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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10871
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment

Greece referred to Court for nitrate pollution of water

Brussels, 20/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 20 June, another stage was completed in the infringement proceedings initiated against Greece which, despite being called on to take action several times, still fails to comply with Directive 91/676/EEC on nitrates, which makes it an obligation for member states to monitor their waters and to protect all surface and ground water affected by nitrate pollution from agricultural sources, or likely to be so. Greece will be referred to the Court...

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