Health organisations call on MEPs to support the trilogue deal for cleaner air and better health

Next Monday 11 March, the ENVI committee will be voting on “Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe”, procedure file 2022/ 0347 (COD). This follows a provisional agreement reached on 20 February by the European Parliament and Council in trilogue on updating EU’s clean air standards (revised Ambient Air Quality Directive).  Faced with a public health emergency from air pollution, this deal brings the EU one step closer to finally tackling it.

HEAL and six organisations, representing the European health sector, including medical doctors, healthcare professionals, patient organisations and health insurance, call on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to swiftly adopt this deal in the ENVI committee, as a sign of the commitment to cleaning up the air that hundreds of millions of people across Europe breathe.

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