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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8480

12 June 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment council
Presidency to pull out stops to achieve political agreement on environmental liability in Luxembourg on 13 June

Brussels, 11/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The big issue at Friday's Environment Council in Luxembourg will be political debate about the EU's future environmental liability system to guarantee the prevention and repair of damage to the environment. Political agreement is not guaranteed since delegations still disagree over the scope of the draft directive, which will have serious business implications. They also disagree over how polluter pays will work. All the same, the Greek Presidency has...

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