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Guest post: A win for citizen activism after UNESCO asks Macedonia to stop all construction projects on Lake Ohrid

27 June, 2017

After a field visit to the Lake Ohrid in Macedonia, the UNESCO requested the Macedonian government to halt construction projects in the area, one of which is supported by the European Bank For Reconstruction and Development.

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[Campaign update] EU urged to act on Western Balkans smog after alarming pollution levels were found

26 June, 2017

Results of more than half a year of independent air pollution monitoring in the Balkans have been launched today. During a conference at the European Parliament today, MEPs, European Commission and Energy Community representatives, NGOs and citizens groups called for urgent action on air pollution in the Western Balkans.

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Western Balkans holds breath for better air quality

26 June, 2017

In the Western Balkans, air pollution can be a fatal problem, made worse by some of those countries’ energy policies. Ioana Ciuta sheds light on the region’s developing crisis, which is claiming lives at an alarming rate.

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Over 250 non-government organisations launch alternative vision for Europe

20 June, 2017

More 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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Women and hydropower: exacerbating vulnerability without resettlement

19 June, 2017

The disproportionate impacts that the Nenskra hydropower project in Georgia will have on women are not being assessed by the project company, in spite of its financiers’ standards.

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