Work to Restart?
The Polish government says building work on the controversial Augustów by-pass will begin again on 1 August.
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Betuwe and LBT: a tale of two infrastructure projects
T&E has warned about false or excessive expectations of large transport infrastructure projects. With two rail schemes having opened this month, T&E Bulletin asks writers from the respective countries to see whether the projects are good news or not.
Delays shorten Tens funding application period
Delays in approving financing plans for trans-European transport networks for the period 2007-13 have left member states with just two months to apply for funding.
Legal judgements give teeth to EU protection
Two legal judgements have suggested that the battle to use EU environmental laws to stop a new motorway ruining Poland’s Rospuda Valley may be working.
European Court confirms legal action over Rospuda valley
The Commission has begun legal action against Poland to protect valuable wildlife habitats from a new motorway.
EU shows its teeth over controversial by-pass
The Commission is set to take rare legal action against Poland to force it to stop the highly controversial Augustow by-pass being built through the protected Rospuda Valley in north-eastern Poland.
Why does the EU not respect the ‘polluter pays’ principle?
Editorial by Andras Lukacs
The EU is preparing to provide aid to Hungary’s national development reference framework under the Transport Operational Programme
and the Regional Operational Programmes. This money will be used mainly to fund long-distance road projects and to improve accessibility
to airports.
More cases of EIA rules being ‘ignored’
Concern is growing at the number of projects – mainly in central Europe – that are violating EU environmental legislation.
Commission orders Poland to revise road plans
The Commission is taking legal action against Poland over eight developments forming part of the controversial Via Baltica motorway.
ECJ judgement clarifies habitats protection, but is it a deterrent?
The European Court of Justice has confirmed a ruling which finds Portugal guilty of breaking the EU habitats directive. The case (C-239/04) is interesting for its relevance to several schemes in central and eastern Europe.