Environmental group challenges inclusion of €500m Shannon LNG terminal and pipeline in list of EU Projects of Common Interest

An environmental group has claimed before the High Court that the European Commission invalidly approved the inclusion of the controversial €500m Shannon LNG terminal and pipeline in a list of EU Projects of Common Interest.
Environmental group challenges inclusion of €500m Shannon LNG terminal and pipeline in list of EU Projects of Common Interest
Tue, 30 Jun, 2020 - 18:00
Ann O’Loughlin

The claim was made by Friends of the Irish Environment in a case which opened on Tuesday before Mr Justice Garrett Simons. Picture: iStock
The claim was made by Friends of the Irish Environment in a case which opened on Tuesday before Mr Justice Garrett Simons. Picture: iStock

An environmental group has claimed before the High Court that the European Commission invalidly approved the inclusion of the controversial €500m Shannon LNG terminal and pipeline in a list of EU Projects of Common Interest.

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