Brussels, 22/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 22 June, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided that for having delayed implementation of the Urban Waste Water Directive, Portugal would be ordered pay a lump sum payment of € 3 000 000 and a penalty payment of € 8 000 per day of delay.
The penalty is less harsh than the European Commission (see EUROPE 11178) was seeking but it is still a substantial sum for Portugal to have to pay. The country certainly made...