Romania not yet ‘super green’ in long term energy aims, says Bankwatch
Business Review | January 29, 2016Romania can access EUR 30.6 billion in 2014-2020 through five European funds initiatives, and authorities are interested in a high level of absorption, though complementary programs developed by the government are practically non-existent, a Bankwatch Romania press release announces. The statement comes as the CEE Bankwatch Network has released its “Climate’s Enfantes Terribles” Report.
România, printre statele care pun frână combaterii încălzirii globale
Transporter | January 29, 2016Nouă state membre UE din Europa Centrală și de Est, printre care se numără și România, țin pe loc progresele realizate de blocul comunitar cu privire la combaterea încălzirii globale. Conform unui studiu publicat de către organizaţiile de mediu Friends of the Earth Europe şi CEE Bankwatch Network, nouă state membre ale Uniunii Europene nu profită de posibilitatea de a utilizat fondurile UE pentru a investi în energia verde.
EU money for clean energy transition is being spent on fossil fuels, says report
Science|Business | January 28, 2016Environmental pressure groups criticise 9 member states in central and eastern Europe for using EU regional funding to prop up existing fossil fuel systems, rather than to tackle climate change Less than 10 per cent of the EU regional funding money earmarked for decarbonisation projects in nine Central and Eastern European countries will be invested into renewables, energy efficiency and smart grids, according to a new report.
A l’Est, les fonds européens délaissent la transition énergétique
Journal de le'nvironnement | January 27, 2016Abondés par les financements de l’Union européenne, les pays d’Europe de l’est et d’Europe centrale ne les emploient que rarement à des solutions de transition énergétique, dénonce l’association Les Amis de la Terre Europe dans un rapport publié mardi 26 janvier. Selon l’association, seuls 7% des 178 milliards affectés à ces neuf pays [1], aussi bien par le Fonds européen de développement régional (Feder) et le Fonds de cohésion pour la période 2014-20 [2], sont orientés vers les énergies renouvelables, l’efficacité énergétique et les «smart grids».
Милиарди евро от ЕС се харчат неправомерно в Централна и Източна Европа, сочи нов доклад
Дневник | January 27, 2016Милиарди евро от Европейския съюз, предназначени за трансформиране на неефективните им енергийни системи, отделящи високи въглеродни емисии, в Централна и Източна Европа се харчат неправомерно. Това констатира нов доклад на CEE Bankwatch Network и Friends of the Earth за Европа, публикуван във вторник.
Neun behindern den EU-Klimaschutz
Klimaretter.info | January 26, 2016Neun EU-Mitgliedsstaaten torpedieren den Klimaschutz in der EU: Estland, Kroatien, Lettland, Litauen, Polen, Rumänien, die Slowakei, Tschechien und Ungarn würden fossilen Brennstoffen den Vorzug vor klimafreundlicheren Lösungen geben, selbst wenn sie EU-Gelder für den Klimaschutz erhalten würden. Das ist Ergebnis einer Analyse, die osteuropäische Umweltschützer der Organisationen CEE Bankwatch und Friends of the Earth am Dienstag in Brüssel vorgestellt haben.
Statele din CEE nu investesc suficiente fonduri comunitare în energiile verzi
Agrepres | January 26, 2016Nouă state membre UE din Europa Centrală și de Est, printre care se numără și România, țin pe loc progresele realizate de blocul comunitar în combaterea încălzirii globale prin faptul că nu reușesc să investească fondurile oferite de Bruxelles pentru dezvoltarea energiilor regenerabile, arată un studiu publicat marți, informează DPA.
Umweltschützer prangern neun EU-Länder an
Tages Anzeiger | January 26, 2016Mehrere mittel- und osteuropäische Länder ziehen fossile Brennstoffe klimafreundlicheren Lösungen vor. Und laut Umweltschützern drücke die EU beide Augen zu. Neun mittel- und osteuropäische Länder vernachlässigen nach Angaben von Umweltschützern Investitionen in den Klimaschutz. Diese Länder geben demnach fossilen Brennstoffen den Vorzug vor klimafreundlicheren Lösungen.
Countries ‘misspent’ EU billions on fossil fuels — report
Politico | January 26, 2016Central and Eastern European countries “misspent” billions worth of EU public funds on fossil fuels instead of on renewables and energy efficiency, NGOs CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe said in a report released Tuesday. Examining the spending plans for current 2014-2020 EU budget cycle for Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, the two NGOs found that of the €178 billion in regional development and cohesion funds aimed at CEE countries, only 7 percent will be spent on greener forms of energy.
Dundee denies chemical poison claims
Namibian Sun | January 19, 2016Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) says the international environment watchdog CEE Bankwatch is making false and misleading claims about exposure to arsenic as alleged by the town’s people. DPM argues that Bankwatch’s claims are not supported by the regular health surveys conducted in Tsumeb under the supervision of the Namibian government and independent medical specialists. Bankwatch said in a statement issued on December 22, 2015 that information available to it “shows that arsenic levels have been way above safe limits defined by health institutions.”
