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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9665

22 May 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/environment
Parliament gives green light to criminal sanctions for environmental crime

Brussels, 21/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - Polluting with radioactive substances or waste, damaging a protected site or any other illegal behaviour detrimental to the environment will, from now on, be considered criminal offences in all EU member states, under the terms of the text adopted by the European Parliament (EP) in plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday 21 May. On the same day, ambassadors to the EU, meeting in the COREPER, also gave their backing to the compromise reached with the...

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