Barriers designed to protect the Italian city of Venice from flooding during high tides have been successfully tested for the first time. Four large floodgates rose...
In a session marked by the tragedy off the coast of Lampedusa, Parliament held a minute of silence for the victims and then debated with the...
On 10 October, Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Lithuanian Environment Minister Valentinas Mazuronis signed the Minamata Convention on Mercury on behalf of the European Union. The...
The European Commission has welcomed the 'general approach' agreement reached at the 10 October Transport Council on a recast of the rail safety directive. This recast...