Critical Perspectives on EBRD Transition Investment Priorities in Egypt
Jadaliyya | May 16, 2012http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/5453/critical-perspectives-on-ebrd-transition-investmen
Debatte über Ökologisierung des EU-Budgets läuft an
DNR | May 11, 2012Der Ministerrat für Allgemeine Angelegenheiten hat am 24. April erstmals die Vorschläge der EU-Kommission zum Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen und zur Kohäsionspolitik diskutiert. In der Diskussion forderten mehrere Mitgliedstaaten Einschnitte in allen Bereichen aufgrund der aktuellen Wirtschaftslage.
EBRD probes Slovenia plant contract with Alstom
Reuters | May 9, 2012LJUBLJANA/PARIS, April 20 (Reuters) – Slovenia has taken a step toward providing government loan guarantees that would enable completion of a controversial 1.3 billion euro ($1.7 billion) power plant upgrade awarded four years ago to French engineering company Alstom.
Alstom Bid Draws Scrutiny
Wall Street Journal | May 9, 2012Two of Europe’s largest development banks are probing allegations that Slovene officials helped French engineering giant Alstom SA scuttle a rival bid by Siemens AG involving work on a €700 million ($927.8 million) power plant in Slovenia.
Regional airports hope to take off in Poland
Business New Europe | May 7, 2012Smaller cities across Poland are busy pumping millions into new airports, claiming that if they build it, passengers and investors will come. However, others worry these air hubs are no more than white elephants that will struggle to get off the ground.
Investing in coal: risk, reward and regulation
Mindful Money | May 7, 2012Global demand for coal is set to grow by 600,000 tonnes a day in the next five years, this would seem to make it a no-lose proposition for investors. If only things were that simple.
The Egyptian Revolution and Neo-Liberal Economics
The Real News | April 30, 2012http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=8261
Debate on greener EU budget gets underway
ENDS Europe | April 24, 2012One of the MEPs leading debate on the environmental earmarking of EU funds in the next budget will outline her views in the parliament’s environment committee in early May. Rapporteur Jutta Haug issued three working documents last week.
Lessons learned for the EBRD
EUObserver | April 10, 2012In recent weeks, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been in the news as rarely before, with a few important questions being raised about its accountability.
The European Investment Bank should rather do better than more
New Europe | March 30, 2012The European Investment Bank – the European Union’s house bank – should lend more responsibly and more transparently, said the European Parliament on Thursday while assessing the bank’s annual activity report. But the capital increase at the EIB called for by the same European Parliament would hardly allow an already over-stretched institution to make such improvements. The bank would be better advised to work on improving management of current resources before rushing into a capital expansion.