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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8607

16 December 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Ratification of Kyoto Protocol still depends on decision by Russia

Brussels, 15/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - After two weeks of discussion, the UN conference in Milan on climate change ended on Friday in an atmosphere of uncertainty concerning the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol. Following defection by the United States, only Russia today has the necessary weight to make ratification of the Protocol a reality, but there is still suspense after the declarations by Russia's head of delegation, Alexander Bedritsky. The latter, AFP states, demands...

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