15/03/18
Controversial Turkish-Azerbaijani gas pipeline gets major EU loan
Prague, Brussels, Rome, London – Today the board of directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) green-lighted a EUR 93 million loan to t …
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23/02/18
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What happens when a town strikes gas? 30 years after Shell and ExxonMobil opened up Europe’s biggest gas field for drilling, the residents of Groninge …
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21/02/18
MEPs vote for energy market reform but fail to reject gas
Members of the EU Parliament’s energy committee have supported reform of energy markets to restrict subsidies for dirty fossil fuel power plants, but …
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06/02/18
Controversial gas pipeline awarded €1.5bn
CEE Bankwatch Network, Counter Balance, Friends of the Earth Europe, 350.org The European Investment Bank (EIB) voted today to hand out one of Europe’ …
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25/01/18
Commission issues €200m new subsidies for fossil fuels
The European Commission today announced new subsidies for fossil fuels, with nearly €200 million for gas projects, as part of a larger package of ener …
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17/01/18
MEPs back out of ambitious 2030 climate goals
The European Parliament today voted its position on EU energy goals for 2030, backing out of the level of action needed to combat climate change. MEPs …
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