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Exhibition brings coal-affected communities in Colombia and Croatia a step closer together

24 March, 2015

A photo exhibition in Croatia is connecting the dots between communities in Colombia and the Istrian coast that are negatively affected by coal.

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[Campaign update] 92 percent of public consultation respondents against Plomin C coal power plant

24 March, 2015

Almost all respondants to a consultation on the Plomin power plant do not want a new unit running on coal.

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Western Balkans electricity plans: where will all that power go?

23 March, 2015

Western Balkan countries have ambitious plans to increase their electricity generation over the next years. But what will happen if they all become a regional energy hub? Will there be a demand for all the available electricity?

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Statement: EU trade secrets directive threat to free speech, health, environment and worker mobility

20 March, 2015

Multi-sectoral civil society coalition calls for greater protections for consumers, journalists, whistleblowers, researchers and workers We strongly oppose the hasty push by the European Commission and Council for a new European Union (EU) directive on trade secrets because it contains: An unreasonably broad definition of “trade secrets” that enables almost anything within a company to be deemed as such;

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Bankwatch statement on today’s EU Council decision about the ‘Energy Union’

19 March, 2015

Europe’s leaders have failed today to live up to their commitments and make the EU’s energy future more sustainable. The Commission’s ‘Energy Union’ strategy endorsed today by EU Heads of States prioritises new fossil fuel infrastructure at the expense of investments into energy savings and clean energy sources.

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