France stands to lose a case at the European of Justice over its neglect of the 'Great Hamster of Alsace', a species facing extinction, while Sweden is about to be taken to court by the Euopean Commission for allowing wolf hunting, in breach of EU law.
France's agro-environmental measures to protect the endangered hamsters "are incomplete at this stage," according to a legal opinion of the European Court of Justice published on Thursday (20 January) and seen by AFP.
If the judges ...
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