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"I would like to express my thanks to Mr Marcin Libicki, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions, for working on a subject that has aroused a great deal of anxiety. Over 30 000 worried EU citizens have asked for assistance with regard to the proposal to construct a pipeline on the Baltic seabed. It is a great shame that those who intend to undertake this investment have not as yet submitted an environmental impact assessment. After all, this is to be the longest undersea construction project in the world at 1 200 kilometres. The issue we are debating today has both an ecological and an economic dimension. Of course, one cannot ignore the political background to the whole issue. The route of the pipeline is to go through Natura 2000 areas as well as underwater ammunition dumps and sunken poisonous gas from the time of the Second World War. We must, therefore, have some reliable research carried out, looking at the risks in four scenarios: during the construction of the pipeline, during normal use, in critical situations (disaster) and when the pipeline is being dismantled after use or if the supply contract is terminated. We have no reliable analysis of this project, at a time when, according to the law, just about every building project requires an environmental impact assessment. This is not just an issue affecting two countries: Germany and Russia. Today, this issue is also an example of a lack of European solidarity in the field of energy. Let us therefore listen to the voices of our concerned citizens. They can tell that there is something here that is wrong."@en1

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