EU verhindert Atomausstieg in der Ukraine Atomstrom für Europa
taz | July 5, 2011Die EU finanziert Hochspannungsleitungen in der Ukraine – und verhindert dort den Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie. Auch gelangt so billiger Atomstrom aus der Ukraine in die EU.
Polish leader raises alarm about ‘new’ euroscepticism
EuObserver | July 1, 2011The financial crisis and Arab Spring migrants have given rise to a “new euroscepticism” inside the union, Polish leader Donald Tusk has warned as Poland takes over the EU presidency.
Coal-friendly Poland: a bad climate leader for the EU
EU Observer | July 1, 2011If anybody in the EU had any illusions about how stern Poland’s resistance to the EU climate policy can get, a reality check came on June 22.
Mixed response to commission call for EU budget increase
The Parliament Magazine | June 30, 2011The commission’s proposals for a five per cent rise in the EU budget have met with a mixed response.
One-fifth of EU budget earmarked for tackling climate change
Environmental Finance | June 30, 2011Environmental policy and climate change action will be “mainstreamed” into all areas of the EU budget from 2014, the European Commission announced late on Wednesday night, with climate-related expenditure making up at least 20% of EU financing.
EU finances scrap reactors
WDR | June 29, 2011http://www.wdr.de/themen/global/webmedia/webtv/getwebtv.phtml?ref=25191
Arab activists criticise conditions attached to western aid
The Guardian | June 27, 2011As Egypt rejects IMF loan, Arab NGO network says liberalisation advocated in aid packages poses threat to economic and social justice demands made during recent uprisings
IFC Funding for Paravani HPP
civil georgia | June 23, 2011European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide USD 115.5 million credit to finance construction of 87 MW Paravani hydro power plant in the south-west of Georgia.
European Bank Pumps Money Into Kazakh Oil and Gas
Transitions online | June 20, 2011The EBRD talks of sustainable development and democratization, but the lender’s policies in Kazakhstan don’t seem to match its mission statement.
Can Poland Be an Effective Champion of Brussels’ Emissions Policy?
Transitions online | June 17, 2011A Warsaw at odds with the EU will soon lead the bloc in climate-change talks.
