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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11671

19 November 2016
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BREACHES OF EU LAW / Environment
Greece asked to take flood risk management measures
Brussels, 18/11/2016 (Agence Europe)

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...

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