Press Release: Italy : Commission pursues legal action over environment infringements

The European Commission on 7 April 2006 decided to continue legal action in five cases where Italy was breaching EU laws to protect the environment and human health. In two cases the Commission was sending Italy final written warnings to heed earlier European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings over inadequate management of waste landfills. The Commission was also sending final written warnings over three other cases, one involving the absence of measure to comply with the limits for certain air pollutants in many areas of Italy and two concerning breaches of hunting rules.