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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8809

19 October 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 56
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Commission continues legal action to protect rare sea turtle

Brussels, 18/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission decided to pursue legal action against Greece for failure to effectively protect the rare loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) on the island of Zakynthos. Greece was already condemned by the European Court of Justice in 2002 for this failure. The Court found that Greece was not doing enough to protect the breeding sites of the sea turtle on a number of beaches on Zakynthos. The Commission will now send Greece a...

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