Parliament: do not let Poland hijack green agenda
EuObserver | June 1, 2012Warsaw’s latest battle against efforts to ‘green’ Europe’s economy is being played out in the European Parliament’s regional affairs committee. Polish-designed technical texts could kill the environment-friendly criteria attached to the next €1 trillion EU budget.
EBRD refutes claim it will fund Ukrainian reactor life extensions
Platts | May 31, 2012The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has rejected claims by an anti-nuclear group that a loan it is considering together with Euratom for Ukraine’s nuclear sector will be used to extend the operating lives of the country’s Soviet-era reactors.
Polish Power-Station Free Carbon Bid Breaks Law:Greenpeace
Bloomberg | May 31, 2012Poland broke European Union law when unbuilt power stations were permitted to apply for free carbon allowances last year, Greenpeace and three other climate charities said.
EBRD Expansion to Tunisia Brings New Focus on Private Sector
Tunisia Live | May 25, 2012With its sights set on Tunisia and other countries in the southern and eastern Mediterranean (SEMED), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) declared at a recent summit in London that it is breaking away from the free-market approach it employed to shore up the economies of Eastern European states in the post-Cold War period.
Empowering Arab Women, a Difficult Task for the EBRD
Morocco World News | May 24, 2012Faced with a lack of opportunities and disempowerment in their societies, women’s journey towards self-assertion is more effort consuming.
EBRD’s work cut out in quest to put Egypt on the road to economic renewal
The Guardian | May 24, 2012The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development faces some tough calls as it tries to revive Egypt’s economic fortunes.
EBRD sustainable investment plan shoots down critical study
blue & green tomorrow | May 23, 2012The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revealed plans to invest €6.5 billion in cutting carbon emissions, just days after a report by Bankwatch suggested that the EBRD’s investment strategy was undermining its sustainability strategy.
Are Tar Sands Pipelines Positive or Negative for Women?
Huffington Post | May 21, 2012Although delayed, the TransCanada Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is almost a go despite community resistance from the Canadian border to Texas refineries. Politics will determine when the pipeline will launch. Proponents argue that the pipeline will reduce U.S. dependence on Middle East oil. Opponents raise environmental concerns. But the discourse, dominated by national security, jobs, and pollution, mostly ignores oil extraction and pipeline impacts on women
New EBRD chief champions democracy mandate
al-Ahram | May 20, 2012Euro development bank says promoting democratic freedoms is its main goal after it agrees 1 billion euro fund for Egypt and other Arab nations.
Eastern Europe’s neoliberal disaster provides a warning for the Arab spring
The Guardian | May 20, 2012I wonder if David Cameron spent any time in eastern Europe in the 1990s.
