{"id":741,"date":"2018-05-17T16:20:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T16:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euromenaenergy.com\/?p=741"},"modified":"2018-05-17T16:20:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T16:20:06","slug":"eu-commission-warns-members-it-will-get-tough-on-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emimer.com\/?p=741","title":{"rendered":"EU Commission warns members it will get tough on pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Tuesday it would get tough on air quality and penalize members that breached EU rules on pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and particulate matter.<\/p>\n

The Commission estimates that 400,000 people die every year as the result of airborne pollution, and targets introduced for 2005 and 2010 are still being exceeded in 23 of 28 EU countries.<\/p>\n

After a meeting with the environment ministers of nine countries which face legal action because of air quality problems, including the bloc\u2019s largest economies Germany and France, EU Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella said his patience was running thin.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe deadlines for meeting the legal obligations have long elapsed, and some say we have waited already too long, but we can delay no more, and I have made this very clear to ministers this morning,\u201d Vella told a news conference.<\/p>\n

He added that while countries had made some suggestions during the meeting, air quality standards would still be breached well beyond 2020 unless new measures were taken.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our exchange, there were some positive suggestions, but I have to say that at first sight, these were not substantial enough to change the bigger picture,\u201d Vella said, adding members had until next week to improve on their proposals.<\/p>\n

The EU Commission can take countries to Europe\u2019s top court if they breach EU law. Poland as well as Bulgaria have already faced legal action over air quality issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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