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Environmental activists demand clean air in Krakow, Poland, 2015 (Photo: Greenpeace Polska)

Poland and Greece broke EU environment laws, rules court

The Court of Justice of the EU has reprimanded two member states for not protecting the environment, in separate rulings on Thursday (22 February).

It said that Poland has broken EU law by failing to improve air quality, while Greece did not fully comply with a previous court ruling on urban waste water treatment.

The court gave Greece a €5m fine, to be paid into the budget of the EU. It also threatened to continue handing out fines twice a year until Athens improves the situation...

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