Court of Justice 28 June 2011, C-404/09 (European Commission v Kingdom of Spain.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General Table of contents I – Introduction II – Legal framework A – The EIA Directive B – The Wild Birds Directive C – The Habitats Directive III – Facts, pre-litigation procedure and forms of order sought IV – Legal assessment A – Authorisation of the ‘Nueva Julia’ and ‘Ladrones’ projects in relation to the ‘Alto Sil’ bird protection area 1.