The Minister of the Environment, about the illegal constructions on the coast: “The report had been kept in the drawer” / “Beach bars and restaurants have already started to be torn down”
Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests, Diana Buzoianu / PHOTO: Inquam Photos / George Călin
Minister Diana Buzoianu stated that it is up to the courts to determine case by case solutions regarding the illegal constructions on the coast and said that the steps will take “years, but the signal we send very clearly is that we no longer turn our heads from illegalities”.
Diana Buzoianu spoke, on Friday, on Digi24, about the report on the situation of land in the coastal area, which she said on Wednesday shows that “over 4,000 buildings – some multi-storey buildings – are being built on land that should have belonged to the Romanian state”.
“Each of these situations represents a specific case, which will have to be analyzed in court and a solution found on a case-by-case basis (…). We are also talking about buildings that were erected illegally on the beach area in the form of beach bars or restaurants, which have already started to be demolished. There things are a little easier to achieve,” said Minister Buzoianu.
She said that dozens of constructions were “identified as illegal” in Năvodari “and the necessary measures have already been taken”.
“We also have much more complex situations, with blocks, which, obviously, there will have to be a very serious analysis, including legal, in court, which will most likely last for years, but what is very important is, on the one hand, that we have this report, that it is public at the moment, so everyone can look at each locality separately (…) and anyone can see what constructions have been erected in the coastal area, where normally those lands should have been either land is public property of the state, so in no case is it privately owned, neither by UATs, nor by natural or legal persons”, explained Diana Buzoianu.
“You realize the stakes are very high”
The Environment Minister said the report on the state of coastal land had been “requested more than three years ago” but until now had been “blocked, shelved”.
“It took three years (…). This report, which was requested more than three years ago, had been blocked, kept in the drawer. You realize that the interests are very high and we can understand why it was kept in the drawer for so many years”, concluded the minister.
