UK BLOCKING PROGRESS ON PLASTIC BAGS LEGISLATION, SAYS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER
November 1st, 2014
THE BRITISH government has been accused of trying to block agreement over European Union (EU) legislation curbing lightweight plastic bags usage to favour a UK plastics company with close links to the country’s ruling Conservative Party.A Danish Green member of the European Parliament (MEP) Margrete Auken made the claims ahead of an important ‘trialogue’ meeting on Monday (November 17) between representatives of the parliament, European Commission and the EU Council of Ministers, to agree the directive.The Danish MEP wants EU countries to commit to reducing ...
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