Ireland high among EU environmental offenders

摘要

Ireland is among the worst offenders when it comes to infringing EU environmental law, the country's Environment Ministry admitted this week, on the same day that the European Commission released a report urging better implementation of waste law (see p1).rnIreland faced 31 cases for failing to implement or transpose EU legislation last year, ranking behind Spain and Italy, which faced 34 cases each. Ireland was also referred to the European Court of Justice for fines in relation to a directive on shellfish quality.