07/02/12
This updated map from CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe displays 55 environmentally destructive and economically unsound projects, several of which are already being funded, and the bulk of which are still in line for accelerated anti-crisis funding from the EU structural and cohesion funds and the European Investment Bank.
It calls for the EU funds not to cause damage but to instead bring real long-term benefits to people living in the CEE countries. In a time of crisis – economic and climate – EU funding can have a significant leverage impact on job creation and recovery, but the protection of nature and the prevention of climate change must not be overlooked.
