Poland is pressing ahead with plans to dig a waterway across a narrow strip of l...
GDANSK - Poland is pressing ahead with plans to dig a waterway across a narrow strip of land that separates its main eastern coastline from the Baltic Sea despite concerns among activists and in the European Union that it could damage the environment.
Currently, the only access to the lagoon from the Baltic Sea is a channel at the Russian end of the spit. Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party , deeply distrustful of Russia, says a canal is needed for both security and economic reasons. “This is the border of the EU, NATO, and above all of Poland, and it cannot really be controlled now because ships can only enter the Vistula Lagoon with Russia’s approval,” he said, adding that work would start in the second half of 2019.
Environmentalists say it is difficult to predict the impact of the canal construction on various species living in the area, including cormorants and Baltic seals.
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