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The (Un)Just Transition Fund: the European Parliament shows how green it really is

September 22, 2020 | Read more

Hours after the European Commission announced plans to increase the GHG emissions reduction target to 55%, MEPs voted to keep fossil fuels in the Just Transition Fund.

Georgia’s precious Khada Valley at risk due to a new road to Russia

September 18, 2020 | Read more

Scientists, civil activists and the local community unite and call on Europeans to join the petition to save the exceptional biodiversity and precious cultural heritage in Khada.

The never ending saga of the Nenskra HPP

September 17, 2020 | Read more

The Nenskra HPP is one of 35 hydropower plants slated for development in Upper Svaneti, a region roughly one-and-a-half times the size of Luxembourg.

EIB’s lack of public disclosure on the Svans challenged by Ombudsman

September 16, 2020 | Read more

The European Ombudsman concluded that the EIB should disclose an expert report on whether Svans that live in the Svaneti region of Georgia are indigenous people.

MEPs gas a green EU budget by voting for fossil fuels in Just Transition Fund

September 16, 2020 | Read more

The European Parliament plenary session today voted for a 17.5 billion euros Just transition Fund that would permit the funding of fossil fuels projects, striking a blow to the EU’s ambitious European Green Deal.

EU-China leaders’ meeting: EU must do more to tackle legal breaches by Chinese companies in Europe, say civil society organisations

September 14, 2020 | Read more

The European Union needs to step up its actions on violations of EU law by Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Europe, warned civil society groups working in southeast Europe today (1), as European and Chinese leaders meet online in lieu of the postponed Leipzig summit.

Georgia’s billion dollar dam violates international standards

September 9, 2020 | Read more

Significant failures were found in the project’s compliance with the environmental and social policies of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Give women a voice to build better cities

September 8, 2020 | Read more

New infographics on green cities and gender explain the importance of women’s participation in sustainable urban infrastructure development.

Latvia supports climate neutrality by 2050 as long as EU budget follows suit

September 4, 2020 | Read more

The next decade is crucial to invest in climate action and start decarbonising every Member State, and EU funds account for most of the financial support that Latvia will receive in the upcoming seven years.

No proper benchmark for checking European Export Credit Agencies’ compliance with EU objectives

September 4, 2020 | Read more

Despite being the biggest class of public finance institutions operating internationally, export credit agencies (ECAs) are rarely subject to any public scrutiny. European ECAs declare the compliance with the non-binding OECD Common Approaches standards, but it’s an insufficient benchmark for evaluating compliance with the EU’s External Action obligations as stated by the relevant EU Regulation.

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