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Air quality judgement but no penalty

April 19, 2011

Slovenia has been condemned by the European Court of Justice for allowing excessive levels of microparticles between 2005 and 2007.

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The judgement identifies that Slovenia breached EU limits for PM10, but has not given it a penalty – this would only come with a second breach. Five other member states have been referred to the ECJ for breaches of limits set in the EU’s air quality directive (CY, E, I, S, P).

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