Európska komisia by mala schváliť v prvom polroku Partnerskú dohodu SR a Program Slovensko
January 24, 2022
Európska komisia by mala podľa očakávania schváliť Partnerskú dohodu SR v novom programovom období eurofondov 2021 až 2027 a Program …
Selvitimme, kuka saa rahaa EU:n jättimäisestä elpymisrahastosta ja miten rahojen käyttöä valvotaan – lue kuusi kysymystä ja vastausta
January 13, 2022
EU-komissio jakaa tulevien kahden vuoden aikana satoja miljardeja euroja rahaa jäsenmaiden tileille. Kyse on yhteisestä elvytyksestä, josta …
To avoid failures of recovery planning, cohesion funding must offer transparent public engagement
December 22, 2021
The European Union’s next long term budget and recovery package is a generational opportunity to tackle the climate crisis and build resilient societies. Yet, a lack of transparency and unwillingness to engage stakeholders, firstly with the recovery plans and now the Cohesion Funds, threatens to imperil a bounceback instead of steering the European Green Deal.
Zapojenie mimovládok do prípravy eurofondov sa zlepšilo, no stále škrípe
December 22, 2021
Konzultácie s odborníkmi z mimovládneho sektora pri príprave nového programového obdobia sa oproti minulosti zlepšili. Pri tvorbe …
Governments break EU rules, plan cohesion spending without partners
December 6, 2021
Several European governments are breaking EU rules that require meaningful consultations with local authorities and civil society in planning cohesion spending, stakeholders have complained, while the European Commission says everything is, mostly, in order.
Náklady a benefity zelenej transformácie
November 29, 2021
Legislatívny balík „Fit for 55” má pomôcť dosiahnuť klimatické ciele a znížiť emisie v priemysle, doprave, sektore budov a ďalších. Aké …
EU funds should never harm nature, climate or the environment Statement of the Green 10 on the ‘do no significant harm’ principle
November 18, 2021
This statement, written together with the Green 10 and EuroNatur, outlines our main concerns about the application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle to EU public funds. The EU intends to expand the application of this principle to a variety of
Bulgarian recovery plan improves after six-month impasse
November 5, 2021
After a six-month delay and three revisions, the EUR 6.6 billion Bulgarian national recovery and resilience plan has finally been submitted to the European Commission. Although this delay postpones its implementation, the plan is markedly improved particularly in terms of biodiversity protection, following dialogue between environmental groups and the authorities. The process shows the key role public participation can play in delivering a green recovery.
The European Parliament at risk of losing sight of climate crisis by getting ready to support new fossil gas projects
September 10, 2021
10th September 2021, Brussels – A majority in the European Parliament, including the Socialist and Democrats (S&D), look set to vote to lock in upwards of 213 million tonnes of carbon from fossil gas, as part of the revision of the EU’s key energy infrastructure law, the TEN-E Regulation.
How to monitor the spending of the EUR 672 billion recovery fund
August 31, 2021
Following the European Commission’s assessment, the majority of recovery plans have now been approved by the Council of the EU, paving the way for an unprecedented amount of money to be made available to Member States. However, with both the Commission and Member States rushing to disburse funds as quickly as possible, ensuring sufficient monitoring and control mechanisms are in place will be more important than ever before.
