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… Transparency Concerns within the European Investment Bank - EIB v. ClientEarth B R E A K I N G N E W S The European Investment Bank (EIB), the world's largest multilateral lender and most prominent provider of climate finance, is taken to court by ClientEarth over 'green' … What's next? The main question after presenting this case is how to make sure the environment is considered innately when approving funding decisions. This case is the first of its kind against the world's biggest multilateral investor and marks a new precedent for more transparent decisions on environmental funding. It has shown the importance of transparency, … drawn to future investments [8]. ClientEarth environmental democracy lawyer Sebastian Bechtel: “Today’s judgment sets a major precedent. As a public institution using taxpayers’ money, the EIB must be accountable and ready to review its decisions if they break its internal rules or EU law meant to protect the environment. This is a groundbreaking ruling, as for the first time an NGO manages to break EIB’s legal immunity in front of courts” [8]. By Stephanie Kehm and Anna Kula Students at … https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/european-investment-bank-loses-landmark-case-on-green-scrutiny/ https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.journals/frdint36&i=1443 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-004-1027-0 https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.journals/frdint36&i=1443 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-004-1027-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-004-1027-0 …

… A call to strengthen the educational landscape of Limburg for the benefit of broad prosperity, quality of life and economic dynamics in the region Limburg, 22 March2024 Dear Sir or Madam, With a view to the formation of a new coalition government, we ask for your attention for the maintenance of a sustainable balance in the international character of our education landscape as a result of our Euroregional location. We see this as a … means that we have to look beyond borders to increase the quality of life in the region. Partly due to their location in a border region, educational institutions and companies in Limburg have traditionally had a strong international orientation, and they play an important role in the region. Their contribution to the social, economic and cultural development of Limburg is essential. National demographic challenges have a stronger negative effect on the social and economic domain in Limburg, with a … not only require sufficient qualified employees, but also a strong, accessible cross-border knowledge infrastructure. This also applies to the developments on the four Brightlands campuses. We understand that the influx of international students can affect quality of education, local housing, and the funding and accessibility of education for Dutch students. However, these effects vary greatly by region. Border regions cannot be compared with large cities in the Randstad and vice versa. Allow …