Brussels, 23/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 20 November, the European Commission announced that it had called upon the Court of Justice to issue an injunction against Italy to prevent the hunting of protected species of wild birds in the region of Lombardy.
The Court had previously been asked to act against Italy for granting hunting derogations in a number of regions, including Lombardy, although these do not observe the strict conditions laid down in the European "Birds" Directive...