Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000763/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Danilo Della Valle (The Left), Valentina Palmisano (The Left), Mario Furore (The Left), Dario Tamburrano (The Left), Pasquale Tridico (The Left)
A recent European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment held that Italy had breached articles 2 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, finding that the measures taken to protect public health and the environment were inadequate in Campania’s ‘Land of Fires’, which has been damaged as a result of illegal disposal of hazardous waste.
The finding follows infringement procedure 2007/2195 on waste management in Campania and forms part of a collection of failures to comply with obligations under EU law on waste management and remediation of contaminated sites under Directive 2008/98/EC (as amended by Directive 2018/851), Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste and Directive 2004/35/EC on environmental liability.
In the light of the above:
- 1.What tools does the Commission plan to adopt to ensure that Italy conforms in full with the ECtHR judgment and the relevant European legislation, preventing the administrative inertia witnessed in the past?
- 2.What specific appropriations have already been or will be provided for under EU programmes to speed up clean-up operations and combat illegal waste trafficking in the area in question and/or in similar contexts?
- 3.With a view to monitoring Italy’s compliance with the obligations laid down in the ECtHR judgment and ensuring its proper alignment with EU legislation, will the Commission consider opening a new EU Pilot procedure against that country?
Submitted: 19.2.2025