European Parliament 21 February 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-0444/02 by Torben Lund (PSE) to the Commission. Further postponement of a long overdue revision of the 1991 Directive on batteries.

The Commission is planning to carry out two studies, one on island regions and one on mountain areas. The aim is to collect information about the factors that hamper regional development. At the same time, the intention is to discuss the development needs of the regions and methods whereby new development can be initiated in those areas.