Consultation response: European Investment Bank energy lending

The European Investment Bank asked stakeholders to respond to an issues paper with a number of questions. The EIB website stated they sought “to solicit views and input from a wide array of stakeholders that are involved in the energy sector and can bring valuable expertise to the review of … More…

Consultation response: financing energy efficiency in buildings

Dramatically improved energy efficiency in buildings is both achievable and economically desirable. However, low awareness of the environmental impact of buildings; the sector’s complexity, fragmentation, and lack of genuine champions; lack of know-how and experience in green construction; lack of financial instruments to reward energy efficiency; and life styles that … More…

Around Europe 340 – March 2012

Israel’s Supreme Court Adapts International Law in West Bank Quarrying ruling; A View of the EU Budget through Green-Tinted Spectacles; Continued Cognitive Dissonance in EU Energy Effort; Democracy under stress: The global crisis and beyond; Apology and Correction

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Deutsche Ausgabe – März 2012

Israels Oberster Gerichtshof passt Internationales Recht den Gesetzen zum Gesteinsabbruch im West jordanland an.

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Around Europe 337 – November 2011

European Investment Bank Board of Directors Listen to Civil Society; New Briefing Papers on EU Responses to Terrorism: The implications for human rights, democratic governance and peace-building; We are victims of ourselves, yesterday, today, and tomorrow

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Deutsche Ausgabe – November 2011

Neue Informationspapiere zu Antworten der EU auf den Terrorismus: Die Auswirkungen auf Menschenrechte, Demokratie und Friedensarbeit

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Consultation response: EU project bonds

The Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative proposes to provide European Investment Bank support to private sector companies issuing bonds to finance large-scale (transport, energy, ICT) infrastructure projects. In underwriting a significant component of the project financing, this proposal is a blatant attempt to transfer the private sector risk of these … More…

Around Europe 323 – June 2010

The Risks of the EU’s Energy Security Approach; The Business Case for Peace; Ramallah Friend Awarded Anna Lindh Memorial Prize

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Deutsche Ausgabe – Juni 2010

Gefährliche Abhängigkeit? Eine Überprüfung der Risiken des Energiesicherheitskonzepts der EU

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Around Europe 321 – April 2010

Credit where credit is due; EU Sustainable Consumption and Production Action Plan; Ten years of Resolutioin 1325 – time to celebrate?

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Deutsche Ausgabe – April 2010

Zehn Jahre Resolution 1325 – ein Grund zum Feiern?

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