Bulgarian government wants to limit civil rights for the sake of EU funding
Blog entry | 24 July, 2017With new legislation, Bulgaria’s government is trying to limit inconvenient civil engagement in projects it deems strategic.
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Way off track in Riga – EU funds at risk for controversial tram project
Blog entry | 21 July, 2017Public tensions have been rising over a proposed EUR 100 million tram line in the capital Riga that is proposed for EU funding.
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Legal complaint lodged to save protected Bulgarian Gorge from destructive motorway
Press release | 12 July, 2017A controversial EU-funded motorway is allegedly already breaking EU nature laws. Its completion through the Kresna Gorge nature reserve would be catastrophic for protected animals and plants in the region. A legal complaint calls on the Commission to investigate breaches of EU law.
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Commission must involve the people in next EU budget debate
Blog entry | 5 July, 2017French President Emmanuel Macron is right to propose public debates on the Future of Europe. But the EU budget is where change will first manifest itself.
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Commission pitch for Europe’s future funding must be a People’s Budget
Press release | 27 June, 2017A growing movement of civil society across Europe has launched its own call for a reformed EU budget that unlocks a positive, people-centered and sustainable future for a new Europe
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Over 250 non-government organisations launch alternative vision for Europe
Press release | 20 June, 2017More than 250 non-government organisations from across Europe have today released an alternative vision for a more democratic, just and sustainable Europe.
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The EU budget: Unlocking a new vision for Europe
Blog entry | 20 March, 2017The key to unlocking a more inspiring and politically winnable New Vision for a strong Europe may well be the next European budget.
Read moreBulgaria risks unnecessary breach of nature laws, threatening EUR 800 million of EU funding
Press release | 2 March, 2017The building of an EU-funded motorway linking Bulgaria and Greece, through Kresna Gorge – a stunning wildlife haven protected by EU nature laws – would be a disaster for nature and local people, and could result in up to €781 million being returned to the European Commission, claim Bulgarian and international NGO experts.
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Backdoor for coal subsidies remains half open under new EU rules
Blog entry | 1 December, 2016While it may seem like a gesture to coal-dependent countries such as Poland, the Winter Package of EU energy market rules, presented yesterday (30 November), will make using coal subsidies more difficult.
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Too good to be true? Assessing one year of the Investment Plan for Europe
Blog entry | 28 September, 2016Europe is hemorrhaging cash in deeply unsustainable projects like motorways, airports and gas infrastructure.
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