03/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - Following the political agreement struck on 12 December 2001, the Council has formally adopted (without debate) its common position on the directive on public involvement at an early stage in the decision-making process for specific environment plans and programmes, thereby aiming to transpose into EU law measures from the second pillar of the international Aarhus Convention (see EUROPE of 13 December 2001, p.7). The European Parliament now has to give its...