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Issue 5 of the Stability Pact Watch
Bulletin Special edition on
transport Kresna victory � Recent developments on the
Trans-European Corridor 4 through The Kresna gorge, one of the most valuable biodiversity sites in the Balkans, endangered by plans to construct the Sofia-Kulata motorway, part of Trans European Corridor IV. The Bern Convention Standing Committee opened a case file against the Bulgarian government on account of its failure to comply with the Bern Convention provisions. Pointless Romanian motorway that costs the
earth The second
most expensive motorway is being built in Voices in the dark The Banja Luka-Gradiska motorway project illustrates the
basic and recurring contradiction between the declared European principles of
public participation and the attitudes of project promoters which remain stuck
in the distant past when there was no public discussion of alternatives and who
exploit the existing weaknesses of the legal system in Novi
Sad-Belgrade motorway: some myths and realities Serious question marks about how this project will
benefit the Serbian economy and about the adequacy of the environmental impact
process. Balkan
rail reforms Transport infrastructure development in the Balkans is
characterised by a significant imbalance between investments for railways and
for roads: four times more money is being put into road networks than into
railways. While road construction is seen as an indispensable prerequisite for
the economic development of the region, railways are presented as a
heavy burden on state budgets. Sting in the tail of A
strategy with no action plan, empty statements, same old priority projects.
Looking at this National Strategy, it seems that
The hidden price of Macedonian rail
reform Improving the infrastructure on the one hand is a
practical way to improve the functionality of the railways. On the other hand,
it brings a new point of view - because it seems that public money will be used
to improve infrastructure that will later be operated by private companies, the
owners of the shares in the Transport Company. It is of course understandable
that a private company does not want to invest in railway safety, concentrating
instead on making profits by operating them. That would appear to be why
countries like Download the bulletin: http://www.ifiwatchnet.org/documents/newsletters.shtml EuroAtlantic Club: http://www.europe.org.ro/euroatlantic_club/ *** Birou de traduceri autorizate. Oana Gheorghiu - tel/fax: 252.8681 / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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