EU's Court of Justice fines Portugal €10m and orders €41,250 daily until compliance
→Environment ministry must designate 55 sites or face €41,250 daily fines
Change
EU's Court of Justice imposed a €10m lump-sum fine and a €41,250 daily penalty until Portugal designates 55 special areas of conservation.
Why it matters
Penalty equals €750 per unprotected site. Penalty falls €750 for each site Portugal protects. Order follows a 2019 judgment. Judgment found Portugal failed to designate 61 areas required under the Habitats Directive.
Implications
- — Environment ministry must designate 55 sites immediately or face €41,250 daily penalties.
- — Conservation authorities must approve management plans for designated sites now or daily fines continue.
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