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    Reference: SG/E/2020/11
    Received Date: 10 July 2020
    Subject: Oosterweel Connection
    Complainant: Confidential
    Allegations: Negative environmental impacts of the project
    Type: E - Environmental and social impacts of financed projects
    Suggestions for improvement: no
    Admissibility*
    Assessment*
    Investigation*
    Dispute Resolution*
    Consultation*
    Closed*
    15/07/2020
    26/03/2021
    11/10/2021
    23/10/2021
    1/12/2021

    * Admissibility date reflects the date the case was officially registered. All other dates pertain to the date in which a stage was completed.

    Case Description

    In June 2020, a citizen from the Antwerp region lodged a complaint concerning the Oosterweel Connection project, which is co-financed by the EIB. In March 2021, the EIB-CM issued the Initial Assessment report and concluded its investigation in November 2021 by issuing the Conclusions report.

    The EIB-CM found all allegations not grounded with respect to the project’s compliance with applicable standards. However, in terms of the EIB’s role and good administration, the EIB-CM made the following suggestions for improvement:

    ·       Remove redundant and extraneous information from the project page on the EIB’s portal and organise information in a clear and readable manner.

    ·       Update the Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) with complete overview of the project permitting indicating the timeline of the project and correcting inaccuracies. The EIB services are advised to make sure that the ESDS is formulated using unambiguous terminology.

    ·       Strengthen the quality assurance of the drafting of ESDSs, to make sure that the terminology used is clear and unambiguous.

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