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Discovering Ukraine's Nuclear Shadows

- UPDATING STORY - A Bankwatch fact-finding mission is currently in Ukraine to explore the state of nuclear energy in the country, particularly in light of intentions to extend the lifetime of 12 Soviet-era nuclear units.


Tax dodging, development and European public banks

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A new report highlights how the weak taxation policy of the European Investment Bank is undermining its ability to serve public interest in Europe and the Global South at a time when the use of tax haven is exposed as one of the most important barriers to development.


Guest post: Ombla must be protected, not flooded!

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The project promoter of the Ombla hydropower plant in Dubrovnik, Croatia is still stubbornly pushing the project forward. A presentation yesterday of a new nature impact assessment did not offer answers to a range of outstanding questions, including the project's economic feasibility, impacts on locals and more.


Unpaid coal bill: Romanian coal exports to Serbia marred by corruption

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A dodgy deal to export coal from Romania to Serbia has left the Romanian state-owned coal supplier with a potential seven million euros write-off.


Local initiatives champion sustainability and resilience in central and eastern Europe

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A new website with inspiring stories of local sustainable initiatives shows the very real change that small-scale projects can make for local communities.


Exhibition brings coal-affected communities in Colombia and Croatia a step closer together

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A photo exhibition in Croatia is connecting the dots between communities in Colombia and the Istrian coast that are negatively affected by coal.


[Campaign update] 92 percent of public consultation respondents against Plomin C coal power plant

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Almost all respondants to a consultation on the Plomin power plant do not want a new unit running on coal.


Western Balkans electricity plans: where will all that power go?

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Western Balkan countries have ambitious plans to increase their electricity generation over the next years. But what will happen if they all become a regional energy hub? Will there be a demand for all the available electricity?


By the numbers: where will energy come from in the western Balkans?

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Today we've published a new report analysing future energy trends in countries of the western Balkans.

From a robust dataset we researched together with the University of Groningen and the consultancy 'The Advisory House', we've pulled out a couple of illustrations.


European Parliament intergroup ITCO condemns new transparency policy of the European Investment Bank

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The European Investment Bank's slide towards secrecy, manifest in its newly adopted transparency policy, has been lambasted by the intergroup of the European Parliament responsible for transparency and corruption.


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