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Pictures of our campaign booth at the European Parliament.

press release (5th November)

Press Conference: Save the Hole world - Protection of caves as a cultural, natural and environmental heritage in the European Union

*When: Tuesday 11 November at 11h00*
*Where: European Parliament Press Briefing Room PHS0A50, Brussels*
*Who: Mikel Irujo (Eusko Alkartasuna), Christiane Grebe (European Cave Protection Commission),  Alexey Zhalov (European  Speleological Federation), Ioana Meleg (Biospeleologist), Jean Pierre Bartholeyns (International Union of Speleology)*

MEP Mikel Irujo (→Questions to the commission), the European cave Protection Commission and invited Experts will be campaigning for two days in the European Parliament to gain signatures for the Written Declaration on Cave Protection which they launched in September. Entitled 'Written declaration on Protection of caves as a cultural, natural and environmental heritage' the document was launched by MEP Mikel Irujo, MEP Rebecca Harms, MEP Csaba Sándor Tabajdi and they hope to obtain more than a half of the signatures of all MEPs (785) in order to make this declaration pass.

Within the two day campaign, there are several actions planned:

• Meeting with the European Commission to talk about the necessity of a European law on the matter
• Information stand at the Parliament
• Publicity campaign to sign Written Declaration 66
• Projection of some documentary films about caves

Campaign contacts

• Ms Christiane Grebe (speaking german, english, french)
  Head of European Cave Protection Commission
  European Speleological Federation
  Grüner Weg 80
  58644 Iserlohn
  Germany
  E-Mail:
  Phone: +49 (0)2371 920671

• Mr Jean-Pierre Bartholeyns (speaking french, english)
  President UIS Protection and Managment Departement
  Commission Wallonne d'Etude et de Protection des Sites Souterrains
  Patrijzenstraat 16
  3078 Everberg
  Belgium
  E-Mail:
  Phone: +32 (0)2 759 92 01

• Mr Olivier Vidal (speaking french, english)
  Secretary General of European Speleological Federation
  11 avenue Rossellini
  69100 Villeurbanne
  France
  E-Mail:
  Phone: +33 (0)681611670
  

• Ms Bärbel Vogel (speaking german, english, french)
  President German Speleological Federation VdHK
  Graßlergasse 24
  83486 Ramsau
  Germany
  E-Mail:
  Phone: +49 (0)8657 983787