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Soil protection has proved to be a tricky piece of legislation for the EU system to digest (Photo: Wikipedia)

Opposition to EU soil directive 'not logical,' commission says

The new European environment commissioner has called strong opposition from key member states to EU-level legislation protecting soils "not logical."

"The argument barely stands up. It seems to me not so clearly logical," commissioner Janez Potocnik told reporters following a discussion by EU environment ministers on the state of play with one of Europe's most badly delayed pieces of legislation.

"I will try to talk to ministers from the so-called blocking minority about what are ...

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Soil protection has proved to be a tricky piece of legislation for the EU system to digest (Photo: Wikipedia)

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