Strasbourg, 25/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - Setting higher standards than the European Commission, the European Parliament wants all surface water in the EU to be cleared of dangerous chemical contamination by 2015. In second reading on the draft directive on the quality of surface water (related to the Water Framework Directive) in Strasbourg on 22 May, the European Parliament backed the strong line adopted by its rapporteur, Anne Laperrouze (ALDE, France).
Concerned about human health and...