New plan to finance start-ups must come with more transparency from EIB

9 February 2011  | EurActiv

EU plans to finance start-ups must be accompanied by more transparency from the European Investment Bank, writes Isabella Besedova of the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) Bankwatch Network in an exclusive commentary for EurActiv.

Slovenian coal plant highlights bungled EU policy, say activists

7 February 2011  | EUObserver

EU funding for a controversial coal-powered energy plant in Slovenia has reignited debate over the EU’s Emission Trading System (ETS), with environmental activists saying the case represents an extreme case of EU policy conflict.

EU subsidies fuel controversial coal plant in Slovenia

4 February 2011  | EurActiv

Environmentalists are warning that a new coal plant which has secured 770 million euro of loans from European financial institutions risks turning the EU’s 2050 climate goals into a “laughing stock”.