Dec.20 (GMM) Planning for next year's inaugural grand prix on the streets of Valencia has hit a snag.
The European Commission (EC) has confirmed as admissible a formal objection to the project, lodged late last month by the environmental group Formula Verda.
The group is requesting that the construction of the circuit in the Spanish port city not go ahead because a sufficient environmental impact study was not done.
According to Spanish newspapers, the group has requested urgent action "given the obvious risk that the European Commission is faced with a fait accompli".
The group claims that going ahead with the grand prix without an appropriate study would be a "clear violation" of European directives. It is also claimed that land for the circuit was taken from a protected "green area".
Another group, called Ecologistes en Accio, similarly objects to the project, and some local residents fear that their homes will be affected, after early construction affected the flow of the Turia river.
Written: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:50:18
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