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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12209

8 March 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 37
BREACHES OF EU LAW / Environment
Cyprus before Court of Justice for inadequate urban waste water treatment
Brussels, 07/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission announced on Thursday 7 March that it had brought an action against Cyprus before the Court of Justice for failure to provide adequate treatment for urban waste water, in persistent breach of Directive 91/271/EEC.

This directive requires cities to put in place the necessary infrastructure for the collection and treatment, before discharge, of their waste water - whether from households or industry - to protect human health and the environment. 

Reproach is being...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EXTERNAL ACTION
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INSTITUTIONAL
BREACHES OF EU LAW
NEWS BRIEFS