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News article26 June 2020Directorate-General for Environment

Air pollution: Most EU Member States not on track to reduce air pollution and its related health impacts by 2030

The assessment of Member States' first programmes of measures to control air emissions finds that the implementation of the new European clean air rules needs improvement. Member States need to step up efforts across all sectors to make sure their citizens can breathe clean air, preventing respiratory diseases and premature death caused by breathing polluted air.

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Publication date
26 June 2020
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Directorate-General for Environment

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