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Groups blast veiled decision-making at European Commission as mining industry revels in rejection of crucial Parliamentary resolution

July 7, 2010

Environmental organisations have today criticised Commissioner Janez Potocnik for heeding mining industry lobbyists over a democratically elected European Parliament, in failing to open public discussions and rejecting a resolution to ban the use of cyanide in mining processes throughout the European Union.

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