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Piraeus Port Expansion

Issues

Environmental

Description: Complaint raises concerns regarding environmental impacts that do not refer specifically to water, pollution, or biodiversity.

Complaints with this Issue: 366

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Other

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts that do not fit in one of the other categories. Complaints about which there is no publicly available information regarding the issues raised are also included.

Complaints with this Issue: 191

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Sectors

Infrastructure

Description: Project relates to construction or improvement of large structures, facilities, or public works projects. Examples include roads and other transportation projects, sanitation and water treatment facilities, power plants, and industrial facilities.

Complaints in this Sector: 865

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Project

Name: Piraeus Port Expansion

Investments: EIB 20080241

Client: Piraeus Port Authority S.A.

Support: Loans

Country: Greece

Complaint

IAM: Complaints Mechanism (CM)

ID: SG/E/2019/16

Date Filed: Sept. 27, 2019

Date Closed: March 31, 2021

Status: Monitoring

Description

The complaint concerned the Piraeus Port investment programme in Greece. The complaint focused on the expansion of basic port infrastructure for the reception and service of cruise ships, which are to be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Programme. The main allegations of the complaint were: i. Deficient environmental decision-making, especially a limited scope of and expired Approval of Environmental Terms (AEPO), which did not cover the additional berths for cruise liners. The complainant alleged that the Piraeus Port Master Plan did not cover the disputed overall project components and were not subject to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). ii. Unassessed and unaddressed significant negative environmental impacts caused by the development in the Southern Piraeus passenger port area, especially in terms of a potential flooding phenomenon, air pollution caused by cruise ships and surface transport, unaccounted health effects stemming from hazardous waste treatment and the use of caissons to dispose the hazardous dredged material. iii. State aid linked to the allocation of public funding (ERDF) to the developer and a waiver provided by the State Council decision Ref.1076/2019 in breach of the Greek and EU law on procurement.

Complaint Stages

Filing

Sept. 27, 2019

Filing

Status:

Start Date: Sept. 27, 2019

Registration

Sept. 27, 2019 -

Oct. 29, 2019

Registration

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: Sept. 27, 2019

End Date: Oct. 29, 2019

Eligibility

Not Undertaken

Eligibility

Status: Not Undertaken

Start Date: None

Dispute Resolution

Not Undertaken

Dispute Resolution

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Not offered by mechanism, Dispute resolution was not an option in this case

Compliance Review

Oct. 29, 2019 -

March 17, 2021

Compliance Review

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: Oct. 29, 2019

End Date: March 17, 2021

Has Compliance Report: Yes

Non-Compliance Found: No

Monitoring

March 17, 2021

Monitoring

Status: In Progress

Start Date: March 17, 2021

Closed

March 31, 2021

Timeline