EU budget debate: Some one trillion euro questions and answers
EurActiv | October 11, 2012Keti Medarova-Bergstrom and Pawel Swidlicki put their heads together to identify why and where EU budgetary spending has got it wrong in the past and propose how roughly €1 trillion can better serve Europe’s environment, economy and people in the next funding period.
Regional Funds: it’s not the quantity, it’s the quality
EurActiv | October 10, 2012Western and Eastern European governments fighting over some billions less or more to the EU’s next multi-annual budget (2014-2020) would better focus on how to spend this precious resource.
International development banks remain opaque institutions
Public Service Europe | October 2, 2012*Despite the establishment of internal bodies to help increase transparency and address complaints – international development banks still offer a very limited right to redress, /PublicServiceEurope.com /reports*
EU budget negotiations: a zero-sum game?
Public Service Europe | September 28, 2012The seven-year EU budget could unlock investment and jobs, but only if the shadow-boxing around the negotiating table ends now.
Przeciwnicy odkrywek przyjadą do Lubina
Ekonomia24.pl, Rzeczpospolita | September 21, 2012Polscy przeciwnicy budowy kopalń odkrywkowych węgla brunatnego zyskują nowych sojuszników. Poparcie otrzymali już od podobnych organizacji działających w Niemczech, przedstawiciele kolejnych krajów deklarują pomoc w walce z odkrywkami w Polsce i Europie
EUR 172 billion are needed for energy efficiency in 7 countries of Central and Eastern Europe
3e News | September 18, 2012The total investment cost for renewable sources in Bulgaria would be approximately EUR 745 million, according analysis of CEE Bankwatch Network
Towards a dirtier world
The Africa Report | August 9, 2012Would anyone like to buy some triple A derivatives that simultaneously prove to everyone that you are a truly caring person?
Allegations of corruption in Slovenia and across the EU
Public Service Europe | August 9, 2012Despite fines and alleged scandals, questionable companies win new contracts every day and posts impressive profits – claims campaign group
L’Ukraine reste championne du nucléaire
Le Courrier | August 6, 2012ENERGIE Au pays de Tchernobyl, les autorités publiques comptent, avec de l’argent suisse notamment, stimuler la production massive d’électricité à partir de nucléaire et de charbon.
Croatia’s Ombla HPP project comes under scrutiny after NGO complaint – EBRD
HydroWorld | August 1, 2012ZAGREB (Croatia), August 1 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said on Wednesday certain aspects of Croatia’s Ombla hydro power plant project, which EBRD is set to co-fund, are under scrutiny following a complaint from a non-governmental organisation.