The UK Government is just one step away from appearing before the European Court of Justice because of failures to correctly apply three European Directives. It follows a complaint submitted by Friends of the Earth Cymru to the European Commission in 2010. The European Commission has today sent a letter outlining details of its concerns relating to Pembroke power station. These include breaching environmental standards, allowing sub-standard technology to be used, and failures to assess environmental impacts of the power station before granting consent for it to be built. As a result of these failures, a protected marine habitat has been damaged and large numbers of marine organisms are being killed. Gareth Clubb, director of Friends of the Earth Cymru, said: "The European Commission agrees with us that there is a strong case for legal action. The UK and Welsh Governments breached an unprecedented number of European Directives in granting permission for the hugely damaging Pembroke power station to operate. "As a result of their slapdash approach, wildlife and habitats are being trashed and they're facing the prospect of appearing in court. "Once again, we're discussing systemic failures in due process and environmental governance. It's about time governments started taking their environmental responsibilities seriously. The environment of Wales is one of our greatest assets; no-one benefits when some of our best environmental features are damaged".