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Over 1.5 Million Sign on to Europe’s Right to Water Initiative

13 May 2013 - 09:26 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Europe’s first citizens’ initiative, “Water Is a Human Right,” has collected more than 1.5 million signatures across the continent, with eight nations surpassing minimum number of signatures requ

EU to Provide $19.3 Million to Slovenia, Croatia, Austria for Flood Recovery

1 May 2013 - 09:32 by Local Press Report

BRUSSELS (dalje.com) — The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a $19.3 million USD aid package from the European Union Solidarity Fund to respond to flooding last autumn, with the majority of the aid going to Sloveni

Lithuanian Officials Oppose EC Directive on Water Service Concessions

27 Mar 2013 - 07:17 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Lithuania, VILNIUS — Lithuanian officials have expressed opposition to the European Commission’s draft directive on public service concessions due to concerns that it would mean inevitable privatization of public water

EIB Lends Ukraine $259 Million USD For hydro Upgrades

25 Sep 2012 - 08:40 by Local Press Report

KIEV (EU Neighborhood Info Center) — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending $259 million USD to fund the ambitious UkrHydroEnergo program focused on modernising and upgrading electrical energy generation from hydropower. A

NGOs Call for Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing

19 Sep 2012 - 09:36 by Local Press Report

BRUSSELS (NorthcentralPa.com) — As the European Parliament votes on two reports on the environmental and energy impacts of shale, Food & Water Europe, together with Friends of the Earth and the Greens | European Free A

Water to Cause Further Tensions in Central Asia

13 Sep 2012 - 10:01 by Local Press Report

BAKU (Turkish Weekly) — Central Asian countries will not be able to avoid a further deterioration of relations because of the water problem in the region, a Russian expert on the CIS Vladimir Zharikhin believes. "It

Peru Defends Mining, Taxation Policy

22 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

PERU, LIMA — Peruvian Minister of Economy and Finance Luis Miguel Castilla Rubio has defended Peru’s policies on mining, water use and distribution of tax revenue, following reports last week that the country’s

No EU-Wide Efficiency Requirement Necessary

22 May 2012 - 14:59 by Local Press Report

BRUSSELS (EurActiv.com) — Huge water leakage differences between member states make an EU-wide water efficiency target “not necessary”, says an EU official working on the directive for the European Commission.The Commission

EU Scales Back Delegation to Rio Conference Amid Pessimistic Outlook

18 May 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BRUSSELS, Belgium — A senior European lawmaker is “pessimistic” that the Rio+20 Conference next month will achieve some of Europe’s main conservation ambitions, and is accusing both the United States and host Brazil o

Suspected Corruption Leads to Suspension of EU-Funded Projects in Sliven Municipality

28 Sep 2011 - 10:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Bulgaria, SLIVEN — All 20 of the projects in the city of Sliven that are being funded under European programs have been halted, making the city the first of the country’s 264 municipalities whose European Union fun

Environment and Water Ministry Suspends Sliven Water Project

17 Aug 2011 - 10:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

SOFIA, Bulgaria —  Bulgaria’s Ministry of Environment and Water on August 8 announced that it had suspended implementation of the “Integrated Water System Project” in Sliven, which is funded by the European U

Uzbek Ecological Movement on Tajikistan’s Rogun Plant

29 Jun 2011 - 09:10 by Local Press Report

TASHKENT (UzDaily (Uzbekistan)) — The Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan has sent a letter to European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek on Tajikistan’s Rogun hydropower project.

Tajik President Seeks Assistance From European Parliament

22 Jun 2011 - 09:15 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — - Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg earlier this month, asking for help resolving conflicts related to Central Asia’s scarce water resources.

UNECE, Turkmenistan Discuss Cooperation on Aral Sea

22 Jun 2011 - 09:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

TURKMENISTAN, ASHGABAT — A seminar organized by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Turkmen Ministry of Water Economy called for enhancing positive cooperation in efficient use of water resources in Cen

Little Progress Made in Cleanup From Toxic Sludge Spill in Hungary: WWF

13 Apr 2011 - 09:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

HUNGARY, BUDAPEST — Areas severely damaged six months ago by a ruptured aluminum tailings dam near Ajka, Hungary have seen little of the cleanup and support promised by authorities, according to the international en

OSCE Report Places Responsibility on Upstream, Downstream Countries in Central Asia

16 Mar 2011 - 09:40 by Local Press Report

DUSHANBE (Tajikembassy.org) — Upstream countries in Central Asia should continue to provide a full flow of water for irrigation in downstream countries during the summer season, but downstream countries must also take respons

Afghan Farming Fuels Central Asian Water Crisis

15 Feb 2011 - 10:32 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Afghanistan, PAMIR MOUNTAINS — Afghanistan is the source of 90 percent of the world’s heroin and the drug trade that winds through Central Asia, giving bordering countries security problems.

A Glimmer of Hope for the Aral Sea?

27 Jan 2011 - 11:21 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (OOSKAnews) — TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (OOSKAnews) -- Efforts to halt the steady destruction of the Aral Sea are getting renewed attention from donors, but will face continued hurdles in the years ahead as growing

European Parliament Discusses Aral Sea

27 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The shrinking Aral Sea could create millions of refugees and set the stage for the world's first environmental war, according to Struan Stevenson, personal

European Parliament Calls for Rehabilitation of Jordan River

20 Sep 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

France, STRASBOURG — In a motion passed earlier in September, the European Parliament (EP) for the first time called on regional leaders to begin measures to rehabilitate the Jordan River.

EU Proposes Ban on Cyanide Use in Mining

12 May 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report

BUCHAREST, Romania (HotNews.ro (Romania)) — The European Parliament last week adopted a resolution arguing that a complete ban on the use of cyanide mining technologies is "the only safe way to protect our water resources and ecosystems again

EC Urged to Develop Danube Strategy

27 Jan 2010 - 14:46 by Local Press Report

BRUSSELS, Belgium (The Sofia Echo (Bulgaria)) — The European Parliament on January 21 passed a resolution calling on the European Commission to "start broad consultations as soon as possible with all countries along the Danube and to determine a

$1.4 Billion USD to Modernize Agriculture in EU

13 May 2009 - 10:07 by Local Press Report

Bulgaria, STRASBOURG (Sofia Echo (Bulgaria)) — Some $1.4 billion USD will be allocated to modernize the agricultural sector and rural regions in the European Union. The funding was announced

EC Hails Directive to Protect Water Bodies From Pollution

24 Jun 2008 - 14:47 by Local Press Report

BRUSSELS (European Commission) — The European Commission hailed the European Parliament's vote to approve an agreement on environmental quality standards for water. The directive aims to protect rivers, lakes and coastal