Europe development banks plan £5.5bn backing for gas project ‘with mafia links’

16 December 2016  | The Guardian

A pipeline to bring gas to Europe from central Asia has attracted companies with historic connections to cartels and the mafia, says Bankwatch report Source: Europe development banks plan £5.5bn backing for gas project ‘with mafia links’ | Global devel

Tap, “due miliardi dalla Banca europea e aziende sotto inchiesta per corruzione”

12 December 2016  | Il Fatto Quotidiano

Dal giacimento di Shah Deniz 2, in Azerbaijan, fino alle spiagge di San Foca, in Puglia. Si snoda lungo 3.500 chilometri il Corridoio Sud del gas, uno delle grandi opere su cui ha puntato la Commissione Junker. L’opera fa discutere sia per l’impatto re

La ‘pax europea’: inversiones por estabilidad

10 December 2016  | EL PAÍS

En un barrio de la periferia de Túnez, un grupo de niños se arremolina junto a la cancha de fútbol aprovechando una festividad escolar. Mientras en el terreno de juego corre el balón, a unos metros otros menores juegan a las canicas o lanzan monedas tr

China Is Outsourcing Its Pollution

7 December 2016  | Foreign Policy

Beijing’s diplomacy is increasingly green, but its international trade is getting ever more coal-black. Source: China Is Outsourcing Its Pollution – Foreign Policy

EU ministers approve ‘Juncker plan’ extension

6 December 2016  | EU Observer

EU finance ministers approved on Tuesday (6 December) the extension of the European fund for strategic investment (EFSI) until 2020, provided some changes are made in the way it works. Source: EU ministers approve ‘Juncker plan’ extension

En Europe, le Corridor Sud cristallise les tensions avec la Russie

4 December 2016  | Libération

D’Azerbaïdjan en Italie, ce pipeline vise à réduire la dépendance énergétique vis-à-vis de Moscou. Mais chaque pays traversé a ses intérêts, et des oppositions se manifestent. Source: (8) En Europe, le Corridor Sud cristallise les tensions avec la Russ