EU budget negotiations: a zero-sum game?
October 3, 2012
The seven-year EU budget could unlock investment and jobs, but only if the shadow-boxing around the negotiating table ends now.
EU budget negotiations: a zero-sum game?
September 28, 2012
The seven-year EU budget could unlock investment and jobs, but only if the shadow-boxing around the negotiating table ends now.
Continued EU budget battle could sacrifice clean energy investments and clog economic recovery
September 25, 2012
Continued debates about a reduction of the future EU budget jeopardise the potential of using EU funds for energy efficiency and renewables investments to provide necessary economic stimulus and climate mitigation.
Climate action missing as ministers dance around EU budget ‘Pandora’s box’
September 24, 2012
Brussels, Belgium — Today’s General Affairs Council meeting to discuss the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 (MFF) saw further stalemate between those member states seeking to ensure no cuts to the European commission’s outline MFF proposals, and those member states determined that cuts must occur while insisting that the emphasis must instead be on the ‘quality’ of future MFF spending.
Przeciwnicy odkrywek przyjadą do Lubina
September 21, 2012
Polscy przeciwnicy budowy kopalń odkrywkowych węgla brunatnego zyskują nowych sojuszników. Poparcie otrzymali już od podobnych organizacji działających w Niemczech, przedstawiciele kolejnych krajów deklarują pomoc w walce z odkrywkami w Polsce i Europie
Comments on the EBRD’s draft country strategy for Estonia
September 19, 2012
The comments, prepared by Estonian Green Movement/Friends of the Earth Estonia, focus on EBRD financing in the energy sector.
EUR 172 billion are needed for energy efficiency in 7 countries of Central and Eastern Europe
September 18, 2012
The total investment cost for renewable sources in Bulgaria would be approximately EUR 745 million, according analysis of CEE Bankwatch Network
EBRD should not invest in Polish energy company suspected of corruption, say European NGOs
September 17, 2012
Warsaw – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering participating in a EUR 772 million loan for a subsidiary of major Polish energy group ENEA, whose management is currently being investigated by authorities because of alleged irregularities in management and misuse of public funds.
Another case of alleged corruption in a CEE energy company
September 17, 2012
Alleged corruption at Poland’s second biggest state-owned energy company ENEA S.A. may compromise yet another project financed by European public banks.
No half measures – Investment needs in energy efficiency and renewables in the CEE countries
September 13, 2012
The study offers an overview of estimated investment needs of CEE countries and compares them with the amounts currently earmarked for low-carbon economy, energy efficiency and renewables in the European Commission proposals on Cohesion policy and the Multi-annual Financial Framework.
