On Thursday 5 March, all the European Environment Ministers expressed their deepest concerns about the impact on human health and the environment of air pollution, which is responsible for 400,000 premature deaths per year in the EU – “a silent killer”, as Luxembourg’s Green Minister, Carole Dieschbourg, pointed out.
Their discussion was based on the EU legislation fitness check on ambient air quality, which they supported, recognising that much remains to be done to achieve the...