Opportunities for biodiversity and environment missed in Bulgarian recovery plan
April 15, 2021
Instead of reforms, the country plans to rehab an irrigation system that can potentially destroy wetlands, and without transparency and public dialogue, the plan cements business-as-usual. With a 30 April deadline for submitting national recovery plans approaching and recent parliamentary elections, the Bulgarian government is failing to propose reforms and measures for biodiversity, sustainable agriculture and low carbon economy. Instead, actions such as rehabilitating state-owned irrigation systems not only contradict national strategies but might damage valuable wetland habitats. A lack of transparency and public dialogue casts a further shadow on the process.
Last chance for Member States to include biodiversity in recovery plans
April 12, 2021
Instead of proposing measures that protect nature, countries plan to spend recovery money on projects that jeopardise the EU’s biodiversity objectives. Countries can still reverse this worrying trend before it’s too late.
Bankwatch: Lack of Coherent Strategy Hinders RES Development in Romania
April 8, 2021
Romania lacks coherent strategic and policy frameworks that would support the development of the renewables sector and help the country …
Biodiversity forgotten in the Latvian recovery plan
April 8, 2021
There is less than one month left for Member States to submit their national recovery and resilience plans to the European Commission. Yet, the Latvian plan is still far from fulfilling the Commission’s requirements to allocate at least 37% of proposed measures to achieving climate objectives.
Are Romania’s renewables ambitions declining?
April 8, 2021
Despite the consistent availability of European funds, Romania’s current plans for developing the renewable energy sector are less …
Umowa partnerstwa. Zakończyło się wysłuchanie w sprawie projektu uzgodnień Polski z Komisją Europejską odnośnie sposobów wydawania unijnych pieniędzy. Bogatsi stają się coraz bogatsi – brzmi jedno ze stwierdzeń. Trzeba pieniądze dzielić równo: połowę do dyspozycji rządu połowę dla regionów. Apel o pomoc okrętownictwu
April 7, 2021
Źródła ilustracji: transmisja z Obywatelskiego wysłuchania.nStarania o dostęp do pieniędzy czyli do władzynKto ma forsę, ten trzyma …
Asociația Bankwatch lansează proiectul „Provocările tranziției energetice în România”
April 7, 2021
Asociația Bankwatch – 07 aprilie 2021 -nAsociația Bankwatch România în parteneriat cu Asociația 2Celsius lansează proiectul „Provocările …
Krajowy Plan Odbudowy: koniec konsultacji, teraz liczy się wynik.
March 31, 2021
Choć kończące się konsultacje i zgłoszone do KPO uwagi pokazują wyraźnie na co powinny być przeznaczone pieniądze na odbudowę gospodarczą, …
Campaigners warn recovery plans full of ‘greenwashing’ and half measures
March 30, 2021
Source: Campaigners warn recovery plans full of ‘greenwashing’ and half measures
Devil in the climate details as Slovakia finalises plan for EU recovery fund
March 30, 2021
Thanks to a strong push from the European Commission, Slovakia’s national recovery and resilience plan allocates nearly three billion euros for green, climate-friendly investments. The plan includes commendable aims to renovate buildings, pursue renewable energy sources, clean up dirty industries and develop more sustainable transport infrastructure.
