Bankwatch

Resource Efficiency Roadmap must come with money from EU Budget

September 20, 2011

Brussels – The Resource Efficiency Roadmap published today by the European Commission envisages all kinds of right recommendations for Europe to become a renewable based, resource efficient economy but the actual value of this document depends largely on the EU budget.

Institution: EU Funds

Theme: Resource efficiency

Alena Miskun

Email: miskun AT bankwatch.org

Ukraine office (postal address)
National Ecological Centre of Ukraine
PO Box 306
01032, Kyiv
Ukraine

Tel.: + 380 44 353 7841 (42)
Fax: + 380 44286 3032

Languages: Ukrainian, English, Russian, Spanish

David Chipashvili

Email: datochipashvili AT caucasus.net

Postal address
Green Alternative
62 Chavchavadze avenue
0162 Tbilisi
Georgia

Tel.: +995 32 222 38 74 / 229 27 73
Fax: + 995 32 222 38 74

Olexi Pasyuk

Email: opasyuk AT bankwatch.org

Ukraine office (postal address)
National Ecological Centre of Ukraine
PO Box 306
01032, Kyiv
Ukraine

Tel.: + 380 44 353 7841 (42)
Fax: + 380 44286 3032

Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, English

David Hoffman

Email: david.hoffman AT bankwatch.org

Main office, Prague
Na Rozcesti 6
Prague 9, 190 00
Czech Republic
Tel./fax: +420 274 816 571

Languages: English, basic Czech, French and German

Can the EU import energy and promote democracy?

September 15, 2011

Source: Piotr Trzaskowski, European Voice

New approach to energy deals could cause some problems.

Theme: Energy & climate

Ionut Apostol

E-mail: ionut AT bankwatch.org

Mob.: +40 721 251 207
Fax: +40 31 816 83 75

Markus Trilling

Email: markus.trilling AT bankwatch.org

EU affairs office, Brussels
Mundo-B Building
Rue D'Edimbourg 26
1050 Bruxelles
Belgium

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 893 1031
Fax: +32 (0) 2 893 1035

Languages: German, English, Bulgarian, French, Spanish, Czech (beginner)

Coal-fired power plants in Poland

Faced with an outdated energy system, the Polish government is determined to invest in climate damaging coal rather than focusing on renewable energy.

Institution: EIB

Theme: Energy & climate

Greenwashing nuclear expansion in Ukraine, with EU support

Upgrades of hydro power plants in Ukraine are a prime example for greenwashing nuclear expansion with renewable energy. Alena Miskun from Bankwatch member group National Environmental Centre of Ukraine gives details on the thickening plot that European public banks are involved in.

Tags: energy energy security European Commission hydro power nuclear transmission lines transparency EU neighbourhood

Institution: EBRD, EIB, World Bank Group

Theme: Energy & climate