European court condemns Italy for Naples trash crisis
Rome to present new plan Monday
Tuesday 10 January 2012
10 January, 13:23
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(ANSA) - Strasbourg, January 10 - The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned Italy for the long-running trash crisis in the Campania region around Naples.
The court upheld an appeal from a couple in Somma Vesuviana near Naples, saying their right to safeguard their family had been breached since rubbish heaps first began to appear around their home in 1994.
But the court did not recognise a claim that the family's health had been endangered, saying the conclusions of tests on an alleged rise in tumour rates had been "conflicting".
Environment Minister Corrado Clini said Italy would present Brussels with a "comprehensive" plan Monday to resolve the refuse emergency, which is still festering despite repeated attempts to solve it.
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