Brussels, 10/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - Following the conciliation procedure, the European Parliament and the Council struck agreement on Wednesday evening on the first revision of the Seveso II Directive "to prevent major accident hazards", drawing lessons from recent disasters like the cyanide pollution of the Danube in 2000 (Baia Mare, Romania). Following 11 amendments voted in by the European Parliament in second reading on 19 June 2003, conciliation focussed on the directive's scope and...