BALTIC BALANCING ACT
- From: Vol 8, Issue 1 (January 2007)
- Category: Need to know
- Region: Europe
- Country: Portugal
* The European Commission is taking Finland, Sweden and Portugal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to ensure proper treatment of urban wastewater.
The failure of Finland and Sweden to remove nitrogen when treating wastewater generated in inland towns and cities is contributing to the environmental problems of the Baltic Sea. Portugal, meanwhile, has failed to respect a decision on urban wastewater discharges from Estoril, near Lisbon.
* The Poles, by contrast, seem to be committed to reducing pollution in the Baltic Sea, and ...
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