Prime minister warns that Romania could face a lawsuit from the investor, Canadian firm Gabriel Resources
By Romania Insider
The Rosia Montana gold mining project has been declared ‘case closed’ by Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta, who said the week long street protests in Bucharest and across Romania had achieved their aim.
The PM said there was no discussion within the Social Liberal Union USL about rejecting the project but political leaders did speak before the decision was made.
The PM’s announcement came an hour after USL co-leader and speaker of the Romanian Senate Crin Antonescu said he opposed the draft law which permitted Rosia Montana Gold Corporation to extract gold from the central Romanian town.