MEPs question heavy greening of the EU budget

28 March 2012  | EurActiv

Earmarking too large a chunk of the European Union’s cohesion funds for environmental projects in the 2014-2020 budget could be “detrimental”, MEPs said.

Rare photos of Kumtor mine and environs

26 March 2012  | neweurasia.net

http://www.neweurasia.net/business-and-economics/rare-photos-of-kumtor-mine-and-environs/

Ukraine, EU: An incomplete debate on nuclear energy

21 March 2012  | EurActiv

For some people in Ukraine, it has been striking to see how little awareness and discussion there is in Europe about Kyiv’s plans to expand the lifetime of 12 old nuclear reactors, right on the doorstep of the EU and most likely at European taxpayers’ expense, writes Iryna Holovko, an environmental campaigner in Ukraine.

European bank criticized for encouraging Mubarak-era policies

12 March 2012  | Egypt Independent

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights issued this month a scathing critique of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s vision for economic development in Egypt.

In Kyrgyzstan, a Mountain of Trouble

5 March 2012  | Transitions Online

The Kyrgyz government desperately needs the money generated by gold mining. But can it live with the growing international criticism?

Regional budget talks locked in ‘pre-crisis period’

1 March 2012  | EurActiv

Negotiations on the role regional funds will play in the EU’s next multi-annual budget are stagnating because talks are taking place in the context of the pre-crisis period, Fabian Zuleeg of the European Policy Centre told EurActiv in an interview.