Brussels, 02/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - It took all of the persistence of the UK Presidency and the goodwill of the Commission, in Brussels on Friday, for the environment ministers of the EU to reach a partial political agreement on Life Plus, the financial instrument for the environment to take over from the current Life for the period 2007-2013. During a highly animated public debate, all the delegations stated that they subscribed to the objectives of Life + and the addition of a component...