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EU Funds in Central and Eastern Europe: Roadmap to sustainability or dead-end investments?

This map presents environmentally and socially harmful projects being supported by EU Cohesion Policy Funds. It shows 33 harmful projects in Central and Eastern Europe with total costs of sixteen billion euros. The projects, which include highways passing through protected nature sites, waste incinerators and airports, are being paid for – or being considered for …

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Cashing-in on tar sands – RBS, UK Banks and Canada’s ‘blood oil’

This report summarises some of the main problems witnessed with tar sands extraction in Canada and presents evidence about the impacts of tar sands extraction on local peoples’ health, land rights and livelihoods, as well as on the environment. It documents which UK banks are involved in providing financial backing for tar sands, how much …

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Potential unfulfilled: EU funding and Cohesion policy can do more for sustainable climate and energy development in central and eastern Europe

As this report on EU budget spending in central and eastern Europe shows, there is still a vast gap between intentions to achieve positive climate objectives and the actual use of available EU money. The findings in this report describe the ongoing failure in implementing the EU’s current climate objectives, which are still low in …

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Too Green to be True: IOI Corporation in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan

This report reveals that the Malaysian showcase company IOI Group does not live up to its environmental promises in newly established plantations in the Ketapang district – the Indonesian part of Borneo. Glossy CSR policies, engagement in multi-stakeholder initiatives and the possession of certificates from the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil do not offer …

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Lobbying in Brussels – How much do the top 50 companies in the EU spend?

Based on an analysis of the entries of the 50 largest EU-based companies on the European Commission’s lobby register, the report confirms that lobbying in Brussels by Europe’s 50 largest companies is happening in secret despite attempts to secure transparency. The study points to unrealistic registration details in the Commission register and unfeasibly low budgets …

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Bursting the Brussels Bubble – the battle to expose corporate lobbying at the heart of the EU

Written by some of the leading experts on lobbying transparency in Europe, this book provides an eye-opening insight into decision-making within the European Union – and offers a valuable guide to fighting for greater transparency and accountability. This collection of articles reveals how lobbyists from the world of big business have successfully embedded themselves inside …

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