EU takes nations to task over environment
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ European Union authorities Thursday warned 17 of the bloc's 25 member nations that they could face legal action for failing to apply EU environment protection laws in areas ranging from dirty beaches to reserves for wild birds.
The European Commission sent warning letters to 11 nations for removing beaches from their official lists of authorized bathing spots to avoid applying EU rules on clean water. A statement said Germany had taken over 45 percent of its coastal bathing spots off the list of beaches subject to EU controls. The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Denmark, France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal and Greece also had removed beaches from their lists, the Commission said in a statement.
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