EU to tighten air, water pollution rules

BRUSSELS, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Wednesday adopted three proposals aimed at improving air, water and wastewater quality in the European Union (EU).

According to the proposal, the EU member states should set interim goals for reducing air pollution by 2030 and achieving zero pollution by 2050.

"The annual limit value for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) will be reduced by more than h