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The collective responds point by point to the March 28 DNA article presenting the project as "dormant". It notes that the "dormant project" narrative contrasts with the Mack family's reaffirmed expansion ambitions and with ongoing institutional groundwork behind the scenes.
Read articleFirst German press coverage of 2026: the Badische Zeitung reports that Alsatian collectives are using the municipal election campaign to put Europa Valley back at the centre of public debate, under the slogan "Europa Vallée darf nicht gebaut werden!" ("Europa Valley must not be built!"). The article asks whether the family that owns Europa-Park believes it is above the law with its holiday resort plans in Alsace (paywalled article).
Read articleCCRM community council meeting in Bootzheim: VP Christophe Knobloch and president Frederic Pfliegersdoerffer sharply criticize the project's lack of transparency. Pfliegersdoerffer intends to write to the CCCE demanding accountability. He reveals that the SCoTERS did not include Europa Valley despite the CEA's request, and that a request was made to integrate the land into the regional envelope rather than the Canton d'Erstein's. Criticism of ADIRA: the co-funded 2021 study was supposed to be made public, which never happened. Announces the upcoming publication of the full study on the CCRM website.
Read articleSole list, 19 candidates including 10 incumbents. 3 priorities: heritage (school), practical ecology (green/blue infrastructure), solidarity. Manuel Da Costa (Europa-Park operator) on the list. No mention of Europa Valley.
Read article15 candidates including 5 incumbents. The mayor reports over 10,000 vehicles per day passing through the village — an official figure reinforcing concerns about Europa Valley traffic. 70-unit housing development planned. No mention of the project.
Read articleOpposition list led by Aurelie Veraguth Remetter (43, consultant). 31 candidates including 6 former elected officials and former mayor Andre Wetzel. Platform focused on participatory democracy, citizen committees, soft mobility and greening. No mention of Europa Valley.
Read articleThe citizen collective challenges candidates in the 2026 municipal elections in municipalities affected by Europa Valley. 4,500 flyers distributed. Most incumbent mayors did not respond.
Read article3rd list in Rhinau, 23 candidates including 8 incumbents. Annie Roth (widow of honorary mayor) on the list. Senior residence, road safety on Boofzheim axis. Leclerc only candidate in the area to respond on Europa Valley ('neither for nor against', proposes local referendum).
Read articleSole list, 19 candidates including 16 of 18 incumbents. Complete silence on Europa Valley despite Sundhouse being the project's main host municipality.
Read article3rd term, sole list, 15 candidates. Public support for Schaal (3CE). Biodiversity projects (refuge areas, orchard). No mention of Europa Valley despite the project being located on the municipality.
Read articleLe Chaudron publishes a template letter to challenge incumbent mayors and candidates in the 11 concerned municipalities about the Europa Valley project.
Read articleThe CEA president proposes a partnership between the Haut-Koenigsbourg castle and Europa-Park (VR experience). Another public rapprochement with the Macks.
Read articleFive lawsuits in the US after injuries on the Stardust Racers roller coaster (Mack Rides) in Orlando. One death (Kevin Rodriguez Zavala). Mack Rides declines to comment.
Read articleThe CEA and Mack One are reportedly working on an 'immersive virtual reality experience' at the Haut-Koenigsbourg castle. The CEA confirms 'ongoing discussions', Mack One declines to comment.
Read articleWolfarth (former economics/business teacher, on the council since 1995, mayor since 2011) announces his candidacy with 'Agir pour Benfeld'. VP of CCCE (community life). Flagship project: 6.7M-euro cultural complex. No mention of Europa Valley.
Read articleReport of the public meeting co-organized with Rue89 Strasbourg. 200 citizens mobilized, 3,500 flyers distributed.
Read articleRevelation of a secret meeting in Benfeld on July 7, 2025 between elected officials, state services and Mack One. Instructions to keep silent.
Read articleInvestigation into Alsatian citizen collectives (Hatten Demain, Alternatives Daweid, Chaudron des Alternatives, RUCSSA) fighting land artificialisation. Europa Valley cited among the upcoming mobilization issues. 56 million square meters of natural space consumed in Alsace between 2009 and 2022.
