European Union Member Countries Ten European Union member nations have failed to keep environmental permits up to date. That means industries and municipalities in those nations report pollutant air emissions and water discharges in dissimilar ways. After missing an October of 2007 EU deadline, final warnings were sent to "Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain, after which they face the prospect of court action. Denmark and Ireland were sent first warnings.
