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Strategic thinking needs to win out in the future Cohesion Policy debate

Bankwatch Mail | 13 March, 2012 | Download PDF

As the Polish Presidency ended at the turn of the year and the last formal meetings were over, the Polish government decided it was time to speak out more openly about its own position concerning the future of Cohesion Policy, as it was no longer obliged to remain neutral in the negotiations. This EU budget item had been the priority for the Presidency, as Poland is hoping to receive as much as EUR 80 billion in the forthcoming 2014-2020 period.


EU Funds delivering domestic energy efficiency in Latvia – concerted facilitation and promotion is the key

Bankwatch Mail | 13 March, 2012 | Download PDF

Encouraging developments related to the deployment of EU funds in Latvia for improving household energy efficiency have reached Bankwatch Mail from Latvian Green Movement, our member group based in Riga.


EU funds for Czech incinerators in the balance thanks to local opposition

Bankwatch Mail | 13 March, 2012 | Download PDF

The European Commission is considering financial support for three new major municipal waste incinerator projects in the Czech Republic. The total cost for these projects is EUR 520 million and the projects have also requested a subsidy from the current Operational Programme for Environment (OPE) totalling EUR 184 million.


New EU funds map adds to calls for sustainable EU budget

Bankwatch Mail | 13 March, 2012 | Download PDF

Now in its fourth edition, Bankwatch and Friends of the Earth Europe’s map of environmentally and socially harmful projects in central and eastern Europe being paid for by – or in line for – billions of euros of EU money has been launched at a crucial moment.


Polish energy companies’ black propaganda threatens EU climate ambitions again

Bankwatch Mail | 13 March, 2012 | Download PDF

Poland is on course to place further large roadblocks in the way of the European Commission’s Roadmap 2050 towards a low-carbon economy unless certain demands being insisted on by Warsaw are met. These include the granting of free allowances for all 16 power plants that Poland has asked to be supported under the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme.