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Air pollution causes around 400,000 premature deaths every year in the EU (Photo: Friends of the Earth Scotland)

Most EU countries off-track on air pollution targets

The European Commission now estimates that a majority of member states are off-target to deliver on their air pollution reduction commitments for 2020 and 2030.

In its first report on progress towards EU air pollution targets, the commission said that member states need to step up efforts to make sure their citizens can breathe clean air.

Every year, air pollution causes about

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Air pollution causes around 400,000 premature deaths every year in the EU (Photo: Friends of the Earth Scotland)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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