Particulate matter problem in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is following the European guidelines on small particle emissions very strict. It means that ongoing construction on roads, buildings and anything else is being stopped right now. Threatening thousands of people in the building sector to lose their jobs.
In the mean while in countries like Belgium, Germany and England (countries who send us a lot of dust or small particles) keep on building and are ignoring the European guidelines. Emissions are going down in the Netherlands, but not enough to meet the European guidelines for 2010 (see this link). But if you read the report of the ‘Centraal Bureau voor Statistiek’ on Transboundary Air Pollution, you can see from how far we have come.