On 31 August 2018, the EIB-CM received a complaint from Slovak non-governmental organisations primarily concerning the construction of a new bridge crossing of the Danube River located within a Natura 2000 site. The Complainants allege: 1 The bridge at issue does not comply with international agreements defining the navigable height of 10m above the highest navigable water level 2 There has been widespread degradation of habitat in Natura 2000 protected bird areas 3 The Project does not comply with European Union/national law on environmental impact assessment on the following four grounds: (1) salami-slicing, (2) absence of meaningful public consultation, (3) failure to assess significant environmental impacts, including increased public safety risk for kayaking or other recreational water sports resulting from the modification of the bridge design and (4) failure to provide access to justice 4 The Project does not comply with national law, particularly that (1) illegally extracted materials have been used for the Project's construction works and (2) the Project lacks valid building permits given the deviations from approved plans and given the fact that the environmental impact assessment screening process, which is a condition for the issuing of building permits, is still in progress