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28th Mar 2024

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Environmentalists: New Baltic fish quotas ignore science

Environmentalist group Pew criticised Tuesday's EU compromise deal on 2018 fishing quotas for the Baltic Sea. "Ministers again set certain fishing limits higher than scientific advice, with no justification provided for this disparity," the group said, repeating its critique from previous years. Presenting the deal, Estonian fisheries minister Siim Kiisler argued the deal is a balance "between the needs of our fishermen and the sustainability of our fish stocks".

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EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania

Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European countries, the €60bn Modernisation Fund remains far from the public eye. And perhaps that's one reason it is often used for financing fossil gas projects.

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