VOL. XLV

No 10

11-March-2002

ENVIRONMENT

EU States To Ratify KyotoProtocol

EU environmentministers on 4 March adopted the European Commissions proposal to ratify theKyoto Protocol.A statement released bythe EU said that in taking this decision, the EU has reaffirmed its commitmentto pursuing multilateral solutions to issues of global concern.With its decision to ratify the protocol atEU level, the EU stays true to its ambition to enable the Kyoto Protocol tocome into force by the World Summit of...