On Wednesday 13 March, the European Commission decided to refer four Member States - Ireland, Cyprus, Greece and Italy - to the Court of Justice for breaches of EU environmental law.
Habitats. Ireland will have to explain why it does not sufficiently comply with the Habitats Directive (92/43) as regards the protection of peat bogs. In this country, peatlands continue to be degraded by drainage and turf cutting activities, even though they are areas of high biological diversity, home to...