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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9220
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment council

Informal agreement on clean air in Europe

Luxemburg, 27/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, EU environment ministers reached agreement by qualified majority on a “general approach” on the draft directive on clean air in Europe which, for the first time, will set limits for the finest particles (PM2.5). These are the most harmful to human health since they penetrate deep into the lungs. While awaiting the first reading opinion from Parliament, scheduled for September, Member States agreed the 2007 introduction of the limiting...

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