Polish vote on controversial road

Poland announced February 2007 that itwill hold a referendum in its north-eastern region on whether to build a controversial road through an environmentally protected area. The European Union had warned Poland not to build the road through the Rospuda Valley.

Poland: Ministry of the Environment: Press Release, 9.2.07: Minister of the Environment held up the decisions made by the Podlaski Voivode http://www.mos.gov.pl/mos/news/press_releases/2007.02.09.html

Website: Via Baltica Expressway http://www.viabalticainfo.org/spip.php?rubrique2

European Commission: Press Release: IP/06/1757: Poland: Commission pursues legal action for violation of nature directives http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1757&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 28.2.07: EU warns Poland on road project http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6404981.stm

European Commission: Press release: IP/07/263: Poland: Commission takes urgent action to protect threatened wildlife habitats http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/263&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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