The Qui-si-Sana and Tigne Residents Association has registered an official complaint with the EU Commission regarding the lack of an Environmental Impact Assessment on the Fort Cambridge Project.

According to both Maltese and EU law, an EIA on this type of massive construction should be carried out in order to assess the impact on the surrounding area and its inhabitants. However, the Maltese government 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 residents of Qui-si-Sana and Tigne feel that their rights have been ignored 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 the developer’s speculation.

After weighing the objections of the Qui-si-Sana and Tigne residents, the EU Infringements Unit has concluded that there are enough grounds to register the case and take it to the next stage.