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[Campaign update] KOSID contests the opening process of the tender for the ‘New Kosovo’ Power Plant

23 December, 2014

A press-realease issued by KOSID on December 21.

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Juncker’s investment offensive risks turning against Europeans

18 December, 2014

Brussels – Environmental NGOs call on President Juncker, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank to consider for financing from the 315 billion growth package only projects which are sustainable and in line with EU goals and only after proper public consultation with potentially affected communities.

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Balkan coal projects face mounting challenges as China and CEE leaders meet in Belgrade

16 December, 2014

Belgrade/Banja Luka/Sarajevo, 16 December 2014: As the third annual summit of Chinese and Central and Eastern European leaders gets underway today in Belgrade, problems are mounting for the lignite projects planned in the Balkan region. Today alone, an official complaint has been submitted to the Energy Community Secretariat on the planned 600 MW Ugljevik III lignite power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a new analysis has been published showing that the planned 450 MW Tuzla 7 lignite plant – also in Bosnia and Herzegovina – is likely to be economically unviable.

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Green 10 open letter to VP Timmermans: “Do not kill laws crucial for our health, environment and the economy”

11 December, 2014

The 10 leading environmental NGOs in Europe appeal to Vice President Timmermans not to sink the air and waste packages: “Polluton kills 58,000 persons every year. Are they not European citizens? Shouldn’t the Commission protect their interest too? ”

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New money, old ideas: How EU spending plans for central and eastern Europe are selling short a greener future

11 December, 2014

Brussels, December 11 – Central and Eastern European countries are planning to use unacceptable amounts of their €350 billion allocation from the EU budget on dirty energy projects, polluting forms of transport and incinerators, according to a comprehensive analysis of draft government spending plans published today by CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe.

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