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DUBLIN — The European Commission is taking Ireland to court over its failure to protect environmentally crucial boglands from commercial turf-cutters.
Today’s move — particularly embarrassing for Ireland, given it’s taking over the EU Council presidency in July — follows a damning report from its own Environmental Protection Agency that documented widespread flouting of EU laws on protecting bogs.
The Commission said in a statement that it is referring Ireland to the Court of Justice of the European Union over its failure to enforce EU requirements, as detailed in a 2019 formal notice and a 2020 reasoned opinion — the final legal warning.
