MEPS AND MINISTERS STRIKE DEAL OVER EU GROUNDWATER DIRECTIVE
October 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has prevailed in negotiations with the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers in its aim of strengthening the proposed EU groundwater directive. MEPs in a special conciliation committee persuaded EU member states they should not only protect groundwater against pollution, but against "deterioration", forcing regulators to monitor groundwater quality, as well as potential contamination sources.
Welcoming the deal, German Christian Democrat MEP Christa Klass, who headed the parliamentary negotiators, said: ...
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