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EU seeks to block Polish motorway construction

30 Jul 2007 10:02:19 GMT
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BRUSSELS, July 30 (Reuters) - The European Commission sought on Monday to block the construction of a Polish motorway through a protected wildlife area which the country looked set to resume.

The Commission asked the European Court of Justice to order Poland to halt preparatory work through the northeastern Rospuda Valley, which would be a section of an international highway linking Warsaw to Helsinki via the Baltic states.

"The European Commission has asked the European Court of Justice to take an interim measure to ensure Poland does not go ahead with the construction of a road that will cause irreversible damage to the Rospuda valley," it said in a statement.

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