News Digest Item
06 Mar 2017

“Alas, international law”

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Germany must make it easier for citizens and associations to legally challenge environmental permits, writes Michael Bauchmüller in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Failure to implement such a reform required by EU law could lead to a substantial fine. Conservative parties in the Bundestag (CDU/CSU) have blocked the reform to prevent “new investment obstacles,” writes Bauchmüller.

Read the article in German here.

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