欧盟对波兰政府违法修建

欧盟对波兰政府违法修建 18-12-2006

欧盟对波兰政府违法修建公路提出正式警告

The road developments as they are currently proposed run straight through the Augustow and Knyszyn Primeval Forests and the Biebrza Marshes National Park. These areas contain a magnificent array of threatened wildlife including wolf, lynx and Lesser- spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina and White-tailed Eagles Haliaeetus albicilla . The Biebrza Marshes are also the most important breeding site in Europe for the globally-threatened Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola and the Greater-spotted Eagle Aquila clanga. All of the areas in question are protected as Special Protected Areas (SPA) under the Birds Directive and are or should be proposed as Sites of Community Interest (SCI) under the Habitats Directive – Europe’s strongest laws for the protection of natural environments.

欧盟委员会警告说，入骨波兰政府继续从事开发的话，最后此案将提交欧盟法院裁决。

“This is not the first legal action taken against the Polish government and their stance on environmental issues. Another infringement procedure is underway relating to Poland’s failure to designate sufficient Natura 2000 sites and the Commission has sent Poland a final warning in relation to this infringement. It’s time the Polish authorities started taking environmental legislation seriously.” said Marta Wisniewska EU Policy Officer at WWF Poland.

“The Polish government has broken its promise to conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment before starting construction of the Via Baltica corridor by starting to upgrade its preferred route in advance of the SEA results.  At the same time, expert reports show that there are shorter, less damaging and more economically viable routes available. It is time for construction to stop and due thought and process to be given to the law.” said CEE Bankwatch Network representative Robert Cyglicki.