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EU budget 2014-2020: Implementing the climate commitment

Briefing | 10 September, 2012 | Download PDF

To reach the EU agreed climate and energy targets by 2020, the European Commission states that at least 20% of the future Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 should support climate action. The Coalition for a Sustainable EU budget strongly supports this initiative and ask to increase it to 25% of the next MFF. In order to have a proper legal basis, this commitment should be included in the Negotiating Box and in the Inter-Institutional Agreement.


EU Budget for everyone – The people’s guide to the financial programming of the European Union

Leaflet | 15 August, 2012 | Download PDF

An illustrated and comprehensible introduction to the European Union’s budget, the decision making that leads to it, the impacts it has on our societies and the role that people can play in the process. On eight pages, this guide answers the basic and not so basic questions regarding the EU’s financial framework.


Bankwatch letter to EBRD on the transparency of the mining strategy review process

Advocacy letter | 3 August, 2012 | Download PDF

Following up on a meeting between the EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti and civil society groups monitoring the bank taking place July 23 in London, Bankwatch sent the new EBRD president a letter outlining civil society organisations’ concerns over the lack of transparency of the mining strategy review process as well as some recommendations for improving this situation.


EU budget 2014-2020: Implementing climate commitment and tracking climate spending

Briefing | 30 July, 2012 | Download PDF

This comprehensive briefing offers detailed comments and suggestions on how climate action should and can be implemented and mainstreamed in the future spending period of the EU budget.


OLAF decision to investigate corruption at TES 6

Official document | 19 July, 2012 | Download PDF

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) decided to start an official investigation into the case of the Sostanj lignite power plant in Slovenia due to serious concerns about corruption and conflicts of interests in the granting of the contract to the company Alstom. (Information on OLAF staff has been blackened on request by the Office.)