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7 May Münsterland-Twente: Action Day against Useless Airport(s)
On 7 May 
all citizens, nature lovers, Greens and others who disagree on the endless expansion of regional airports are invited to a borderless day of actions, starting at the entrance of the Flughafen Münster-Osnabrück, by the Green members of the European Parliament Bas Eickhout (Groenlinks, Netherlands) and Sven Giegold (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Germany).
By Peter Alberts
At the core of the actions are the enlargement of the Münster-Osnabrück Airport (FMO) and the planned construction of the Airport Twente/Enschede on the site of a former military air base. With today’s actions we want to protest once again against the destruction of nature and landscape and the inadequate business case of both plans.
We’ll meet at 10.30 h at the main entrance of the FMO (new K1 motorway exit) for a press conference, followed by a walk of appr. 2 hours through a nature reserve threatened by the planned expansion.
Around 13 h we’ll leave and travel per bus to Twente, where we’ll talk to the media on the parking lot in front of the airport entrance. Local and regional Green politicians will join us there, as well as residents of the area and conservationists. After another walk through endangered nature the German delegation will take the bus home.
Looking forward to meeting you
Sven Giegold, Bas Eickhout
