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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8134

23 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Commission to present proposal of framework directive on Wednesday to establish environmental liability regime based on polluter-pays principle

Brussels, 22/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission is to define the Community environmental liability regime that it proposes to establish in the Union in order to guarantee that, in the future, polluters will be recognised as responsible for the damage they cause to the environment and will have to bear the cost. At an initiative from Margot Wallström, Environment Commissioner, the College of Commissioners is to adopt during its weekly meeting the proposal for a...

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