Waste water treatment: EC gives Luxembourg final warning, seeks clarifications from Belgium

The European Commission is sending Luxembourg a final written warning that it will be taken to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for the second time and possibly face fines unless it quickly brings the country's waste water treatment up to EU standards. Belgium has already received a first written warning of a possible second round of Court action and fines over the same issue, and will now be sent an additional letter requesting certain clarifications. Both member states are still not complying with the 1991 EU Directive on urban waste water treatment, despite having been condemned by the ECJ for this.