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.
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EIA rules
A third of transport projects in Poland are breaking EU rules, according to a government spokesman.
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.
13/05/2008 - Transport and Natura 2000
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Poland stops work on bypass for now
Poland has backed down for the moment on the controversial Augustow bypass, saying it will not resume construction work until its dispute in the European Court of Justice has been resolved.