Sweden's wolf hunt violates EU law, environment commissioner Janez Potocnik said on Monday, vowing to drag Sweden to court for allowing the hunt to continue this year.
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"I regret that Sweden has embarked on the licensed hunting of wolves without providing a clear answer to my letter sent on December 7th," Potocnik, who is responsible for the protection of endangered species, wrote in a statement on Monday.
He emphasised that the commission has called for an intensive dialogue with the Swedish government about the fact that, as the commission sees it, the hunt may be illegal in relation to EU law.
Now, he pointed out, there is nothing else to do but to take Sweden to court.
"The Swedish authorities' actions give me few other options than to propose to the EU Commission to start a formal proceeding against Sweden for breaching the EU's environmental laws," said Potocnik.
Source:
http://www.thelocal.se/31484/20110117/
