30/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament endorsed the view of its rapporteur Eija Riitta Korhola (EPP-ED, Finland), on 18 December, recommending that it approve the common draft approved by the Conciliation Committee on public access to environmental information. The purpose was to repeal the Directive of 7 June 1990 to remedy certain weaknesses in its implementation and adapt it to technological developments, and to harmonise Community law to enable the Community to ratify the...