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EU's environmental red tape 'could bankrupt' authorities warns Canver

New EU environment regulations 'risk bankrupting councils', if they are not properly implemented, UK councillors have warned Brussels.

New European Union (EU) environment regulations ‘risk bankrupting councils', if they are not properly implemented, UK councillors have warned Brussels.

Europe recently drafted its latest Environmental Action Plan (7EAP) covering a wide range of potentially-binding regulations for air pollution, water cleanliness, landfill tax, flood defence management and even sunbathing.

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