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Measures disguised as reforestation schemes intensify forest exploitation (Photo: EUobserver)

'Systemic' lack of scrutiny on EU's €723.7bn recovery fund

The EU Commission on Wednesday (1 June) endorsed the Polish reconstruction fund, potentially unlocking up to €36bn for Warsaw — its share of the €723.8bn Covid-19 recovery and resilience (RRF) fund, despite doubts over its commitment to legal reforms.

As a condition, the country has to meet strict deadlines for judicial reforms "before the end of the second quarter," which is in less than a month.

Still, two out of three co...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

Measures disguised as reforestation schemes intensify forest exploitation (Photo: EUobserver)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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