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Lack of ambition on full display as eastern Member States graded on first climate and energy plans submitted to Commission

Press release | 22 March 2019

Romania’s dodgy math: will the country retire 2.2 GW of coal by the end of 2019?

Press release | 13 March 2019

Bosnia-Herzegovina Federal parliament guarantees Chinese coal plant loan in contempt of EU law

Press release | 8 March 2019

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