The topics covered by the procedure
Infringement procedures: a request for clarifications was received from the European Union on 27 July in preparation for the opening of a infringement procedure on the following topics:
Application of European Regulation 57/2021 on the use of lead in wetlands;
Implementation of the Action Plan to combat poaching;
Culling of bird species without the approval of a Management Plan and culling of other species during the review;
Helicopters and ungulates
The use of helicopters for the recovery of animals killed in the protected areas of Piedmont;
It is clear that the arguments are of primary importance for the hunting world and that we will closely follow the evolution of the situation. But it is clear that the answers to Brussels must be given by the Government, not the hunters, on the contrary, the protagonism of a part of the hunting world in these procedures risks weakening the position of the Italian institutions, which have political and technical tools to give, for now, the necessary explanations. Woe to shifting the axis of the confrontation from Government - European Commission to Cacciatori - European Commission, exacerbating a clash that does no one any good as one risks doing by sending documents to the Regions to teach them how to do their job.
A clear anomaly
We believe that there is no need to make useless propaganda on such delicate issues, the outcome of which may determine the future structure of hunting in Italy. On the other hand, we hope that the opportunity can be exploited to clarify, once and for all, at a Community level, a clear anomaly that concerns Italy and the other neighboring countries: the start dates of pre-nuptial migration (key concepts ). A situation, the current one, which will also be formally correct, but which from a substantial point of view is clearly inconsistent and unreasonable, especially also in the interest of the conservation of migratory species subject to hunting (source: Arci Caccia).