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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11570
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment

Current NEC directive constantly being breached, says EEA

Brussels, 10/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - The member states of the EU are constantly in breach of the requirements of the 'Clean Air for Europe' directive (directive 2001/81, also known as the NEC directive), a report published by the European Environment Agency confirmed, if confirmation were needed, on Friday 10 June.

It will therefore come as no surprise that the revision of the NEC directive, tightening up the ceiling values for 2020 and adding objectives for 2025 and 2030, is something of...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: EU Council of Ministers adopts lax negotiating position on firearms
(AE) JHA: Roadmap to improve counter-terrorism information-sharing
(AE) JHA: EU still reluctant to give Georgians visa-free travel
(AE) TRANSPORT: Commission clarifies rules on air passenger rights
(AE) CLIMATE: Proposed ratification of Paris Agreement by EU on table
(AE) BIODIVERSITY: Postponement of fitness check on Nature directives until autumn outrages WWF and Birdlife
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament and Council clash over 2025 objectives in negotiations over NEC directive
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Current NEC directive constantly being breached, says EEA
(AE) AGRICULTURE: France, Germany and Poland want crisis aid package by end of June
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Support measures for fruit and vegetables sector extended
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Milk - first tendering procedure in expectation of ceiling increase
(AE) REGIONS: CEMR says Commission migration strategy has serious drawbacks
(AE) PATENT: EPO awards for five European inventors
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Bundestag gives green light to unblocking of tranche of €10.3 billion
(AE) FINANCE: New rules requiring derivatives to be cleared centrally
(AE) FINANCE: Rules on financial conglomerates put forward for consultation
(AE) TAXATION: France in middle of national debate on country-by-country reporting
(AE) STATE AID: Italy to recover public aid from Arfea
EDUCATION
(AE) EDUCATION: Skills strategy warmly welcomed
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: Reform of TDI - paralysis at Council over lesser duty rule
(AE) VIETNAM: Human rights committee in Vietnam hails European Parliament's action
(AE) CHINA: Yang Jiechi speaks of tremendous progress on human rights
(AE) TAJIKISTAN: EU urges progress on human rights
(AE) SERBIA: EU says accession conditional on cooperation with ICTY
(AE) RUSSIA: Juncker-Putin meeting in Saint Petersburg on 16 June
(AE) ACP: Heads of state still concerned at EU's excessive demands for EPAs
NEWS BRIEFS
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CALENDAR
: (AE) Main activities of the European institutions from 13 - 19 June
: (AE) Other events in the week of 13 - 19 June