{"id":91929,"date":"2018-05-17T12:13:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T10:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eeb.org\/?p=91929"},"modified":"2018-10-29T11:11:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T10:11:38","slug":"eu-air-quality-limits-breached-on-a-continental-scale-six-countries-sent-to-ecj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/eu-air-quality-limits-breached-on-a-continental-scale-six-countries-sent-to-ecj\/","title":{"rendered":"EU air quality limits breached on a \u2018continental scale\u2019, six countries sent to ECJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Romania and Hungary have been sent to Europe\u2019s top court for their consistent failure to tackle toxic air pollution. The six governments will face judges in Luxembourg after the Commission finally lost patience after years of air quality breaches.<\/h4>\n

EEB Air Quality Policy Officer Margherita Tolotto<\/strong> welcomed the news: <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEuropean air quality laws are being broken on a continental scale. Everyone in Europe has the same right to clean air, and when national governments fail to deliver EU protections, it\u2019s right that the European Commission steps in to protect us from the air we breathe. Today\u2019s announcement should surprise no one, the countries being sent to court have had too many final warnings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe now need to understand why some governments but not others have been sent to court today. Citizens deserve to know what is being done to protect them from polluted air. The process behind these infringement actions should be far more transparent.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is Europe\u2019s largest network of environmental citizens\u2019 organisations with around 140 organisations in more than 30 countries.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Commission PR: Air quality: Commission takes action to protect citizens from air pollution<\/a><\/p>\n

EEB Press Release: National air pollution plans \u2018too little too late\u2019 to avoid court<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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