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Landmark deal ends 28-year Bulgaria motorway dispute with agreement to protect Kresna Gorge

16 June, 2025

28 years since the Struma motorway project in Bulgaria started, the Save Kresna Gorge coalition, Road Infrastructure Agency and Ministry of Environment and Water have reached a landmark agreement to implement the final section of the motorway outside the Kresna Gorge.

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Navigating the complexities of EU funds: Bulgaria’s struggle

13 June, 2025

The mid-term review was intended as a mechanism to address implementation issues and reallocate resources to priority areas. In reality, however, it has taken a very different turn.

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Vulnerable households at risk: Central and eastern European countries struggle to finalise national social climate plans

13 June, 2025

With just weeks to go before the European Commission’s deadline for national social climate plan submissions, a new analysis by E3G and Bankwatch reveals alarmingly uneven progress across central and eastern Europe. Examining the state of play in eight EU Member States, the report highlights persistent transparency gaps, weak stakeholder engagement, and protracted delays. 

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Bulgaria’s opportunity to address energy and transport poverty: The Social Climate Fund challenge

4 June, 2025

The European Union’s Social Climate Fund presents Bulgaria – one of the EU’s poorest Member States – with a significant opportunity to tackle energy and transport poverty. Under this funding instrument, the country has been allocated a total of EUR 2.5 billion for the 2026–2032 period. However, concerns are mounting that weak planning, institutional resistance to reform, and a lack of transparency could prevent this funding from reaching the people who need it most.

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Joint NGO statement: New EU budget must ensure dedicated funds for environmental protection and just transition in the Western Balkans

28 May, 2025

68 civil society organisations have today issued a joint statement calling on the EU to ensure dedicated funds for environmental protection and just transition of coal-dependent regions in the Western Balkans in the post-2027 EU budget.

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