EU Commission gets tough on air quality improvement
The European Commission has set a deadline for Germany and other countries to show how they intend to comply with the EU鈥檚 air quality standards or face court action, reports Florian Eder for Politico. In a letter seen by Politico, Commissioner for the Environment Karmenu Vella invites ministers of the affected countries 鈥� including Germany鈥檚 Barbara Hendricks 鈥� to a meeting in Brussels on 30 January, which he said 鈥渟hould be considered as the last opportunity to show the steps being taken to redress the situation鈥� of high nitrogen oxide levels, writes Eder. Last year, the regarding high nitrogen dioxide levels resulting from road traffic. 鈥淩educing emissions from diesel-powered vehicles is an important step towards achieving compliance with EU air quality standards,鈥� the Commission had said in a press release.
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