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Finance and biodiversity

EU-Wiederaufbauplan – eine Gefahr für die Natur

June 2, 2022

Die 672 Milliarden Euro schwere Aufbau- und Resilienzfazilität (RRF) wird zwar von der EU-Kommission als Hauptwerkzeug des „grünen …

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Behind the ‘green recovery’: How the EU recovery fund is failing to protect nature and what can still be saved

June 2, 2022

This report prepared by CEE Bankwatch Network and EuroNatur, shines a spotlight on the implementation of recovery funds, and reveals a series of harmful reforms and investments for biodiversity set to be financed in nine central and eastern European Member States (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Slovenia). 

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Position paper: Kosovo’s National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)

May 31, 2022

This position paper aims to provide recommendations for Kosovo’s National Energy and Climate Plan, which is currently being developed, from an environmental sustainability and public inclusion standpoint.

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Pouring millions from empty into the void

May 30, 2022

EBRD and EIB investments in Bulgarian hydropower have once again been hit by scandal with the recent failure of the Chaira pumped storage plant and revelations about the illegality of small hydropower plants. The planned Yadenitsa dam would be more of the same: will the EBRD and EIB be wise enough to say no?

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Il ripristino della biodiversità deve essere parte integrante della transizione energetica europea

May 4, 2022

In vista della pubblicazione della comunicazione RepowerEU da parte della Commissione europea, in una dichiarazione congiunta, BirdLife, …

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Just transition project implementation checklist

April 29, 2022

The paper outlines what comes next after the preparation of the Territorial Just Transition Plans and their final approval by the European Commission.  It takes a look not only at the actual planning and spending of the funds provided in accordance with the approved Plans, but also at the challenges faced by the regions and the level to which they are prepared to address them. The checklist provides an easy-to-use overview of what each region should have in place in order to make sure it reaches its professed goals along with a discussion of each issue, relevant examples and references to more detailed reports, documents or regulations concerning particular points.

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Sve može, kad zakona nema

April 24, 2022

Milena Muk ističe da Crna Gora jedina od zemalja bivše Jugoslavije nema zakon o Vladi, te da bi se njime jasno regulisala pravila za period …

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Umweltverbände warnen vor Naturzerstörung mit EU-Hilfen

April 21, 2022

Brüssel – EU-Hilfen zur Linderung der sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Folgen der Coronapandemie fließen wohl teilweise in umweltschädliche …

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Breaking down the ‘do no significant harm’ principle

April 7, 2022

This briefing aims to explain the ‘do no significant harm’ principle and how it has been used in the Recovery and Resilience Facility. It also raises concerns over the long-term risks and implications of applying the ‘do no significant harm’ principle

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Senatul României și cuiburile de păsări

March 28, 2022

Senatul României, la insistențele membrului său Zamfir Daniel, a dat undă verde construirii de hi­dro­centrale ilegale, pe râurile de munte …

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