Brussels, 31/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - In its adoption on Wednesday of the report by Manders de Toine (ELDR, Netherlands), the European Parliament has approved the compromise which arose from conciliation with Council on the proposed directive on environmental liability (see EUROPE of 25 February, p.14). This green light at third reading allows the official adoption, after twenty years of discussions, of the Community legal text specifically based on the polluter-pays principle, with a view...