EIA amendment criticised

A brand new law remains in pipeline as Environment Ministry work goes on.

The new EIA legislation might limit citizens’ rights to object to projects.The new EIA legislation might limit citizens’ rights to object to projects. (Source: TASR)

The amendment to current legislation on assessing planned construction work has been attacked by critics who claim it will limit citizens’ rights to object to projects. The MPs behind the proposed amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Law say it will stop individuals and groups from objecting to projects solely in order to pressure developers into abandoning them rather than because of any concern about their environmental impact.​

SkryťTurn off ads
Article continues after video advertisement
SkryťTurn off ads
Article continues after video advertisement

​Anna Zemanová (SaS), Juraj Šeliga (Za Ľudí), Peter Kremský (OĽaNO) and Ľuboš Krajčír (Sme Rodina) say their amendment would retain the public’s right to have a say in public administration, but also balance it with the right of property owners to obtain decisions on their applications in reasonable time. Parliament passed the bill in mid December 2022.

SkryťTurn off ads

President Zuzana Čaputová sided the critics and vetoed the bill. She pointed out that any legislation restricting guaranteed rights and freedoms must be the subject of a proper legislative process.

The rest of this article is premium content at Spectator.sk
Subscribe now for full access

I already have subscription - Sign in

Subscription provides you with:
  • Immediate access to all locked articles (premium content) on Spectator.sk
  • Special weekly news summary + an audio recording with a weekly news summary to listen to at your convenience (received on a weekly basis directly to your e-mail)
  • PDF version of the latest issue of our newspaper, The Slovak Spectator, emailed directly to you
  • Access to all premium content on Sme.sk and Korzar.sk

Top stories

News digest: Ukrainians in control of four Slovak fighter jets now

An Italian recipe, three free things to do in Bratislava, and a Slovak MP's fiasco in Brussels.


11 h
Filip Toška holding chard in the hydroponic Hausnatura farm.

How a Mayan doomsday prophecy took a Slovak to hi-tech agriculture

Hydroponic farm run out of former telephone exchange.


9. mar
Lívia Vašáková heads the Recovery Plan Department at the Government Office.

Reform delays put recovery plan payments in doubt

Slovakia gets second tranche of EU cash, more due later this year.


22. mar
Friends drinking a kapurková shot.

Slovak Matters: Departures, even when drinking

The last column was dedicated to saying hello; now we go over the last word, whether saying goodbye or taking the customary last shot.


21. mar
SkryťClose ad