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Cohesion in Crisis - fast or smart?
By: CEE Bankwatch Network
Posted: Jun 18 09
Witnessed: 1089 times
Regions: Eastern Europe, Europe
Issues: Environment, Sustainable development
CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe EU Funds coordinator Keti Medarova-Bergström warns us that environmentally destructive and economically unsound projects, at a total cost of EUR 23 billion, in the ten new member states of central and eastern Europe, may receive an un-smart green light as the European Union seeks to rapidly deploy billions of euros to offset the worsening economic crisis.
Find out more at: http://www.bankwatch.org/billions/
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