Environment Minister Sergio Costa
said Friday that he and Culture Minister Dario Franceschini have
given the thumbs down to a plan to expand Rome's Fiumicino
airport.
The ministers have signed a decree expressing a negative opinion
of "Master Plan 2030" for the airport's expansion with regards
its failure to meet environmental compatibility criteria.
"The proposal to expand Fiumicino airport would have impacted in
a major way on the Rome coast nature reserve, breaching a series
of restrictions," Costa said in a statement.
"In October the Via-Vas commission expressed a negative opinion.
"Now, after all the necessary administrative steps, we have the
definitive signature".
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