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March-May 2008
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by Nathan Johnson
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
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Climate change is a problem of such broad
dimensions that it is difficult to break down
conveniently in terms of specific impacts on
specific sectors. The environmental consequences
of climate change are the most obvious,
but there are also political, economic,
social and security concerns that come into
play.
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by Maria Khovanskaya
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
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“I propose to adopt the Bali Action Plan…and as I see no objections…it is so
decided.” The speaker of those words, Rachmat Witoelar, Indonesia’s
Minister of Environment and President of the 13th Conference of Parties
to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, then struck the
gavel on the table. 
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by Wojciech Kosc
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
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A local initiative in Poland takes retailers to task for giving out
plastic bags free of charge. Would you like a plastic bag?
This is a question being asked in
shops, groceries and hypermarkets
across Poland that customers
aren’t used to hearing. In
fact, until recently, cashiers across the country
have automatically placed purchased merchandise
in plastic bags—even if it’s just a single
apple, even if the customer doesn’t particularly
want a bag. 
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by Pavel Antonov
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
A young Belarusian overcomes intimidation and bureaucracy in winning funds to
carry out the local environmental project of his dreams.
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by Pavel Antonov
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
Born in 1962, Ziga Turk, a university professor
of Construction Informatics and
self-proclaimed computer geek, is now
minister without portfolio in Slovenia’s
government. He has been charged with
one sole responsibility: growth. One year
into his government tenure, and having
served as national coordinator for implementation
of the Lisbon Strategy, Turk
describes for Green Horizonhis country’s
vision of sustainability, which is
important in that Slovenia now holds the
EU’s rotating presidency. |
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by Pavel Antonov
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
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There was once a time when many in
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) looked to
theWest for inspiration andmodels to follow.
Western Europe’s democracies, while far from
perfect and with many of their own problems
to solve—willingly or not—nonetheless
stood as role models for their Eastern neighbours. |
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by Nathan Johnson
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Monday, 11 February 2008 |
A classic anecdote tells of a Shoppian’s
first visit to the zoo. A Shoppian is an
ethnic and cultural representative
from the border region of today’s
Bulgaria, FYR Macedonia and Serbia—
exactly where a Shopska salad comes from,
in fact. So, the anecdote continues, after
standing for an hour totally perplexed in
front of the giraffe’s cage, staring in disbelief
at the weird, long-necked creature, the man
finally concludes: “There is no such animal!”
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by Greg Spencer
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Monday, 11 February 2008 |
EU regulation could rein in discounts for public transport by making municipal authorities more accountable for their demands on fleet operators.
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by Pavel Antonov
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Monday, 11 February 2008 |
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The Sixth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference may not have produced
breathtaking results, but at least the process remains alive and kicking |
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by Pavel Antonov
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Wednesday, 06 February 2008 |
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Anthropologists generally claim that group thinking is deeply embedded
in human nature. If this is true, the ‘groupthink’ trait became even
more encouraged
within the Soviet system of working class domination, Communist Party
leadership, collectivisation, pioneer teams and pensioners’ clubs.
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