Brussels, 25/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - In a declaration published on Wednesday, the European Commission deeply regretted the reported opening to navigation of the initial part of the Bystroye canal between the River Danube and the Black Sea. The canal route goes through a specially protected UNESCO World Heritage area in the Danube Delta which is also subject to the international Ramsar Convention on the protection of wetlands. The Commission had already expressed their serious concerns...