News

"Big three" block council deal on soil protection

ENDS Europe
Thursday 20 December 2007

EU environment ministers failed to reach agreement on a draft directive on soil protection on Thursday, despite the proposal having the support of 22 of the bloc's 27 member states. Environment commissioner Stavros Dimas described the result as "a missed opportunity".

The full text of this article is only available to registered subscribers and free trialists. To login, please enter your email address and subscriber access code below.

Not a subscriber or free trialist? Why not take a free 14 day trial or subscribe today!

Having trouble logging in? Subscriber login details are included at the top of the ENDS Europe DAILY email. If you are having problems, please contact our helpdesk

Tweet

Danish presidency programme

The Danish government presents the programme of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union ‘Europe at work'

Denmark took over the presidency of the EU on 1 January.

Read ENDS article on its provisional agenda of meetings

See also its website and full programme of work officially presented on 6 January