Poland Backs Down On Roadworks
Poland has for now stopped construction on a controversial highway going through EU-protected land. The area has been designated as being of special environmental interest. The move is seen as a way to prevent further escalation between Poland and the European Commission. The European Court of Justice is to rule on the subject. Polish prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski says the reason for the construction freeze is because he “wants to convince partners in the European Commission on this matter”. Not stopping the construction of the highway could cause Poland to receive daily fines.
The Polish government has for the moment backed down in a standoff with the European Commission over a planned highway route through an EU nature protected area.
Polish prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski told Polish Radio that construction work, scheduled to start Wednesday (1 August) on a 17km elevated highway section across the Rospuda River Valley, has been postponed until the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rules on the issue.
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Administrator @ August 1, 2007