EU funds spending plans in Latvia: What’s hidden behind the ‘green veneer’?
Blog entry | 29 January, 2016The millions of EU Cohesion Policy money are choosing the ‘darker side’ of Latvia’s renewable energy sources.
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Bring on the money, don’t ask for results. EU funds spending plans in the Czech Republic
Blog entry | 28 January, 2016The Czech Republic’s EU funds’ documents tick all the formal boxes, but the carbon intensity of its economy will most likely not change much.
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What EU money can’t buy: Poland’s green energy transition just out of reach
Blog entry | 26 January, 2016Billions of euros of European funds will be invested in Poland between 2014 and 2020 under the heading of sustainable development and climate action. But without sound strategies and political will to decarbonise its economy, Europe’s biggest coal addict is set to waste the transformative potential of EU money – and Brussels is letting it happen.
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NEW REPORT: Misguided spending by enfants terribles is undermining Europe’s transition to a fossil-free future
Press release | 26 January, 2016Brussels/Prague, 25 January 2016 – EU billions destined to transform the carbon-intensive, inefficient energy systems of central and eastern Europe are being misspent, finds a new report today by CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe. Bad spending plans and a lack of climate commitments from nine central and eastern European governments is hampering Europe’s transition away from fossil fuels, the groups say.
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Misuse of EU funds holds back Europe’s clean energy transition
Blog entry | 26 January, 2016The new member states from Central Europe misuse the EU funding aimed at decarbonising their energy systems.
Read moreŠefčovič’s underwhelming outlook for the Energy Union’s role in the energy transition
Blog entry | 1 December, 2015On 20 November 2015, following the presentation of the first State of the Energy Union, Vice-President Šefčovič hosted a Twitter Chat. Also several Bankwatchers joined the discussion. Here are some points we found noteworthy.
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Slovenia and the Energy Union: clash in priorities, renewables as collateral damage
Blog entry | 17 September, 2015A leaked document, published here for the first time, that outlines the Slovenian government’s priorities for the EU’s Energy Union reveals a potential conflict with what the European Commission has on offer. Yet, neither promises ambitious strides towards more renewables.
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Slovakia and the Energy Union: Financing for fossil fuels
Blog entry | 10 September, 2015Similar to what we have seen in other countries, when it comes to concrete projects in Slovakia the Energy Union proposals are so far to a much larger extent aiming at security of (gas) supply than they are at decarbonisation.
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Latvia and the Energy Union: biomass is a blind spot
Blog entry | 13 August, 2015To make sure Latvia’s energy path does not lead into a dead end for sustainability, the Energy Union should facilitate alternatives to unsustainable fuelwood.
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Energy Union benefits are full of paradoxes in the land of Kafka
Blog entry | 30 July, 2015More clarity is needed regarding the Energy Union’s priorities for the Czech Republic.
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