EU lays out investment priorities for Juncker plan

10 December 2014  | EuObserver

The EU commission on Tuesday (9 December) gave a first flavour of what kind of projects could be financed by the new €315bn investment fund scheduled to become operational mid-2015.

Barriers to infrastructure investment blocking Energy Union

10 December 2014  | EurActiv

Energy Union, the flagship initiative to wean the EU off its dependence on Russian gas, faces regulatory, financial and political obstacles that can delay or prevent funding for vital infrastructure, the EU Task Force on Investment has warned.

EU against Romania on the Rovinari coal mines

10 December 2014  | Energetika

http://www.energetika.net/eu/novice/articles/eu-against-romania-on-rovinari-coal-mine

Juncker’s €300bn investment gamble – and what it might mean for energy

9 December 2014  | Energy Post

The EU and European Investment Bank (EIB) have teamed up to launch a new investment programme for Europe – with energy, as well as transport, research, innovation and education, its key objects. A modest €21bn in public money is set to be multiplied up to a whopping €315bn in total investments over the next three years, pushing Europe toward that long-hoped for economic recovery. There is no dedicated share of the money for individual sectors or countries, yet first reactions from the energy community are enthusiastic.

Juncker’s €315bn investment plan unveiled: fifteenfold leverage and solidarity for the south

9 December 2014  | EurActiv

The European Commission yesterday (25 November) unveiled the mechanism for its much-heralded €315 billion investment plan, revealing how a limited €21 billion of initial public money is intended to lift fifteen times as much in capital.

Romania ‘Broke Environmental Rules’ in Coal Expansion

8 December 2014  | Balkan Insight

The European Commission has opened an infringement case against Bucharest over deforestation caused by an expansion at a major mining complex.