment of directives on public participation in the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment, the European Parliament strengthened provisions in its proposal. There is above all inclusion of a "recital" recalling that "Article 8 of the Aarhus Convention requires the Community and Member States to strive to...