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Publish date: March 11, 2005
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The French Ministry of Environment in co-operation with Environmental Ministries of other European countries is working out a plan of environmental forces. The European Union is expected to initiate this international institution as one of the reformed UNs structures in September this year, ITAR-TASS reported.
Paris aims to get wide commissions for the world-wide environmental police. It is supposed to implement monitoring and writing out penalties for countries and enterprises violating international environmental standards.
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.