Spain is the subject of an action before the EU Court of Justice for persistent failure to adequately protect both the groundwater bodies supplying the wetlands and protected natural habitats in Doñana National Park, the European Commission announced on Thursday 24 January.
Through this action (the third stage of the infringement procedure), the Commission hopes to put pressure on the Spanish authorities to remedy the infringements of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), and the two...