On Thursday 17 November, the European Commission announced that a new stage was entered in infringement procedures against Greece – a country persistently failing to respect EU rules on the assessment and management of flood risks (EU Directive 2007/60/EC).
Despite an earlier warning, Greece has not yet presented the Commission with a map of flood risk areas, missing the 22 March 2016 deadline stipulated in the directive.
A reasoned opinion, the second stage in the infringement...