EC Brings Romania To ECJ Over Failed Wild Bird Protection Measures
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The European Commission decided to bring Romania before the European Court of Justice for failing, on countless occasions, to provide adequate protection for wild birds, because an insufficient number of protection areas were designated since accession. According to a press release issued by the European Commission, "over one million hectares initially penciled in for protection have still not received the legal designation they require. As warning letters have not had the desired effect, ...