MEDIA BRIEFING: Economy Ministers’ Summit must ensure recovery is sustainable and transparent

EU Ministers will meet on 18 June for the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN Council). They will exchange views on Member States’ Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs), and discuss […]

Read more 16/06/2021

Press release Financing the transition

CAN Europe letter to the EU Economy and Finance Ministers ahead of ECOFIN Council

EU Ministers will meet on 18 June for the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN Council). They will exchange views on Member States’ Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs), and discuss […]

Read more 16/06/2021

Letter Financing the transition

CAN Europe contribution to State aid SA.53625 (2020/N) Germany Compensation of RWE and LEAG for lignite phase-out

POSITION PAPER CAN Europe welcomes the Commission’s decision to start a formal investigation into Germany’s promised compensations to the lignite operators RWE and LEAG for closing their power plants. We […]

Read more 08/06/2021

Position paper Energy transition Financing the transition

Problematic measures to be addressed during the ongoing assessment of Recovery and Resilience Plans

The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) provides member states a large-scale financial support for public investments and reforms to support the relaunching of ailing economies in the short term, but […]

Read more 02/06/2021

Factsheet Report Financing the transition

The assessment of draft CAP Strategic Plans reveals that the European agriculture would fail to deliver climate action

The EU’s post-2022 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will play a crucial role in tackling the climate crisis. While the trilogues are ongoing between the EU legislators, Member States have already […]

Read more 10/05/2021

Press release Climate action Financing the transition

Coal expands in Poland, despite EU law violations

PRESS RELEASE The initially delayed operation of a new 496-MW power plant unit in Turow (Poland) is supposed to start today. The unit will benefit from EU money via Polish […]

Read more 30/04/2021

Press release Europe in transition Financing the transition

Europeans call for climate-friendly EU budget

Member States are currently developing their plans on how to spend the EU’s long-term budget 2021-2027, together with its recovery instrument (Next Generation EU). CAN Europe members assessed 16 Member […]

Read more 29/04/2021

Press release Financing the transition

How the EU Modernisation Fund can be a driver for the fossil-free energy transformation

POLICY BRIEFING The Modernisation Fund is recognised in the European Green Deal Investment Plan as one of the key funding instruments, potentially providing around €25 billion to support Member States […]

Read more 26/04/2021

Report Financing the transition

EU development programming for biodiversity and climate must heed people’s voices

Participatory and effective consultations will be key for agreeing ambitious and impactful thematic and geographic programmes under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument that are socially just, and rights-based, […]

Read more 20/04/2021

Letter Financing the transition

A true Leaders Summit on Climate? Commitments on emissions reductions and finance urgently needed

MEDIA ADVISORY What is happening? US President, Joe Biden, invited 40 World Leaders to the Leaders Summit on Climate on 22-23 April 2021. This is a critically important initiative as […]

Read more 19/04/2021

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