BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering legal action against Germany over its new international airport in Berlin because of environmental concerns, marking a further setback for the project which has been dogged by delays.
The European Union's executive, which enforces environmental law, said on Friday it had exchanged letters with the German government because the airport's flight paths were different to those endorsed in a EU environmental impact assessment.
Joe Hennon, the Commission's environment spokesman, said the new routes would take planes over lakes and other habitat used by protected birds.
