Green jobs ‘better for EU environment and budget’
9 February 2012 | New Europe
By funding environmental programmes, the European Union can create more jobs at a lower cost, according to a new WWF report by an alliance of environmental non-governmental organisations. The report found that by giving money to green projects rather than the 2014-2020 budget, thousands of additional jobs can be created. While the EU spent nearly €1 trillion in its last budget, it did not conduct an analysis of job creation.
Australian miners test Mongolian frontier
3 February 2012 | Australian Associated Press
Mongolia is not being short-changed as foreign miners rush to take a slice of its enormous mineral wealth, Australian explorers operating in the vast Asian nation say.
EU cohesion funds spent on ‘harmful’ projects
3 February 2012 | The Parliament Magazine
A new report claims that “substantial” environmental and social harm is being caused by EU-funded projects. Friends of the Earth Europe and CEE Bankwatch Network mapped 33 “harmful” projects in central and eastern Europe with total costs of €16bn.
EU states resist plan for greener cohesion funds
3 February 2012 | ENDS Europe
Member states are opposing proposals to earmark some cohesion funds for low-carbon projects under the next EU budget and to make funding conditional on compliance with environmental laws, according to green groups. http://www.endseurope.com/28084/eu-states-resist-plan-for-greener-cohesion-funds
Kaart brengt foute EU-projecten in beeld
2 February 2012 | Inter Press Service
Tientallen door de Europese Unie (EU) gefinancierde projecten zijn slecht voor het milieu of sociaal onwenselijk. CEE Bankwatch Network en Friends of the Earth Europe hebben vandaag (donderdag) in Brussel een kaart met 33 “foute” projecten gepubliceerd. Het gaat om projecten die al van start zijn gegaan of waarvan nog beoordeeld wordt of ze voor financiering in aanmerking komen. In totaal is er 16 miljard euro gemoeid met de initiatieven.
Ecologistas denuncian obras con fondos europeos que danan el medioambiente
2 February 2012 | EFE
Bruselas, 2 feb (EFE).- La organización ecologista Amigos de la Tierra Europa denunció hoy que parte de los fondos de cohesión de la Unión Europea (UE) va a parar a proyectos que resultan dañinos para el medio ambiente y pidió que se endurezca la normativa europea para impedirlo.
