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  • 2020-06-25 (xsd:date)
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  • On April 30, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published a Decision on Romania’s condemnation for non-compliance with Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on air quality and cleaner air for Europe. Romania has been tried for failing to meet its obligations regarding air quality and for systematically exceeding the limit values for microparticles (PM10) in Bucharest. Following the Court’s decision, the Minister of Environment, Water Resources and Forests, Costel Alexe, requested the City Hall of Bucharest to draw up an emergency plan to reduce pollution. According to him, these measures should have been expedited in order not to trigger a new infringement procedure by the European Commission, which could cost Romania a minimum amount of 1.6 million euros, with penalties ranging from 2,000 to 120,000 euros per day. The Minister also stated that the institution he leads had sent seven warnings to the City Hall of Bucharest, but none of them were followed by any measures to reduce pollution. We are checking if the City Hall of Bucharest took measures to reduce excessive pollution in the city during the state of emergency and if the seven warnings issued by the Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources and Forests are real. Context Commenting on the Court’s decision, which also includes four other Romanian cities, Costel Alexe stated that: The case of Bucharest is by far the worst. The capital city already has a conviction by the European Court of Justice for exceeding PM10 values. We have officially asked the General City Hall to send us a short-term emergency plan as soon as possible (en)
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