Press Release: Luxembourg: Commission takes action over infringements of environmental laws

The European Commission on 12 July 2005 decided to pursue infringement proceedings against Luxembourg in five cases involving breaches of EU environment law. Luxembourg was to be referred to the European Court of Justice for shortcomings in its treatment of urban waste water. It has also been sent four final written warnings over EU laws on noise, strategic environmental impact assessment, public access to environmental information, and CO2 emissions from cars.