Corruption Hinders Balkans Energy Sector Progress
Balkan Insight | June 30, 2014Rampant corruption has raised costs, wasted opportunities for sustainable energy and distorted the market, says a new report by a group for environmental NGOs.
Planned Balkan coal plants may breach EU pollution limits
EurActiv | June 30, 2014A new wave of coal plants in aspirant EU member states, authorised by the Energy Community, risk breaching EU pollution limits if they proceed according to their stated plans, an EU law firm says.
Massive EU gas investment a mistake
EUObserver | June 30, 2014Friday’s (27 June) gathering of EU ministers is the second time this month to discuss, among other things, Europe’s supply of natural gas.
Massive EU gas investment a mistake
EU Observer | June 27, 2014Friday’s (27 June) gathering of EU ministers is the second time this month to discuss, among other things, Europe’s supply of natural gas.
Unveiled: Energy Corruption in the Balkans
EurActiv | June 24, 2014From Croatia to Montenegro, shady energy deals plague the region’s economy, according to a report to be published today (24 June) during the European Commission’s Sustainable Energy Week.
Azeri gas not such a good idea for EU, say NGOs
europolitics | June 23, 2014The EU’s plans to import gas via gas pipelines or liquefied natural gas (LNG) are not only contrary to its long-term climate objectives but also unjustified in the context of the European Commission’s predictions in terms of energy demand.
Serbia’s Coal Dependence Does Not Hold Water
The Balkanist | June 4, 2014As details trickle out about the costs of the tragic floods affecting Serbia, the costs to the energy sector are estimated at 100 million euros at Kolubara alone. This highlights the fact that such a centralized lignite-dependent system, as well as its human and environmental costs, is far from resilient in the face of serious weather events, which will soon become the norm.
El BERD apoyará a Kiev en las reformas necesarias para obtener financiación
La Vanguardia | May 20, 2014El presidente del Banco Europeo de Reconstrucción y Desarrollo (BERD), Suma Chakrabarti, dijo hoy en Varsovia que la institución se involucrará en apoyar las reformas en Ucrania, después de que ayer firmase con el Gobierno de Kiev un pacto anticorrupción que acelerará los cambios en el país.
On Ukraine, Russia, revolution, and nukes
Safe Energy | May 20, 2014One of the most disappointing aspects of the Ukrainian crisis has been the failure of many, especially on the left, to understand the nature of the revolution that took place there over the winter that led to the literal departure of former President Victor Yanukovich from the country, established an interim–and rather weak–transitional government, and set the stage for new elections later this month.
EBRD in Egypt for the long haul despite tough start
Emerging Markets | May 20, 2014The EBRD will stay the course in Egypt, despite the severe political headwinds that have held back the bank’s investments, according to Hildegard Gacek, the managing director responsible for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region at the multilateral
