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5th International Coordination Board Meeting

05, 2019

From 6th to 7th May 2019 in Mureck, Austria, the Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism, in cooperation with the Land Steiermark, Department 14, Water Management, Resources and Sustainability, and the Municipality of Mureck organized the 5th International Coordination Board ...

It’s official, there’s no place for new hydropower plants on the Drava River!

03, 2019

KOPRIVNICA – After several months of postponing the public hearing about the IV Amendments to the Spatial Plan of the Koprivnica-Križevci County, it has officially begun on Monday, 25th March. Despite announcements that hydropower plants Molve 1 and 2 will be included in the new proposal of the ...

Dovolj je - Štrajk za Muro, © by Maja Kaučič

Enough is enough! - Mura protest on World Water Day

03, 2019

Join us in front of the parliament on Friday, 22nd of March on World Water Day! Let’s say it as it is - current government doesn’t really want to protect Mura river, but we’re going to be there to tell them that enough is enough! They have to follow through with promises made in coalition ...

Dear Prime minister - end 30 years of battle for freeflowing Mura

Press release

03, 2019

First opportunity for the government lead by Mr. Šarec to fulfill the promises of the Coalition Agreement is this Thursday in a regular session. On Wednesday, 27th of February 2019 the deadline to submit comments to a draft decree that withdraws the concession to Dravske elektrarne Maribor to ...

Wild River Landscape of the Mura in Slovenia, © by Arno Mohl, WWF Austria

100 of scientists in support of free flowing Mura River

02, 2019

27th of February 2019 Today, on the final date of providing comments to the draft decree of the Ministry of Environment to protect the Mura River from eight hydropower dams, the Mura receives prominent support from Slovenia and other European countries. In a joint statement sent to the ministry, ...

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