The EU Infringements Unit has concluded that there are enough grounds in the case of Qui-Si-Sana and Tigne residents to register it and take it to the next stage.

The unit’s finding follows the registration of a complaint by the Qui-Si-Sana and Tigne Residents Association with the EU Commission regarding the lack of an environmental impact assessment on the Fort Cambridge Project.

According to both Maltese and EU law this type of massive construction should be subject to an EIA in order to assess the impact on the surrounding area and its inhabitants. However the Maltese government has waived the requirement and accepted the developer’s project description statement as a substitute.

This is in violation of EU law as the project description statement presented is inadequate in several aspects and does not supply the information required, the association argues. The residents of Qui-Si-Sana and Tigne feel that their rights have been disregarded and have asked the EU Commission to intervene to ensure that the necessary studies are carried out in order that planning decisions taken will be based on scientific evidence and not on the developer’s speculation.