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.

EU finances scrap reactors

29 June 2011  | WDR

http://www.wdr.de/themen/global/webmedia/webtv/getwebtv.phtml?ref=25191

Arab activists criticise conditions attached to western aid

27 June 2011  | The Guardian

As Egypt rejects IMF loan, Arab NGO network says liberalisation advocated in aid packages poses threat to economic and social justice demands made during recent uprisings