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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment

Finland, Sweden and Portugal taken to court for failing to ensure proper treatment of urban waste water

Brussels, 14/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 14 December the European Commission decided to take Finland, Sweden and Portugal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to ensure proper treatment of urban waste water in a significant number of towns and cities. A commission press release explains that the failure of Finland and Sweden to systematically remove nitrogen when treating the waste water of their inland cities and towns is contributing to the environmental problems of the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Summit opens - Angela Merkel calls for substance of Constitution to be retained - Meeting of Liberal leaders
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: MEPs' expectations on enlargement (particularly Turkey), Constitution, immigration and energy
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: Union for Europe of Nations becomes European Parliament's 4th largest political group with 44 members
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Extraordinary session of the Ep
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/SPAIN: Death of Loyola de Palacio
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT/FRANCE: Sylvie Goulard takes on presidency
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ITALY:
(EU) EP/BELARUS:
(EU) EU/POLAND:
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Syrian parliamentary delegation in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EP/IRAN/SHOAH:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Greece obliged to repay €235.6 million
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission to pursue legal action against Spain in six separate cases
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Infringement procedures against Greece over breaches of several directives
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: seven Member States in the dock for inadequately transposing directive on waste
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Procedures against Member States over missing national allocation plans and incomplete emission reports
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission refers Italy and France to European Court of Justice a second time after failure to comply with its judgements
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Finland, Sweden and Portugal taken to court for failing to ensure proper treatment of urban waste water
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission to set up contact group to combat bottlenecks in freight transport logistics
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Three Member States in wrong over rail competititveness
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Greece referred to Court over Single European Sky failings
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission takes Portugal to Court for failure to respect Community legislation on maritime safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Reasoned opinion for Malta for failure to comply with Community law on maritime cabotage
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement proceedings against France, Germany and Portugal on freedom of establishment
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Commission closes series of infringement proceedings on public procurement
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Hungary is referred to Court of Justice for failing to abolish restrictions on cable distribution services
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission pursues offensive against failure to comply with telecommunication regulations
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission again confronts issue of violent games
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/2007 BUDGET: 2007 budget grants new posts called for by Commission and 40% of structural funds to new Member States
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT/TRANSPORT: Parliament opens way to adoption of Euro 5 and Euro 6 standards for gradual toughening up motor vehicle emission limits
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP green light for single European driving licence
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs express concern about data protection in EU - Polemic surrounds American targeting system that could run counter to PNR agreement signed in October
(EU) EP/PES/LISBON STRATEGY:
(EU) EP/JHA: Go-ahead from EP for €4 billion to various immigration sectors - Other funds in area of Justice and Home Affairs
(EU) EP/FOOD SAFETY: While awaiting new proposals, EP fills gaps in rules on compound feedingstuffs
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP calls for reform to ensure viability of banana sector
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 14/12/2006: