ENVIRONMENT Industrial pollution

Pollution sparks acid disagreement

By Jennifer Rankin - 18.02.2010 / 05:07 CET

MEPs oppose delay to industrial pollution law but member states want to postpone law until 2020.

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Important dates

15-16 March: exchange of views in environment committee
6 April: environment committee vote
June: three-way negotiations between the EU institutions begin
5-8 July: Parliament votes and law is agreed at second reading

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