EU Budget - Press releases

Below we collect all press releases published by CAN Europe on the EU Budget and the Multiannual Financial Framework.

Future EU funds for the regions set to become climate-proof
22.01.2019

Future EU investment package falls short of climate ambition
16.01.2019

Council urgently needs to agree on a climate-friendly EU budget
13.12.2018

Incompatible with Paris Agreement: Vote on Connecting Europe Facility leaves door open to gas subsidies
22.11.2018

Awards rally cry for climate-friendly EU budget
20.11.2018

Bigger EU budget must entail bolder action on climate change
14.11.2018

Awards to name and shame the planned support to fossil fuels in the next EU budget
05.11.2018

1.5°C requires an EU budget that enables the zero emission transition
10.10.2018

EU leaders’ budget talks need to shift focus from quantity to climate compatibility
18.09.2018

Future EU budget: we need a good rather than a fast deal
29.06.2018 | Press Releases

EU Budget proposal on external action insufficient for climate needs
14.06.2018

Future EU infrastructure funds not in line with Paris Agreement
06.06.2018

Future Cohesion Policy: Priority for the green and fair transition
29.05.2018

Leaked regulation on future EU budget in stark contradiction with EC’s climate action commitments
23.05.2018

Proposed future EU budget embraces increased climate action
02.05.2018

EU ministers mute on climate-friendly cohesion policy
12.04.2018

Letter to Juncker: Next EU budget must enhance climate action and sustainable development
05.04.2018

Juncker and Macron back more spending for climate action
22.03.2018

European Commission now has a clear mandate: Make the EU budget fully climate-friendly
14.03.2018

EU governments recognise EU budget’s green potential
05.03.2018

EU leaders ignore European Parliament’s call for more climate ambition in the future EU budget
23.02.2018

European Parliament aligns future EU budget with higher climate ambition
22.02.2018

European Union fails to eliminate fossil fuels from the Juncker Investment Plan
12.12.2017

New report: Juncker Plan backs billions in fossil fuels and carbon-heavy infrastructure
14.11.2017

European Parliament lacks consistency on EU budget’s climate stance
24.10.2017

Future of EU budget: European Commission proposal neglects the Paris Climate Agreement
28.06.2017

Investment Plan for Europe more climate friendly, but European Parliament shows little ambition
15.05.2017

EU budget must serve higher climate ambition
03.04.2017

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Letter from UN Secretary General urging EU leaders to ramp up climate action

In a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk leaked by the media last week, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged EU leaders to adopt a long-term vision for a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 and commit to increasing the EU's 2030 climate target to 55 percent reductions in emissions.

17.06.2019 | Letters to Policy Makers
Briefing: the battle over the EU's climate ambition

This briefing shows that since the beginning of 2018, 22 EU Member States in total have signed on numerous statements calling for increasing efforts to tackle the climate crisis. Only six Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have decided not to join any of the declarations in support for more climate action so far.

11.06.2019 | Reports & Briefs
Just Transition or Just Talk?

New report by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and Sandbag reveals Member States are receiving EU energy transition support but not committing to phase-out coal. The draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of 21 EU Member States which still use coal for electricity generation show that only eight are committed to phasing out coal by 2030.

29.05.2019 | Reports & Briefs
Letter to EU ministers on climate and environmental action in development funding

Ahead of Foreign Affairs Council on 16 May, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, Oxfam EU, ACT Alliance EU, Conservation International and Wetlands International write to EU ministers to highlight how the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) can support developing countries to scale up climate and environmental action and support biodiversity, fostering sustainable development.

13.05.2019 | Letters to Policy Makers

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