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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment

United Kingdom summoned to comply with court ruling - Ireland taken to court for infringement of directive on “environmental impact assessment”

Brussels, 17/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to take a further step in the infringement procedures against the United Kingdom and Ireland, which, despite several warnings, are still failing to respect EU environmental legislation. Two infringements committed involve the European directive (85/337/EEC) compelling member states to assess the environmental impact of certain private or public projects, before granting them authorisation. In the most serious case...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: Presidency and Commission optimistic about treaty approval - several problems still to settle
(EU) EP/TREATY: European Parliament still has concerns and several demands
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Modernisation of social protection systems at heart of Tripartite Social Summit - Expectations of European social partners
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Green MEPs may go to Moscow after all
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission wants to strengthen freight in Europe
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes closing EU's doors off to products of illegal fishing
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes to protect deep-water ecosystems from effects of bottom trawling
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission wants Austria to show that massive influx of foreign students endangers its health system
(EU) EU/JHA: EU must open doors to Iraqi asylum seekers, says HCR
(EU) EU/JHA/UNITED STATES: American unions concerned over recent agreement on transfer of air passenger data
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: French Groupement des Cartes Bancaires restricts competition
(EU) EU/COMMUNITY LAW: Commission decides to open or pursue proceedings in 550 cases of infringements
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: New avalanche of infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: United Kingdom summoned to comply with court ruling - Ireland taken to court for infringement of directive on “environmental impact assessment”
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to participate in fifth ministerial conference in Warsaw on forest protection
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Technical progress but no political impetus in negotiations on services
(EU) EU/EIB: €350 million for eco-efficiency in public buildings In France
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB about to fund telecommunications project in Angola
(EU) EU/EIB/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
SUPPLEMENTS
EUROPE/DOCUMENTS N° 2468-2469: An integrated maritime policy for the European Union
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