The question of the concentration of EU aid on a limited number of priorities defined at Community level is undoubtedly emerging as one of the sensitive points of the negotiations on the future EU cohesion policy.
The European Commission's proposals that urge member states to invest part of their regional development fund on low-carbon and energy-efficiency measures sounds very encouraging, argues to Markus Trilling of the CEE Bankwatch Network. The question that remains though is whether these proposals will be sufficient enough to secure the conditions for a sustainable regional development.
On 15 November, the first-ever Aid Transparency Index was released by the UK based group Publish What You Fund. The index evaluated 58 major actors in the international financial institutions sector, and the results found did not reflect well on European banks.
Un nouveau rapport de mission au Nigeria publié conjointement par un collectif international d'ONG et d'associations environnementales dont les Amis de la Terre France dénonce un décalage entre le discours officiel de Total, Eni et Shell et les réalités constatées sur le terrain. Il montre comment l'Union européenne garantit sa sécurité énergétique au détriment de communautés locales dont elle détruit l'environnement et les conditions de vie.
Z prostriedkov európskych bánk by sa pri Žiline mala postaviť kogeneračná plynová elektráreň. Neziskové organizácie i obyvatelia však upozorňujú na neexistujúce environmentálne zhodnotenie a neefektívnosť vynaložených prostriedkov.
Environmental organizations in Croatia and abroad are urging the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) not to go ahead with a planned 123 million Euro loan for the Ombla hydropower plant near Dubrovnik because of devastating consequences the plant's construction could have on the environment.
Slovenski umetnik Marko Kumer je danes ob podpori evropskih nevladnih organizacij pred vrati Evropske komisije v Bruslju protestiral proti projektu gradnje šestega bloka Termoelektrarne Šoštanj.
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