The Club habitat Mattigtal, fighting a bypass for years, handed in May the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament in Brussels a petition a. The reason is the non-compliance of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act in planning the highway B147 between Braunau and Straßwalchen, as Paul says Stefan. To expedite the process, the chairman of the association habitat Mattigtal with other club members traveled last week in the European capital to challenge together with the Austrian Members of the European Parliament, Heinz Becker (VP), the process.
"We must bring down the project"
"We want to better solutions for our traffic problems as this inhuman transit route through densely populated areas. We do not want this road and will do everything to torpedo the project. According to EU law : (especially the Aarhus Convention aims the public to participate in decisions that affect the environment), we have as an environmental organization rights, which are not given to us, "Stefan is upset. Therefore, the former teacher wants to keep fighting. Because the first phase (Munderfing) is to be taken next year already addressed, the problem Innviertler case must be treated as soon as possible by the EU. The opponents could play in the cards, the recurring non-compliance of the EIA Act: "Because of Austria in this regard already several petitions were filed, we hope for a quick decision to come to our law," says the Schalchner which is a good chance calculates to bring the project with the help of the EU might be found.
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