Romanian decision-makers try to misuse REPowerEU funds for illegal hydropower plants
Briefing | 30 November 2022
This briefing describes how Romania’s Parliament and Government are again pushing to legalise illegal hydropower projects in protected areas using new opportunities for funding under the REPowerEU chapter of the EU recovery fund. It shows how a new draft Government Ordinance would allow the destruction of twenty Natura 2000 sites, two national parks, a Ramsar site and tens of freshwater bodies.
Theme: Hydropower plants
Location: Romania
Project: EU funds and biodiversity
Tags: Natura 2000 | REPowerEU | Romania | biodiversity | hydropower projects
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