The new Environment minister Laszlo Borbely declared that he was not going to approve the Rosia Montana project unless he was 101% sure that it would not produce pollution in Romania. In an interview for RFI, Borbely said that the issue was "technical and not political".
"We have here, I hope, a technical problem, not a political issue. It was the Court of Appeal's decision, which stopped the project in 2007 and the investor needed to re-start procedures. There is currently a local urban planning from what I know, it is being analysed, there is a mixed Romanian-Hungarian commission, many questions have been raised. What I can tell you is that we have a proper legislation, respecting the European Union directives. I will not approve this project unless I am 101% sure it would not bring any pollution to Romania", the UDMR minister declared.
Asked if he was certain of it, Laszlo Borbely said he wasn't: "No, not at the moment. Unfortunately, there have been some intentions triggered in the region, houses were sold in the area etc. etc. . But you know it very well that, unfortunately, the area was subjected to vices, even if this project would not start". The new Environment minister Laszlo Borbely declared that he was not going to approve the Rosia Montana project unless he was 101% sure that it would not produce pollution in Romania. In an interview for RFI, Borbely said that the issue was "technical and not political".
"We have here, I hope, a technical problem, not a political issue. It was the Court of Appeal's decision, which stopped the project in 2007 and the investor needed to re-start procedures. There is currently a local urban planning from what I know, it is being analysed, there is a mixed Romanian-Hungarian commission, many questions have been raised. What I can tell you is that we have a proper legislation, respecting th
