The United Kingdom has been referred to the Court of Justice of the EU (third stage of the infringement procedure) for failing to take adequate steps to protect the harbour porpoise, a species protected under EU law, the European Commission announced on Thursday 29 September.
With this decision, the Commission is acting against a persistent infringement of the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) which required member states to propose a list of sites to be included in the pan-European...