Portugal fined €10m by EU Court of Justice for failing to protect biodiversity

Country ordered to pay €41,250 a day until it complies with a previous court order made in 2019

Under EU law, sites of 'community importance for the Atlantic biogeographic region” include Peneda-Geres, Portugal’s only national park. File picture

Portugal has been fined €10m by the EU Court of Justice for failing to comply with environmental laws that require it to protect biodiversity. 

It has also been ordered to pay €41,250 a day until it complies with a previous court order made in 2019.