Probo Koala export ‘unethical’

The ship Probo Koala broke EU rules when it took its cargo of toxic waste from Amsterdam to Ivory Coast, EU environment commissioner Stavros Dimas said yesterday. Dimas was in Estonia, where the ship has been confined to port. The export was ‘unethical and criminal’, Dimas said.

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