Worries over ‘fresh money’ as EU cooks up energy transition fund

Eastern EU countries, backed by trade unions, are putting pressure on EU leaders to come up with “fresh money” to support the energy transition in coal-dependent regions as part of a Green Deal due to be unveiled this week.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (C) attends his meeting with miners at the Staszic coal mine during the ruling Law and Justice party's election campaign in Katowice, Poland, 11 October 2019. [EPA-EFE/Andrzej Grygiel]

Frédéric Simon Euractiv 10-12-2019 08:25 9 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

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