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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9918

11 June 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/climate
NGO criticism of EU “inertia” on financial support for poor countries - European Council must give commitment on figures

Brussels, 10/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - With international climate talks going on in Bonn (1-12 June) with a view to the conclusion of a global agreement in Copenhagen in December, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are disappointed by the Ecofin Council conclusions on the funding of measures to tackle climate change. These conclusions, as expected, provided no figures for aid to developing countries (see previous article). “The inertia of EU finance minsters threatens to derail...

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