Brussels, 23/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - Serious shortcomings exist in the application of EU environmental law, which deprives citizens of the high level of environmental protection that they expect. This is the alarming observation made by the European Commission last week in the "Fifth Annual Survey on the implementation and enforcement of EU environmental law" covers the period until 31 December 2003 and contributes to the goals of the 1998 Aarhus Convention (which seeks to provide citizens...