Ecoclub won in the Supreme Court: our complaint about the right to freely disseminate critical remarks on the construction of the Kronospan woodworking plant was upheld. This reverses the decision […]
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NGO Ecoclub defended the right to criticize Kronospan in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Ukraine overturned the decisions of local courts that declared Ecoclub’s publications illegal. The Supreme Court has confirmed the rights of environmentalists to criticize dubious and risky […]
For criticizing the potential damage from the plant, Kronospan sues a local activist
On April 2, in the Rivne City Court took place preparatory hearing in the case of Kronospan UA against Andriy Ovsiychuk, an activist who criticizes the construction of Kronospan. The […]
The main grounds of Ecoclub’s appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of Kronospan
NGO Ecoclub appealed to the Supreme Court to protect its right to freedom of speech in the case of Kronospan. Background: In the summer of 2019, Rivne media disseminated the […]
Ecoclub filed a cassation appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of Kronospan
NGO Ecoclub has appealed to the Supreme Court to protect its right to freedom of speech in the case of Kronospan. On February 24, Ecoclub filed a cassation appeal to […]
Lawsuit against Ecoclub: consideration of the case on the merits has begun
On August 5, 2020, the Commercial Court of Rivne Oblast finally began consideration of the case on the merits of the claim of Technopryvid Invest Group LLC, representatives of the […]
Lawsuit against Ecoclub: at the initiative of Kronospan the court proceedings were postponed
The protest action #ЙдуДоСуду (“#IGoToCourt”) supporting Ecoclubnear the Commercial Court of Rivne Oblast. Source: Ecoclub The court proceedings of the case were postponed to August 5, 2020 at the initiative […]
Kronospan court with Ecoclub: MEPs called on the Government and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to prioritize environmental issues
In a letter to Prime Minister Denys Shmygal and Verkhovna Rada Speaker Dmytro Razumkov, MEPs call for the inclusion of environmental issues in the political agenda, namely: environmental cost of […]
Representatives of Kronospan have filed a lawsuit against Ecoclub
Photo from the press conference of InvestInRivne, a Rivne agency for investment promotion and investor support, on August 7, 2019 on the topic “Construction of a new wood processing factory […]
Ecoclub’s remarks to the EIA Report for the wood processing plant in the village of Horodok
Despite numerous statements about the safety of the Kronospan wood processing plant, which is planned to be built near Rivne, the data from the Environmental Impact Assessment Report of Technoprivid […]
The concentration of formaldehyde in Horodok will be exceeded 9 times – Ecoclub
Photo: Protest against Kronospan in Rivne.Source: 4vlada.com The conclusion on the safety of pollutant emission concentrations and compliance with sanitary and hygienic regulations, issued in the Report on Environmental impact […]
11 tonnes of formaldehyde into the air each year – estimated emissions from the planned Kronospan plant in Horodok
“Consideration of construction documents of a woodworking factory in Horodok village near Rivne is only possible if an independent environmental monitoring system will be part of it and EIA will […]