Kulinvesteringer strider mod EU’s klimapolitik
Information.dk | February 21, 2013Den Europæiske Investeringsbanks kapital vokser, men det samme gør kritikken af dens investeringer i kulkraft. De er i strid med EU’s klimamål, mener både ngo’er og politikere, der opfordrer banken til at stoppe sine kulinvesteringer og engagere sig mere i klimakampen 20. februar 2013
EU budget: Deal done, mission not accomplished
EurActiv | February 13, 2013Now that a budget deal has been brokered between EU heads of states and governments, NGOs intend to be uncompromising in tracking the spending decisions at national level, writes Markus Trilling .
Will the EBRD do the right thing for Kosovo, its newest member?
New Europe | February 10, 2013As Kosovo becomes a member of International Financial Institutions, such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, alarm bells are ringing about which model of development these bodies are pushing in the EU’s newest country.
Bataille de communication de l’UE autour du budget 2014-2020
euronews | February 10, 2013L’Union européenne commence ce jeudi d’âpres négociations pour boucler le cadre financier pluriannuel (CFP) dans lequel seront construits chaque budget annuel de l’UE des sept ans à venir. Déjà perdu ? La migraine pointe ? Énervé ?
EU budget set at €960bn but climate commitment in balance
RTCC | February 8, 2013A European commitment to allocate 20% of all funds to climate change related projects is hanging in the balance, according to observers at the EU budget talks in Brussels.
Shell and Goldman enter Public Eye Hall of Shame
Live Mint and the Wall Street Journal | January 28, 2013http://www.livemint.com/Multimedia/BHgmhcY3GkzTzR1Ho296GI/Shell-and-Goldman-Sachs-enter-Public-Eye-Hall-of-Shame.html
Triinu Vaab: Tähtis on mõju, mitte suurus
Maaleht (Estonia) | January 20, 2013Euroopa Liidu riigipead vaidlevad ühise eelarve suuruse üle, Eesti jaoks peaks saadavast summast olulisem olema abiraha strateegiline suunamine.
Which is the world’s worst company?
New Internationalist | January 17, 2013Reputation isn’t always a good thing. In an age of ‘corporate social responsibility’, corporations definitely don’t want to be known as ‘the worst company of the year’.
Ethiopia: Govt’s Controversial Gibe III Mega-Dam
allAfrica | January 16, 2013The Gibe III dam could help Ethiopia’s development, but it might also be disastrous for the environment and threaten half a million people’s livelihoods.
First do no harm – no subsidies for Šoštanj
Social Europe Journal | January 14, 2013To help stop the planet warming to a disastrous extent Europe must increase the price of energy paid by energy consumers. A huge redirection of private and public investment is needed. And unless we are extremely successful in increasing the energy efficiency of our economy, we will almost certainly also need schemes to organise a socially acceptable reduction of average working time (see here).