18/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 12 April, the Council of the EU reached a common position without debate on the modification of directive 2004/35/EC on the management of waste produced by the mining industry. Hungary and Austria abstained. The draft directive aims, amongst other things, to prevent accidents resulting directly from the exploration, extraction, handling, storage, recovery and elimination of minor waste and limit the harmful effects of these accidents on the environment and...