Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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Chelopech
Krumovgrad
Popintsi
National actors and
institutions
Institutional
decisions under
2005-2009
government
Ministry of Environment froze
decision; government negotiated
continuance; EIA approved
Ministry of Environment froze decision,
requested compatibility study with Natura
2000; new government accepted
Compatibility Assessment for Natura
2000, awarded Certifi cate of Discovery
President and MP visit,
no decisions at national
level
Political parties
Not central actors
MRF local pressing national
Not mobilized
Courts and
tribunals under
2005-2009
government
Supreme Administrative Court
ordered minister to decide on EIA;
he did not obey; unblocked EIA
rejected by Supreme Administrative
Court; new government appealing
Supreme Administrative Court ordered
minister to decide on EIA; he did not obey
No decisions at national
level; local prosecutor
ordered exploration
stopped (ignored,
prosecutor replaced)
Transnational actors
and arenas
Arenas that
infl uence the state
Environmental media, EU
Commissioner for the Environment
pressing public participation,
European Commission considering
infringement case
Environmental media, EU Commissioner
for the Environment pressing public
participation, Bulgarian and Greek activists
pressing European Parliament, European
Commission considering infringement case
Environmental media
Arenas that
infl uence investors
EBRD
EBRD
International media
Outcome to date
Company declared a freeze on its
activity, but continues to expand
production, still negotiating future
changes to the project
EIA to restart; company proposed a new
project without cyanides
Investor stopped
