Brussels awaits Warsaw response over Białowieża forest
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
06.07.2016 15:57
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Brussels awaits Warsaw response over Białowieża forest
In the middle of June, the European Commission began an infringement procedure against Poland over the felling of trees in the eastern Białowieża forest, a UNESCO-listed site.
Photo: Jacek Karczmarz/Wikimedia Commons
As Agnieszka Łaszczuk reports, the Polish government is yet to respond to the Commission.
"We are in regular contact with the European Commission. We are examining documentation, and we are open for any further questions," Deputy Environment Minister Andrzej Konieczny said in June, the latest official statement by the Polish Environment Ministry.
"We would love to see a withdrawal from the logging, but we are totally open for whatever justification the Polish authorities may wish to put forward," said Humberto Delgado Rosa from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action, in an interview with the PAP news agency.
The Polish official added that "woodcutting operations are now underway in the Białowieża forest. They are aimed at ensuring safety for local residents and their property."