Week in Review: Action or Inaction?
BalkanInsight.com | July 19, 2024Governments and citizens across South-east Europe find themselves stuck between action and inaction in choosing whether and how to deal …
Hoe de EU boeren om zeep helpt met miljoenensteun voor een Oekraïense kippenkoning
Follow the Money | July 18, 2024Met Europese steun bouwde het Oekraïense MHP een kippenimperium met zo’n grote marktmacht dat zelfs boeren in de EU er last van hebben. En …
Western Balkans can skip gas and move straight to renewables, says Bankwatch
Ben_intellinews | July 18, 2024NGO CEE Bankwatch says anticipated solar and wind projects in the region are expected to generate four times more electricity over their …
Western Balkans have as many prospective solar, wind projects as Germany
Balkan Green Energy News | July 17, 2024Photo: Stefan Schweihofer from Pixabay
EU-funded project launches to scale private investment in biodiversity
Carbon Pulse | July 10, 2024Dubbed Bio-Capital and funded under the Horizon Europe scheme, the project will run until Dec. 2027 and see the collaboration of 17 …
NGOs urge the EU to address biodiversity goals in its next budget
Carbon Pulse | July 9, 2024Prague-based CEE Bankwatch released a joint statement penned by several EU environmental NGOs, calling on governments not to leave aside …
Uzbekistan: Indorama Agro silences workers speaking out about human rights violations, according to new investigations; co. didn’t respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | July 5, 2024Since 2020, Uzbek Forum for Human Rights (UFHR) and Bankwatch have been monitoring and registering numerous labour rights and freedoms …
Central and Eastern Europe’s climate plans lack ambition, say environmental NGOs
EurActiv | July 1, 2024… “Eastern European Member States plan to invest heavily in fossil gas infrastructure, despite the urgent need for climate action” said …
Activists say Bosnian dam threatens river life and rafters
Reuters | June 26, 2024KONJIC, Bosnia, June 25 (Reuters) – Environmental activist Lejla Kusturica stood on the banks of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Neretva river, …
Battling Rapids and Regulation: Neretva River’s Eco-Warrior Stands Tall
Devdiscourse | June 25, 2024Lejla Kusturica, a Bosnian environmental activist, is concerned about the impact of a new hydro-power dam on the Neretva river’s ecosystem …
