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”Green Europe” Plan versus Claiming of the Plan by V4 Counties

”Green Europe” Plan versus Claiming of the Plan by V4 Counties

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25-32

Abstract

For economic and environmental reasons, the present and future of the environment is not sustainable. While European countries agreed on a “Green Europe Plan to address those issues, each country has 
a different method how to apply it. The main goal of this text is to evaluate the preparedness of each country and the projects implemented which should increase the attainability of “Green Europe“ Plan. The article is focused on V4 countries (Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland) as they have strong relationships. The European Green Deal serves as the European Union’s climate and climate neutrality plan that covers all areas of the economy. Climate change, adverse weather conditions, high ocean temperatures can have 
a very dire impact on nature and people, leading to higher costs not only for the European Union’s economy. However, these climate threats can be combated or at least mitigated, for example by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and thus achieving climate neutrality, which is precisely the aim of the European Green Deal.
 

The Need for Dialogue between the European Union and the Arab League

The Need for Dialogue between the European Union and the Arab League

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Pages

63-76

DOI
10.51149/ROEA.1.2020.6
Abstract

In  recent  years  the  relations  between  the  Arab  League  and  the  European  Union  have  not  been  particularly close. It resulted from both the limited activity of the League, as well as other directions of  foreign  policy  implemented  by  the  EU.  Changes  that  have  taken  place  in  the  international  balance of power (e.a. the Arab’s Spring, increased Chinese interest in Arab states) should be factors prompting the European Union to undertake a more intensive dialogue with the Arab League. Both the  EU  and  the  Arab  League  have  many  common  interests,  and  the  refugee  problem  seems  to  be  one  of  the  most  important.  From  the  EU’s  point  of  view,  refugees  are  a  serious  social,  economic  and  political  problem  as  well  as  an  obstacle  to  sustainable  development  for  the  member  states  of  the Arab League.

Territorial and Sectoral Distribution of the ODA Gross Disbursements Channelled Using Civil Society Organizations: Czechia Comparedwith Other Central European Countries

Territorial and Sectoral Distribution of the ODA Gross Disbursements Channelled Using Civil Society Organizations: Czechia Comparedwith Other Central European Countries

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Pages

19-36

DOI
10.51149/ROEA.2.2020.2
Abstract

Civil  society  organizations  represent  important  actors  in  delivery  of  development  assistance.  International community recognizes them not only as actors on their own, but also as the contractors of  the  official  governmental  programmes  and  projects.  Their  involvement  in  development  policies  of donor countries has been especially emphasized since the 1990s, and it is generally regarded as valuable in fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Governments of the Central European Countries also cooperate with civil society organizations in development policies, and use them inter alia as the channels for aid delivery. However, the level in which governments use their services in delivery of the Official Development Assistance differs. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify and evaluate territorial and sectoral distribution of the ODA gross disbursements of Czechia channelled using civil society organizations, and to compare this distribution with the ones found in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Through civil society organizations Czechia has allocated nearly  ¼  of  its  total  volume  of  ODA  gross  disbursements  related  to  individual  programmes  and  projects during the period between 2014 and 2018. However, the Hungarian government cooperated with civil society organizations marginally, and their participation reached a maximum level of 6% in 2018. Civil society organizations, participating in development policies of the Central European Countries,  were  involved  mainly  in  the  programmes  and  projects  concerning  social  infrastructure  and services, which complies with their traditional and most common roles.