The European Commission has sought a legal injunction requiring Poland to immediately suspend construction work on bypasses through unique wetlands and virgin forest that are protected under EU habitat preservation laws until a full court judgement on the controversial issue is delivered.
In March 2007, the commission took Poland to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over the construction of two road by-passes in the Augustów and Nowinka communes in north-east Poland.
The bypasse...
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