login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8944

11 May 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 28
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/environment
Parliament's second reading illustrates level of ambition on bathing water quality

Brussels, 10/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - In its decision on the new draft “Bathing Water Quality” directive, presented by the Commission in October 2002, the European Parliament provided the green light on Tuesday in Strasbourg, in second reading, to an update of Community legislation that is more ambitious than that sought by Member States (EUROPE 8736). Nonetheless, the plenary agreed to water it down to avoid conciliation procedures which could have let in a more radical position...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS