Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000597/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Estrella Galán (The Left)
The Zaragoza Town Council recently approved an initial modification to its General Urban Development Plan to expand a theme park by adding a water park and a range of facilities and roads that would result in the logging of 2 000 trees.
This environmental damage goes against Regulation (EU) 2024/1991, the obligations and commitments under the Green City Accord, the city’s awarding of the EU Mission Label and the Green Infrastructure Master Plan that resulted from the LIFE12 ENV/ES/000567 project, which highlights the need to regenerate and revitalise the pine forest.
In addition, the construction of the water park would divert huge volumes of water away from a city that is in an area affected by desertification, which goes against the sustainability commitments.
The project in Los Pinares de Venecia was approved without any public consultation, which fails to comply with what is established in Directive 2003/35 and the Aarhus Convention on public participation.
In view of the above:
- 1.Will the Commission investigate the Zaragoza City Council’s proposed project in Los Pinares de Venecia for a failure to comply with the aforementioned commitments and legislation?
- 2.Does the Commission consider the project to be in line with the commitments of an EU Mission Label city and a Green City Accord signatory?
Submitted: 10.2.2025