EU sues Italy over rubbish crisis

The European Commission is continuing legal action against Italy over two cases involving violations of EU legislation to protect human health and the environment against the risks posed by waste. The Commission is taking Italy to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over the waste crisis that has plagued Naples and the Campania region. It is also sending Italy a first written warning for failing to comply in the Lazio region with an ECJ judgement that found it in breach of its obligations to adopt regional waste management plans. In this second case the Commission has the power to ask the Court to impose fines if Italy does not comply.

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European Commission: Press Release, IP/08/705: Italy: Commission pursues legal action over waste management in the Campania and Lazio regions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/705&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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