Read articleAcademic study (Prof. Brettschneider, chair of communication). Analyses communication failures: uncontrolled project reveal, lack of transparency from Europa-Park, zero citizen participation, gap between self-perception and external perception. Rust residents reject the project. The 'Franco-German friendship' argument is questioned. Media coverage predominantly negative (frames: pollution, waste).
Read articleInvestigation by Badische Neueste Nachrichten (Barbel Nuckles) into the project's contradictions: 5 years of silence broken by Michael Mack, reserved local politics, environmental organizations on alert. Michael says 'almost ready', Roland says 'no concrete plans'.
Read articleMichael Mack asks elected officials to show 'a clear political will' during a meeting in Plobsheim.
Read articleThe tourism news site confirms the project remains active despite opposition.
Read articleThe land footprint has been scaled down, but negotiations remain opaque. If they stall, the Macks could abandon the French component.
Read articleJoint statement from LPO, CEN Alsace and Alsace Nature: 'Leave these spaces alone'. They denounce the irony of a German company threatening French lands while Germany protects its own.
Read articleOver 30 posts from Europa-Park fans, mostly sceptical. The tunnel is called 'hubris'. Criticism of the Macks' financial communication (complaining during COVID while investing in Voltron, Rulantica, films). Doubts about the viability of a resort in rural Alsace.
Read articleDetailed environmental analysis (German side). NABU calls the project a 'crackpot idea'. LNV threatens an EU complaint. BUND denounces 'salami tactics' and greenwashing. LPO Alsace (Christian Braun): the area is France's second most important wintering site for waterbirds.
Read articledpa wire story picked up by the entire German press. Michael Mack: plans 'almost ready', resort with hotels and sports, no roller coasters. Mentions a tunnel under the Rhine. Roland Mack contradicts his son: 'no concrete plans' as long as the cable car is frozen.
Read articlePickup of the dpa wire story. Also reveals that the Macks received the Legion of Honour from Macron in 2025 and that Mack One already employs staff in Plobsheim. The project depends on French local elected officials.
Read articleInterview with Michael Mack in Plobsheim: the project is 'almost ready', with hotels and an 'ecological village'. Schaal (CCCE): 'No elected official will commit six months before municipal elections'. Cable car is a sine qua non condition.
Read articleCompanion article. Reveals Moritz Feninger (Executive Director of Mack One France, in charge of lobbying). 950-page ecological study for Plobsheim. Roland Mack does not understand 'the protests of a small number'.
Read articleNature defenders worry about the project's return in planning documents.
Read articleDenunciation of the project's resurgence after 3 years of silence. Criticism of the 260,000 euros in studies with unfavourable conclusions that were never published.
Read articleThe CEA votes behind closed doors to inscribe Europa Valley in the SCoTERS. Pfliegersdoerffer feels 'deceived'. Quintallet (AECS) 'surprised'. Meeting in late April with a scaled-down project. Pfliegersdoerffer publishes the study report.
Read articleFlorian Kobryn tables an amendment calling for the removal of Europa Valley from the SCoTERS. Calls the project 'ecocidal'. Draws a parallel with EuropaCity (abandoned in Ile-de-France). Recalls Bierry's oral commitment (June 2024) promising the project would not materialise. Denounces 260,000 euros of public money used to justify a private investment.
Read articleIn a closed-door standing committee, the CEA votes to inscribe Europa Valley in the SCoT despite the study's unfavourable conclusions.
Read articleThe report concludes that the area is 'suitable for projects other than Europa Valley'. ADIRA refuses to make it public.
Read articleMacron personally awards the Legion of Honour to Europa-Park's owners at the Elysee Palace.
Read articleLaunch of the bilingual French-German petition against Europa Valley. Over 5,000 signatures to date.
Read articleCitizens' protest in Rhinau, with support from French and German collectives.
Read articleLe Chaudron des Alternatives sounds the alarm on a massive hotel project between Rhinau, Diebolsheim and Sundhouse.
Read articleFirst detailed press article revealing the scope of the Europa Valley project in central Alsace.
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