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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9946

23 July 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Spain risks fine if it continues with Catalonia irrigation project, fatal for steppic birds

Brussels, 22/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 22 July, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to Spain for failure to implement a Court of Justice ruling of December 2007, which had condemned persistent infringement of the Community legislation on the protection of Nature. This was due to Spain's vast Segarra-Garrigues irrigation project in Catalonia, the construction of which affects natural protected areas of Community importance under the Natura 2000 network, vital for the...

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