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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9708

23 July 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ombudsman
Nikiforos Diamandouros calls on EIB to assess environmental impact of Spanish high-speed train project

Brussels, 22/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has asked the European Investment Bank (EIB) to review the environmental impact of a planned high-speed railway line (Madrid-Barcelona-Figueres) going through Barcelona. This follows a complaint from a resident of Barcelona who claimed that the tunnel project for the train would cause serious environmental damage to surrounding buildings, whether public (e.g., Gaudí's "Sagrada Familia") or private. The EIB...

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