The EU sues Greece in the Supreme Court. What is the cause?

2024-03-14 11:08:40Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The EU sues Greece in the Supreme Court. What is the cause?

The European Commission said it would take Greece to the EU's Supreme Court for failing to review its flood risk management plans, a key tool for EU countries to prepare against floods.

The move comes five months after heavy rains flooded the fertile fields of Thessaly, destroying crops and livestock and raising questions about the Mediterranean country's ability to cope with an increasingly erratic climate.

Under EU rules, countries must update once every six years their flood management plans, a set of measures intended to help them mitigate the risks of flooding to people's lives, the environment and economic activities.

Greece was officially notified by the Commission last year that it should finalize its management plans, but the country has so far not reviewed, approved, or reported flood risk management plans, the Commission said.

"The Commission considers that the efforts of the Greek authorities to date have been insufficient and therefore is referring Greece to the Court of Justice of the European Union", declared the Commission.

The Greek environment ministry said the European Commission has been notified that the country's plans will be reviewed in early summer. The commission last month sued Bulgaria, Cyprus, Spain, Ireland, Malta, Portugal and Slovakia for failing to meet their respective reporting obligations.


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