on the Pipeline from Rijeka to Trieste

The oil pipeline from Rijeka to Trieste is proposed to be a connection of a Pan-European Pipeline and should by the given promises have positive effects on ecology. But in Slovenian territory the pipeline is anticipated to cross the limestone Karst region that is very sensitive to any liquid discharge. Therefore we do not accept formal explanations without technical ground.

 The given arguments to justify the construction of the pipeline are rather weak. They claim the pipeline is more reasonable and effective way of transporting of oil. The project should be analysed deeply: the need for such device should be verified and more analyses on the integral pollution prevention and control should be carried out, not to mention the negative potential of such installation on national security.

 The proposed intervention can damage specific and unique Karst region that represents unique environmental and natural biotope with world wide recognised and exclusive natural phenomena. This area is especially vulnerable to pollution of underground waters. 

 The project proposal does not cover the maintenance and security questions that should be solved at any stage of the project proposal and development.

 More information and transparency is needed about this project and major democratic citizen participation in order to take decisions with such territorial and ecological importance and especially because of the harmful potential of such investment.

 European Greens are therefore accepting the challenge to help Youth Party of Slovenia to argue for (as much as possible) non injurious intervention on the area of Karst region. Due to the potential environmental threats of such intervention in the future, we will also put our efforts to convince project proposers to reconsider the project.