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Time to stop shooting the messenger

November 4, 2014

Repression against civil society is on the rise, as the latest alarming case from Montenegro shows. by Mark Fodor, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog MANS, the Network for the Affirmation of the Non-governmental Sector, has for years been one of the most active and fearless NGOs in Montenegro, uncovering the numerous corruption scandals that plague… » read more

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Europe's East

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More repression, more money – Financing transition in Egypt

May 27, 2014

New cases of arbitrary repression against civil society happened in the run-up to the presidential elections in Egypt. A look at the loans so far approved by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development suggests that those in power have been more successful in receiving the bank’s support. by Kuba Gogolewski, cross-posted from the Bankwatch… » read more

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Arab Spring, Sustainable Development

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10 years since EU accession: less than we hoped for

May 1, 2014

It’s not that easy to pull off a celebratory mood this 1st of May, even though on this date we mark the anniversary of 10 years since most of central and eastern Europe joined the European Union. by Claudia Ciobanu, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog Europe’s coming out of the economic crisis is murky, far-right… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Europe's East, Regional Policy, Social Europe & Jobs, Sustainable Development

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Bankwatch

A green NGO network across central and eastern Europe blogging critical views on international financial institutions: EU Funds, EIB, EBRD. We're in Brussels too.


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