Juraj Melichar

Slovak aspects of the EIB Energy Lending Policy

April 1, 2019 | Read more

One of the biggest challenges in Slovakia is to ensure systematic support for the development of decentralised, non-fossil and sustainable energy system. The European Investment Bank (EIB) already invested far too much into fossil gas (77 per cent of a

Review of eight national energy and climate plans (NECPs) in central and eastern Europe

March 22, 2019 | Read more

Web-version of the briefing Our analysis shows that most countries in central and eastern Europe are not committed to an ambitious energy transformation and instead stay as close as possible to business as usual scenarios. Moreover, the development of

In Slovakia, a shining example of EU funds for renewables and families

December 11, 2018 | Read more

There is a sad joke in Slovakia that the country could become a museum for renewable energy sources (RES). Not because the Slovak physicist Aurel Stodola invented in 1928 the world’s oldest heat pump that still powers Geneva’s city hall, but because of its antiquated energy policy that lacks systematic support for renewables at the local and national levels.

Position on the Multiannual Financial Framework

July 9, 2018 | Read more

For nearly three decades, the EU Budget, and especially sectoral instruments such as the Cohesion Policy, has been a proven catalyst in the fight against climate change and the transition to a low-carbon energy system. By providing public investments i

An experiment with EU funded sustainable transport

December 5, 2017 | Read more

A train ride offers time for reflecting on how the EU budget can be put to use for the common good.