European Parliament 13 December 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-3577/02 by Elisabeth Schroedter (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Destruction of the Lacoma wetlands and the Hammergraben (Brandenburg), potentially an FFH area of considerable size.

The Commission appreciates the importance and political sensitivity of this issue in the global Chinese context. However, as the consultation document was drafted in general terms, it will only be possible to make an accurate assessment on its likely effects in relation to human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of religion, once the draft bill is submitted to the Legislative