European Commission issues warning over flood legislation

The European Commission has threatened to file a complaint against the Czech Republic and fine it for its failure to have flood prevention legislation enshrined in its law. The Environment Ministry said the warning came as it was about to fulfil Brussels’ demands with new legislation to be ready on Thursday. Neighbouring Austria is facing the same problem. According to the Commission statement, neither Prague nor Vienna had informed Brussels about the full adoption of EU standards as demanded by EU rules. The spokesman for the Czech ministry said its regulation would take effect on March 4, 2011.