air quality

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Berlin New Year's Eve air quality 'worst in Germany'

If you found it difficult to draw breath around midnight on New Year's Eve in the Hauptstadt, you were not alone.

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EU takes Germany to court over poor quality of air

The European Commission said Thursday it is taking Germany, France, the United Kingdom and three other EU countries to court for failing to comply with the bloc's air quality standards.

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EU planning to sue Germany over dirty air in cities: report

The European Commission (EC) is to sue Germany over the poor quality of air in its cities, the Stuttgarter Zeitung reported on Wednesday.