“We are taking a step to repair an illegality,” Plumb said. “There have been several gaps and irregularities in the permitting process. The permit is illegal because it violates Romanian and European legislation since one of the neighboring countries, namely Hungary, sent us negative feedback.”
The Environment Ministry started an investigation into the Certej mine permit earlier this month after non-profit organizations, including Alburnus Maior, challenged it, citing “an extremely dangerous precedent for Romania” because of environmental issues caused by using cyanide to extract gold.
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