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Democracy is nobody’s business – MEPs pledge to stand up for people over profit

April 15, 2014

At the end of May the whole of Europe will be going to the ballot box for the 2014 European Parliament elections. But when the votes are counted and members-to-be (MEPs) take their place, who are they going to represent – people or profit? The Bankwatch supported campaign Politics for people asks them to take a pledge against the latter.


Cough4Coal: New campaign video sets the scene for climate negotiations in Poland

November 4, 2013

A promotional video for an upcoming climate protest in Warsaw draws attention to the negative influence that coal has on our health and that coal businesses will have on the global climate negotiations.


The devil in the details: Europe’s low-carbon economy dream

August 17, 2012

The increasing popularity of a ‘low-carbon economy’ rhetoric calls for robust assessments of the carbon intensity of EU funded projects. Otherwise the potential that lies in the concept may get diluted by conflicting interests.


What goes around, comes around: Portugal’s debt boomerangs back on public-private partnerships

August 10, 2012

Europe’s anti-crisis measures include efforts to increase private investments in public infrastructure. Yet, a backlash against public-private partnerships in Portugal is a warning against putting too much faith in this approach.


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