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Warsaw statue - Poland is quite happy to loudly defend its interests (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU and Poland square up for fight over green issues

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

The European Commission has engaged in a high-profile environment fight with Poland, taking on a government that is increasingly wont to challenge Brussels.

Environment commissioner Stavros Dimos stepped up the legal pressure on Warsaw on Wednesday (28 February) saying it must stop plans to build a road through the Rospuda river valley in north-east Poland.

In an especially-convened press conference in Brussels, the commissioner said that he had "accelerated" normal procedures giv...

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Warsaw statue - Poland is quite happy to loudly defend its interests (Photo: Wikipedia)

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