EU taking Germany to court for conservation law violationsThe EU Commission is taking Germany to the European Court of Justice for years of violations of existing nature conservation law, according to FAZ. Among other things, Germany has still not designated a "significant number of areas as special protection areas," the Brussels-based authority announced on Thursday. The core is the designation of protected areas in the EU states. This includes so-called conservation objectives to protect or restore the population of species. The EU Commission had already initiated so-called infringement proceedings against Germany in 2015, but Berlin did not dispel the concerns over the years.

Source: The Munich Eye February 18, 2021 20:26 UTC