T&E http://www.transportenvironment.org/ T&E en-gb T&E http://www.transportenvironment.org/images/logo.jpg http://www.transportenvironment.org/ admin@transportenvironment.org EIA for urban roads http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/7/EIA-for-urban-roads/ Work on the northern stretch of the M30 motorway around Madrid is being held up following an opinion from the European Court of Justice that says urban road schemes must be subjected to Environmental Impact Assessment. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:43:00 CET EU money putting at risk protected nature site http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/6/EU-money-putting-at-risk-protected-nature-site/ A new analysis suggests that EU funding for transport projects is putting at risk more than a thousand nature areas in Europe that are supposedly under EU protection. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:25:00 CET EIA rules http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/5/EIA-rules/ A third of transport projects in Poland are breaking EU rules, according to a government spokesman. Wed, 14 May 2008 16:51:00 CET Nature sites at risk from EU transport projects http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/5/Nature-sites-at-risk-from-EU-transport-projects/ Over a thousand protected nature areas in Europe are under serious threat from high-profile EU-funded transport infrastructure projects according to a new report by BirdLife International, RSPB and other environmental groups [1], which was presented in the European Parliament today. Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:00 CET 13/05/2008 - Transport and Natura 2000 http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/4/ten-t_natura2000_event/ On 13 May 2008 at the European Parliament in Brussels, T&E together with BirdLife International, CEE Bankwatch and EEB launched a groundbreaking report on unifying EU transport and nature conservation policy. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:17:00 CET TEN priority projects €40 billion over budget http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/4/TEN-priority-projects-40-billion-over-budget/ Europe’s 30 trans-European network transport priority projects will overrun in cost by at least €40 billion, according to a new report by the financial services firm PriceWaterhouse Coopers. The overspend leaves four countries facing heavy bills. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:34:00 CET Poland assurance http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/3/Poland-assurance/ The European Court of Justice has confirmed that Poland has agreed not to do any more work on the controversial Augustow by-pass through the Rospuda wetlands until the current legal dispute with the Commission is settled. The Polish government has agreed to look at alternative routes for the by-pass, which was one of the main objections of protesters. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:02:00 CET Third court questions environment assessment of Rospuda bypass http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/2/Third-court-questions-environment-assessment-of-Rospuda-bypass/ The stretch of the Via Baltica motorway through Poland’s Rospuda valley, which has become a test case for EU environmental safeguards, has once again hit a roadblock. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:34:00 CET Commission Claims Sustainability In Tens Funding List http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2007/12/Commission-Claims-Sustainability-In-Tens-Funding-List/ The Commission has said which trans-European network transport projects will qualify for funding out of the TEN-T budget. It advertised the announcement as a boost for sustainable transport, but there are environmental questions hanging over many of the schemes. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:00:00 CET EIB launches transport policy, but is it different? http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2007/10/EIB-launches-transport-policy-but-is-it-different/ The European Investment Bank has published its first investment priorities specifically on transport projects, but environmental organisations are not convinced that much has changed. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:00:00 CET