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[Campaign update] Ombla hydropower plant nature impact assessment rejected

10 August, 2015

The Croatian Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection has refused Hrvatska Elektroprovreda (HEP)’s nature impact assessment for the Ombla hydropower project near Dubrovnik.

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Hungary and the Energy Union: The devil is in the details

4 August, 2015

Hungary needs to transform its energy sector. But can the Energy Union kickstart such change? The vision presented by the European Commission’s Vice President Maroš Šefčovič includes a few promising nuggets, but overall risks reinforcing the status quo.

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Energy Union benefits are full of paradoxes in the land of Kafka

30 July, 2015

More clarity is needed regarding the Energy Union’s priorities for the Czech Republic.

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Guest post: Behind the glitz of oil riches – the shrinking space for democracy in Azerbaijan

29 July, 2015

Last week, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development approved a loan over half a billion dollars for Lukoil’s share in the Shah Deniz gas field in Azerbaijan. In this guest post, rights activist Emma Hughes from Platform reflects on how business as usual resumes after the media attention on Azerbaijan’s human rights abuses has faded.

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European funding for a Lukoil gas project in Azerbaijan tramples the EU’s commitment to both climate action and human rights

23 July, 2015

A USD 500 million loan for the share of Russian gas giant Lukoil in a major gas project in Azerbaijan has been approved yesterday by the Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Yet, the decision will significantly hinder Europe’s commitments to decarbonise as well as to advance democracy.

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