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The EU is the first in the world to introduce the crime of ecocide and prison sentences for polluters

The negotiators of the European Parliament and the member states have reached an agreement on a new law that prescribes prison sentences of up to 10 years for the biggest polluters, as well as punishing companies with fines of up to 5 percent of global revenues, reports Euractiv. Negotiations on the punishment of crimes against the environment began in December 2021 with ...

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