
Cyprus is being referred to the EU Court of Justice for failing to comply with the landfill directive and an earlier court judgement, concerning the landfills of Vati in Limassol and Kotsiatis in Nicosia.
The directive (Directive 1999/31/EC) sets requirements for landfills to prevent adverse effects on human health, water, soil and air.
“In 2013, the court ruled that the landfill of Vati in Limassol and the landfill of Kotsiati