EU aims to halve premature deaths from air pollution by 2030 – Lithuanian commissioner 2021-05-12 BNS/TBT Staff
VILNIUS – The European Commission aims to reduce premature deaths associated with air pollution by halve by 2030, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevicius said on Wednesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Commission unveiled a zero-pollution plan that also calls for reducing waste, plastic litter at sea by half and microplastics released into the environment by 30 percent, and for improving soil quality by reducing nutrient losses and chemical pesticides use by half.
Other targets include a 25 percent reduction in EU ecosystems where air pollution threatens biodiversity, a 30 percent reduction in the share of people chronically disturbed by transport noise, and a 50 percent reduction in residual municipal waste.
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The bear shot in Ojdula - Covasna County, in a suspected case of trophy-hunting, was harvested 22 days after the issuance of the derogation order, and the hunt was preceded by three weeks of monitoring during which the animal was followed entering yards or coming close to the locality, Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests Barna Tanczos told a press conference today, report agerpres. The investigation teams have completed probing in the case of the Ojdula bear hunt. The main conclusions of the three enquiry reports by the National Environmental Guard, the National Environmental Protection Agency and the Forest Guard are as follows: the hunting association applied for the harvesting of several animals, in three files, two of which were rejected (.) One of the important findings of the probing teams refers to the period the monitoring is carried out after the shooting approval has been issued until the harvest time. This period is currently of 60 days a
In an incredible warning to the President, Mr Barnier stated France must understand why Brexit occurred.
Although France is one of the leading states of the EU now the UK has left, the Brexit negotiator claimed Frexit may well occur in the future.
In a speech to the French Senate today, he said: “We must take a little time to understand why Brexit happened.
“Why was there this rejection of the European Union? “In many poor or troubled parts of the UK, the industry has disappeared, and that also happens here.
“There are fewer public services, the feeling of not being protected. This is a popular feeling that I recommend listening to.”
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European Commission investigators said the country s systems for controlling and sanctioning compliance with the rules were unsatisfactory . They have imposed a concrete and specific package of measures to address the failures, including eye-watering penalties.