Motorway to go?

The European Court of Justice has rejected Spain’s argument that it had done adequate assessment and the M-501 road was justified on road safety grounds. T&E member Ecologistas en Acción have called for all the affected habitats to be restored at the personal expense of the regional president.

• CEE Bankwatch and Friends of the Earth Europe have published a map showing EU-funded infrastructure projects in central and eastern Europe that damage EU-protected areas. The two NGOs say member states are opposing proposals to insist that some Cohesion Fund money should be conditional on compliance with environmental laws.