EIB na Slovensku financuje plyn, u susedov obnoviteľné zdroje

10 November 2011  | Euractiv Slovakia

Z prostriedkov európskych bánk by sa pri Žiline mala postaviť kogeneračná plynová elektráreň. Neziskové organizácie i obyvatelia však upozorňujú na neexistujúce environmentálne zhodnotenie a neefektívnosť vynaložených prostriedkov.

A greener budget?

27 October 2011  | European Voice

Commission plans to allocate much more of the EU budget to climate issues are proving controversial.

NGOs urge stop to EBRD loan for Dalmatian hydropower plant

26 October 2011  | Croatian Times

Environmental organizations in Croatia and abroad are urging the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) not to go ahead with a planned 123 million Euro loan for the Ombla hydropower plant near Dubrovnik because of devastating consequences the plant’s construction could have on the environment.

Protest proti Teš 6

20 October 2011  | RTV Slovenia

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No EU funds for Czech incinerators

17 October 2011  | Recycling Portal

The Czech Republic plans to build three new incinerators with EU regional funds available for big waste management projects in the current EU budget (2007-2013). According to information provided to CEE Bankwatch Network by the Czech State Environmental Fund, a mechanical-biological waste treatment plant (MBT) would be three times cheaper per installed ton capacity to build than incinerators. This difference will eventually be passed on to the households in price for waste management.

Incinerators ‘should not get cohesion funds’

14 October 2011  | ENDS Europe

MEPs and member states must ban the use of EU cohesion funds for incinerator projects when they legislate on the European Commission’s package of proposals to overhaul cohesion policy, according to green group CEE Bankwatch.