Press release: Copa & Cogeca, CEPF, FACE, ELO welcome new EU Court of Auditors report showing huge potential of Natura 2000 in protecting biodiversity but warn uptake is poor as funds difficult to access

Based on the findings of the Fitness Check of the EU Nature Directives, published on 16 December 2016, the Commission has decided to develop an Action Plan to improve the implementation of the Directives and to address the identified shortcomings.