Press Release: Environment: Commission takes legal action over breaches of environmental law in Finland, Sweden and Denmark

The European Commission decided on 13 January 2005 to pursue legal action against Finland, Sweden and Denmark for violations of EU environmental laws on nature protection and industrial pollution. The Commission was referring Finland to the European Court of Justice over hunting of wolves and sending Sweden a final written warning over the hunting and destruction of cormorants and rooks. Denmark is to receive a final written warning over its approach to controlling pollution from large pig and poultry farms.