Bulgaria is being referred to the EU Court of Justice for its continued failure to comply with Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the so-called ‘Habitats Directive’). This was decided by the European Commission on Friday 12 November.
Despite several reminders, Bulgaria has still not designated 194 of the 229 sites of Community importance as Special Areas of Conservation within the required timeframe and has not set specific...