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Guest post: Throwing evidence to the wind? The World Bank continues pushing PPPs

30 September, 2015

Although World Bank research and documents acknowledge the limitations of public-private partnerships the bank continues to push PPPs despite concerns.

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Southeast Europe must close the gap on energy efficiency, says new report

29 September, 2015

Brussels, Belgium / Podgorica, Montenegro – Countries of Southeast Europe (SEE) waste much more energy than the members of the European Union, according to a new report Energy Efficiency – Just Do It! published today by a group of civil society organizations from across the region.

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When environmental improvement becomes resettlement – lessons from Serbia’s Kolubara mine

25 September, 2015

European financial institutions and Serbian authorities have failed to address the human impacts of resettlement in Serbia’s lignite mining fields, a new study shows.

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Financing the post-2015 agenda – the problematic role of development banks

24 September, 2015

The heavy involvement of international financial institutions in the post-2015 development agenda raises serious questions for civil society around the world on whether the SDGs will manage to address the root causes of inequality, poverty and environmental degradation.

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Guest post: Italian mayors protest against the Trans Adriatic Pipeline

22 September, 2015

Local opposition in Italy to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is mounting. During a business event organised last week, a dozen mayors staged a protest against the government’s support for the project, who together with civil society and local authorities fear that the pipeline will destroy the environment and the safety of their communities. Instead they are demanding that EU drop the project.

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