Brussels, 22/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - Adopting the report by Hans Blockland (EDD, Netherlands) on Tuesday, on the proposed directive of November 2003 creating a framework for national plans to collect and recycle all used batteries and accumulators, the European Parliament has considerably reinforced the Commission's text at first reading, beyond what the latter institution is able to accept. The main amendments voted on by the plenary set much more ambitious objectives for collection, and...