Reaching for a green recovery: what holds back progress in ten EU recovery and resilience plans

REPORT The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) entered into force in February 2021. It has financed reforms and investments in Member States from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

Letter to President Von der Leyen on Taxonomy

LETTER Dear President von der Leyen, We are writing to you in light of the Commission’s upcoming publication of the Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act on 2 February 2022 to express […]

Where is the transparency in the EU €2 trillion recovery?

OP-ED By Olivier Vardakoulias, Climate Action Network Europe, and Christophe Jost, CEE Bankwatch Network, first published in the EU Observer on 22 December 2021 Where is the transparency in the EU €2 trillion […]

No reason for European Commission to greenlight Polish hard coal subsidies

BLOG Originally posted by Europe Beyond Coal The Polish government wants to launch a massive rescue mission for the country’s loss-making hard coal mining, with the hope that State aid […]

CAN Europe’s contribution to the public consultation on the EU economic governance review

In October 2021, the European Commission launched the public debate on the review of the EU’s economic governance framework. Citizens, organisations and public authorities are invited to submit their contributions […]

CAN Europe’s position on the reform of the EU fiscal framework

Massive public and private investments in climate mitigation and adaptation are urgent to avoid runaway catastrophic climate scenarios. As noted by the European Central Bank (ECB), “there are clear benefits […]

Green 10 statement on the application of the Do No Significant Harm criteria in EU funds

The Recovery and Resilience Facility has been the first major EU funding stream to apply the “do no significant harm” (DNSH) principle, a concept initially introduced by the EU Taxonomy […]

The EU’s Climate Finance. World’s Largest Contributor needs to set the direction of travel

BLOG POST Rich countries are off track on a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement. The commitment to mobilise $100 billion climate finance annually between 2020-25 for poorer countries was first […]

Fiscal reform and why it matters for climate

OP.ED. The EU’s economic governance must drive climate action for a just transition, not austerity, writes Isabelle Brachet. This op. ed .was first published in Euractiv. On 19 October, the […]

CAN Europe recommendations on ECOFIN Council Conclusions on Climate Finance

LETTER Brussels, 1 October 2021 Dear Finance Minister, CAN Europe recommendations on ECOFIN Council Conclusions on Climate Finance On Tuesday 5 October 2021 you will adopt Council Conclusions on […]

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