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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9931

30 June 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Swedish Presidency inherits proposals for a framework directive on soil, still in deadlock

Brussels, 29/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The proposal for a framework directive on soil protection is in deadlock and it is by stating this failure that the Czech Presidency handed over the flame to the Swedish Presidency, during the last Environment Council on Thursday 25 June in Luxembourg.

Although the Parliament's first reading dates back to November 2007, the Council has been unable to reach a political agreement on this text due to constant opposition from several delegations forming a...

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