While there are severe concerns that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) may lead to a regulatory race-to-the-bottom, there might be a promising window of opportunity to use the TTIP to phase out fossil fuel subsidies.
Reducing government spending for fossil fuels could enable a low-carbon transition of the economy while unlocking new opportunities for energy cooperation between the USA and the EU.

TTIP and Fossil Fuel Subsidies

L'énergie est l'un des fondements de l'UE, puisque c'est pour sécuriser l'approvisionnement en charbon que six pays d'Europe occidentale ont amorcé un rapprochement en 1950 en créant la CECA. Pourtant, l'Europe de l'énergie n'existe toujours pas. Jean-Claude Juncker, en arrivant à la tête de la Commission européenne, a promis de faire de l'énergie l'une de ses priorités. Il a rendu publique une série de propositions en février dernier. C'est au Parlement européen de se prononcer désormais. Dans un contexte de crise en Ukraine et de relations tendues entre la Russie et l'Union européenne, la question devient en effet patente.  

Les invités font le point sur la situation et sur les propositions du Parlement européen :

-Michèle Rivasi, députée européenne depuis 2009, siégeant au groupe Verts/ALE. Elle est vice-présidente de l'Assemblée parlementaire paritaire ACP-UE et membre de la commission Environnement.  

-Kathrin Glastra, directrice adjointe du programme Ecologie de la fondation Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung à Bruxelles. Elle est en charge des programmes climatique et énergétique de la fondation allemande. 

Une émission présentée par Ulrich Huygevelde. Chroniques Europennes est une émission d' Euradio-Nantes (http://www.euradionantes.eu/accueil. 

Quelle sécurité énergétique pour l'Union européenne ?

Restricting the functioning of civil society organizations (CSOs) is a global phenomenon. Over the past years, more than 60 countries have passed restrictive laws on shrinking civil society space and increasing criminalization and discrimination of NGOs worldwide. Due to the urgency of the topic both presidents of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Barbara Unmüßig and Ralf Fücks, issued statements with regard to the situation a number of NGO’s are facing and still will be facing in the upcoming years. 

Interview Shrinking Spaces with Barbara Unmüßig Part I

Restricting the functioning of civil society organizations (CSOs) is a global phenomenon. Over the past years, more than 60 countries have passed restrictive laws on shrinking civil society space and increasing criminalization and discrimination of NGOs worldwide. Due to the urgency of the topic both presidents of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Barbara Unmüßig and Ralf Fücks, issued statements with regard to the situation a number of NGO’s are facing and still will be facing in the upcoming years.

Interview Shrinking Spaces with Barbara Unmüßig Part II

Interview Shrinking Spaces with Ralf Fücks Part I

Interview Shrinking Spaces with Ralf Fücks Part II

Interview Shrinking Spaces with Ralf Fücks Part III

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung is a German political foundation affiliated with the German Green Party (Alliance 90/The Greens). Its primary task is political education and advocacy in Germany and abroad. Our main tenets are ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, non-violence and justice. In our work, we place particular emphasis on gender democracy, equal rights for minorities and the political and social participation of migrants.

Our namesake, the writer and Nobel Prize laureate Heinrich Böll, personifies the fundamental principles we stand for: defence of freedom and human dignity, civic courage, open debate and the acknowledgement of art and culture as independent spheres of thought and action. As a think tank for green visions and ideas, we are part of an international network with 33 offices worldwide and with partner projects in more than 60 countries.

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union represents the foundation vis-à-vis European and international institutions, associations, non-governmental organisations and media based in Brussels. The office is a main point of contact for individuals, groups and organisations from around the world interested in EU politics and policies. The future of the European project and the role of the European Union in the world is at the centre of our activities and efforts.

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union, Brussels

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