Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002600/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Ana Miranda Paz (Verts/ALE)
The cyanobacteria contamination from pig farms in the As Conchas reservoir in southern Ourense (Galicia) has been the subject of several requests made to the EU, including petitions submitted before the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions (e.g. Petition No 1057/2018). The BNG, the political party I represent, strongly condemns the situation, which has once again found itself in the news for all the wrong reasons. Studies presented by As Conchas Residents’ Association before Galicia’s judicial authorities against the Galician government warn that cancer rates in the district exceed the rates found in other Galician districts. The water currently being discharged from large-scale farms into the Lima River contains at least 97 million dangerous cyanobacteria per litre of water.
The Spanish state and Galician government, which has jurisdiction in this area, have both failed to fulfil their duty to tackle the contamination, which is why the case is now before the European Court of Justice. How will the Commission respond to the Galician government’s failure to comply with its obligations and to take appropriate action, which has negatively impacted many individuals, their health and the environment in Baixa Limia?
Submitted: 27.6.2025