Greenpeace – Bulgaria and “For the Earth” sued “District Heating – Sliven”
Greenpeace – Bulgaria and “For the Earth” succeeded in the case against the pollution from “Toplofikacia – Sliven”. The court found that the director of the Executive Environment Agency, who had issued a new permit to the coal-fired power plant, no assessment has been made to ensure that its own legislation will comply with pollution standards. Instead, he relied only on the documentation, the issue of teca and, although the objections of the citizens, did not demand that stricter working conditions be applied.
The Sofia City Administrative Court has decided that the Executive Agency will review the plant’s request for a new permit and ensure that the strictest rules on emission levels are applied and that the plant does not pose a risk to human health. In the area .
The Court emphasizes as an omission that the objections of the civil organizations “Greenpeace” and “For the Earth” regarding the permitprovided during the public consultation were not taken into account and the result of the public consultation was conducted until a formal procedure. This court is an inadmissible violation of the Aarhus Convention, to which the Republic of Bulgaria is a party and ensures access to information, public participation in the decision-making process and access to justice in environmental matters.
“He will not exaggerate by saying that the court’s finding of non-compliance with the rules of public discussion and non-acceptance provides results from the public discussion and historical. This violation is one of the most common in practice, but for the first time the court pays such attention. It is unclear why many administrative bodies do not try to respond to the objections and comments governing the public’s decision – based on this case, which would save the administration a lot of effort and money, “said lawyer Alexander Kojabashev, who defended the position of the two environmental organizations in court.
The SAC returned the case for Toplofikacia-Sliven
In the Administrative Court you must respect the request of environmentalists
We remind you that on September 4, 2019, the prosecutor’s office stated that there was an established import of combustion materials in various leaks.
This is the reason why the then Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov ordered the inspection of the police and gendarmerie in the four TPPs: Toplofikacia – Pernik AD, TPP Bobov Dol EAD, Toplofikacia – Sliven EAD and TPP Brickel EAD.
Two years ago, the three-member panel of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) returned for a new hearing on the case of waste incineration in Toplofikacia-Sliven