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New Member States have submitted their Operational Programmes for the new programming period of the Structural Funds 2007-2013 to the European Commission. The amount of money they plan to allocate to energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and clean transport is pitifully low!
The Central and Eastern European Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe published two reports where they compared planned allocations for sustainable energy and public transport in the operational programmes of CEE-10 countries.
The report says that these allocations are very low comparing to the total budget of the new Member States. Considering that the priorities and Operational Programmes will be set for next 7 years, it is very important that the Member States take the opportunity and finance the projects that bring benefits to the environment, economy and that improve quality of life of their citizens.
Operational Programmes are being negotiated at this time. Commission has already requested several Member States to strengthen support for sustainable energy or public transport. However, local actors should also press on their national governments to do so.
The up-to-date versions of the reports will be always available for download from: http://www.foeeurope.org/billions/allocations.htm
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