Court of Justice 17 February 2011, C-120/10 (European Air Transport SA v Collège d'Environnement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale and Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. Airport noise is one of the most serious environmental challenges facing urban areas. The various interests at stake are no less significant: on the one hand – to name but a few – air transport, the movement of goods and people and the economic policies of each Member State; on the other, the protection of the environment and of