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Riga: The crisis has pushed clean energy projects down the priority list (Photo: Latvian parliament)

EU states drag their heels on clean energy funding

A tiny fraction of the billions of euros that have been allocated for clean energy projects in central and eastern European countries have made their way to their intended recipients, according to a new report.

Local authorities do not have the capacity to manage such projects, municipalities and households are too strapped for cash to co-finance this sort of work and sometimes the application procedure is simply too complicated.

Out of the some €4.2 billion that was allocated for...

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Riga: The crisis has pushed clean energy projects down the priority list (Photo: Latvian parliament)

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