Petitions to the European Parliament Sample Clauses

Petitions to the European Parliament. 70) General concerns about fracking and complaints about specific shale-related operations have also been signalled through petitions to the Parliament (see further, s 3.1.2.1; Appendix V), most of which came from Romania and Spain and were submitted in 2013. In 2013, with regard to planned authorisations in the northern part of the region of Castelló, Spain, the petitioners indicated risks of fracking in the vicinity of protected areas (like under the Habitats Directive226 and the Birds Directive227) and called for a blanket ban on fracking in such areas.228 The petitioner from Lithuania, among other issues, generally with regard to fracking, indicated the risk of increased radiation and water pollution.229 With regard to operating a fracking rig in the vicinity of Łowicz, Poland, the petitioner called for halting those operations for fear of water contamination.230‌ 71) Also in 2013, with regard to the exploratory authorisations granted to Repsol in the region of Cantabria, Spain, the petitioner claimed that the exploratory works would cause environmental damage in the ‘Montana Oriental’ area and that the authorisation in question had been issued despite the opposition of the large part of local community and without proper public consultations.231 With regard to the isles of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, 219 ibid, 4. 220 ibid, 17. 221 ibid, 16. 222 ibid, 17. 223 ibid, 17. 224 ibid, 10. 225 ibid,, 10. 226 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora [1992] L 206 OJ 7–50 (Habitats Directive). 227 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds [2010] L 20 OJ 7–25 (Birds Directive). Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 15 Volume 032 P. 128 – 146. 228 See Appendix V, point 1. 229 ibid, point 2. 230 ibid, point. 3. 231 ibid, point 4. Spain, two separate petitions alleged that the exploratory drillings within 10 kilometres of public beaches had been allowed with a royal decree passed despite massive public protests and without prior consultations in violation of the EIA Directive, 232 the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive.233 Generally with regard to fracking in the EU, the Irish petitioner argued that, in the light of possible destruction of water reserves with chemicals used for fracking, a moratorium on exploratory works should be passed and public funds spent on the development of the shale gas industry in Eur...