National campaigner, Slovakia
Email: juraj.melichar AT bankwatch.orgTel.: +421 903 473 816
Juraj worked with a Bankwatch member organisation in Bratislava and Friends of the Earth Europe in Brussels before officially joining Bankwatch in September 2016. As a national coordinator in Slovakia, he leads energy transformation through the EU Funds and regional re-development angles. He focuses on advocacy and coalition building for low carbon transition at the national level, and promotes media coverage and support for local energy transformation in the regions. Juraj speaks Slovak, English and German.
More from Juraj Melichar
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.
One of the positive outcomes of the debate about Europe’s Energy Union was an increased attention to the issue of Just Transition*. Even more promising is that the debate is moving from Brussels to the very regions that are facing an imminent coal phaseout. One of those regions is Horna Nitra /Upper Nitra in Slovakia.
