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Letter – Advancing on the zero pollution ambition, especially in recovery financing and investments, under the Portuguese Presidency

HEAL has sent a letter to the Portuguese presidency of the European Union, calling for putting the zero pollution ambition at the center of a healthy, just and green recovery and making it a prerequisite for any recovery funding at national level will contribute immensely to protecting the health of Europeans and increasing the bloc’s resilience in the face of future pandemics.

Read the full letter here 

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