European Commission regulators have threatened to take hosts Belgium to the court for a trio of infringements of EU law.
Belgium was one of 15 countries issued with a final warning for its failure to strictly police so-called 'alien species' of plants and animals deemed disruptive to the environment.
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's coalition government "failed to establish, implement and communicate" remedies to EU concerns filed in June 2021 over biodiversity loss under agreed targets.
National officials have two months to prevent the EU executive from taking the matter to the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union, a statement underlined.
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Belgium also faces penalties over changes to licensing for dentists that the Commission says breach Single Market rules for cross-border professional qualifications.
It is also in the firing-line for failing to bring domestic criminal law into line with Europe-wide changes brought in to fight fraud. Nearly three years after the deadline, rules tightening criminal fraud, corruption, liability, sanctions and jurisdictional competence are hampering European Public Prosecutor powers.
