Brussels, 04/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - Summarising the debate open to the public, Monday evening, on the environmental liability scheme, the President of the Environment Council, Jamue Matas highlighted: 1) an important current in favour of extending the field of application of the directive to harm on people and damage to property, and a majority current in favour of limiting the exemption clauses; 2) a majority current in favour of a strict application of the principle of polluter-pays to...