Brussels, 02/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 2 June, European Ombudsman P. Nikiforos Diamandouros welcomed the decision by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to better document its reviews of environmental impact assessments.
In January 2006, a Spanish citizen turned to the Ombudsman, arguing that the planned segment of the high-speed railway connection between Madrid and the French border through the centre of Barcelona could cause serious environmental damage to surrounding buildings...