(ANSA) - Strasbourg, January 24 - Taranto's troubled ILVA
steel plant endangers the health of the entire population in the
area, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg said
Thursday.
"The persistent pollution caused by ILVA's emissions have
endangered the health of the entire population that lives in the
area at risk", the court said.
It also noted that "national authorities did not take all the
necessary measures to effectively protect the right to the
respect of the private lives" of plaintiffs.
The court said that measures to ensure the protection of the
health and the environment need to be implemented as soon as
possible.
The court in 2016 opened proceedings against the Italian
State for allegedly having failed to protect the life and health
of 182 people in the southern city from the effects of
emissions.
ILVA emissions ruled a health danger
Italy failed to protect people - European Court of Human Rights