Financing development and developing finance for EYD2015: a Pan-European campaign to align European investments in developing countries with the post-2015 MDG framework and the EU policies that promote sustainable growth and poverty reduction.

Abstract:

This project aims to bring development issues closer to citizens of new EU member states, to challenge the attitudes of decision-makers and to encourage broad citizen participation in debates on European and national finance and policies for more sustainable energy and infrastructure, management of natural resources, and tax justice at the global level. Also, it promotes a new perspective among EU citizens with regard to fairer relations with developing countries, seeking to safeguard human rights and ensure social equality and sustainable livelihoods. As one of 20 civil society organizations from 16 European countries working on this EUR 3.5 million worth project, we produced a widely endorsed animated film, "The real cost of coal" and organized a number of events, such as a photo exhibition "Good Luck! Stories that Come to us with Coal"; the Croatian premiere of "The Good Life" documentary; an international protest against Plomin C power plant and coal imports; and a seminar on the the future of energy in Croatia.

This project aims to bring development issues closer to citizens of new EU member states. It seeks to challenge the attitudes of decision-makers and encourages broad citizen participation in debates on European and national finance and policies for more sustainable energy and infrastructure, management of natural resources, and tax justice at the global level. Also, it promotes a new perspective among EU citizens with regard to fairer relations with developing countries, seeking to safeguard human rights and ensure social equality and sustainable livelihoods.

The EUR 3.5 million project, funded/co-funded by the EU, the Government of the Republic of Croatia Office for Cooperation with NGOs, Istria County, and XminusY is being implemented by CEE Bankwatch Network. Green Istria is one of 20 civil society organizations from 16 European countries working on the project. As part of that, Green Istria organized a number of events, such as a photo exhibition "Good Luck! Stories that Come to us with Coal"; the Croatian premiere of "The Good Life" documentary; an international protest against Plomin C power plant and coal imports; and a seminar on the the future of energy in Croatia. Green Istria also produced a widely endorsed animated film, "The real cost of coal".