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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11367
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment

Citizens “fly to rescue” of habitats and birds directives

Brussels, 27/07/2015 (Agence Europe) - According to a collective of European environmental NGOs, the number of citizens who have mobilised over the past five weeks to defend the two EU directives to protect the environment in Europe is now approaching half a million.

At midnight on 24 July the public consultation launched on 12 May on the “Habitats” (92/43/EEC) and “Wild Birds” (79/409/EEC) directives came to a close. These two legislations are currently subject to a health check...