EU urged not to fund coal mine project in Serbia

20 July 2011  | EuObserver

A pending decision by the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (EBRD) to pay €80 million for the expansion of Serbia’s largest coal mine has caused uproar among environmentalist groups and the local community.

EU verhindert Atomausstieg in der Ukraine Atomstrom für Europa

5 July 2011  | taz

Die EU finanziert Hochspannungsleitungen in der Ukraine – und verhindert dort den Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie. Auch gelangt so billiger Atomstrom aus der Ukraine in die EU.

Polish leader raises alarm about ‘new’ euroscepticism

1 July 2011  | EuObserver

The financial crisis and Arab Spring migrants have given rise to a “new euroscepticism” inside the union, Polish leader Donald Tusk has warned as Poland takes over the EU presidency.

Coal-friendly Poland: a bad climate leader for the EU

1 July 2011  | EU Observer

If anybody in the EU had any illusions about how stern Poland’s resistance to the EU climate policy can get, a reality check came on June 22.

Mixed response to commission call for EU budget increase

30 June 2011  | The Parliament Magazine

The commission’s proposals for a five per cent rise in the EU budget have met with a mixed response.

One-fifth of EU budget earmarked for tackling climate change

30 June 2011  | Environmental Finance

Environmental policy and climate change action will be “mainstreamed” into all areas of the EU budget from 2014, the European Commission announced late on Wednesday night, with climate-related expenditure making up at least 20% of EU financing.