The Marshal also announces that President Nawrocki's decision “does not reduce the determination to protect and use the potential of this unique place.”
“The arguments about blocking shipping on the Oder in the name of German interests are false and illogical. There will be no blocking of shipping, and if it were to occur, the biggest losses would be German shipowners using the Oder-Havel canal,” Olgierd Geblewicz also wrote.
“Regardless of the President's decision, we will take actions to secure this area. We are preparing a key project for the revitalization of overgrowing canals based on EU funds from the Life+ program,” noted a representative of the local government of Western Pomerania.
This is how President Nawrocki explains the veto
President Karol Nawrocki decided to veto the bill regarding the creation of the Lower Oder Valley National Park. The act was to enable the creation of the first national park in Poland in 24 years, covering over 3.8 thousand areas. hectares of naturally valuable areas in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The planned Lower Oder Valley National Park was to be established on November 11 this year. However, in justifying his decision, President Nawrocki pointed to concerns about the potential blocking of the region's economic development. As he noticed, The Oder plays a key role as a source of investment potential, and the lack of appropriate impact analyzes for infrastructure investments could negatively impact some municipalities, causing them financial losses..
The president also emphasized that the act would introduce significant restrictions for local residents, and the process of its preparation took place without appropriate public consultations, expert debates or a local referendum.
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The decision of the head of state was criticized by the Minister of Climate and Environment, Paulina Hennig-Kloska. On website X, she expressed disappointment with the president's attitude, accusing him of acting for party interests at the expense of nature conservation and the work of local communities.
