Spain has come under fire from the European Commission for authorising setting snares for foxes which are also impacting on the otter population.
Waters off a number of beaches on the Galician coast have been ruled to be unacceptably polluted for both swimmers and edible shellfish.
The European Commission has reprimanded Germany for failing to protect key species from pesticides and other pollutants.
The European Court of Justice has found Germany guilty of failing to meet its obligations under the Water Framework Directive
Finnish arguments that it is better to hunt waterfowl in the spring than in the autumn have fallen like water off a duck’s back at the European Court of Justice.
The Belgian authorities have found themselves in deep water for failing to adopt an EC Directive within an acceptable timeframe.