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Serbian energy sector needs overhaul

The news portal Deutsche Welle has visited the Kolubara lignite mine in Serbia and produced a short clip about the difficulties faced by the Serbian energy sector.

Our Serbian colleague Nikola Perusic speaks in the video about the terrible landslide that happened in May 2013.

Tags: Deutsche Welle energy floods Kolubara landslide lignite Serbia video Balkans EU neighbourhood

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts

Second fatal landslide in Georgian Dariali valley

While likely not the cause, the EBRD-financed Dariali hydropower plant is being constructed without proper assessment or mitigation of known geological risks. The construction must be halted to avoid further damage.

Tags: casualties catastrophy Dariali hydropower landslide risk assessment safety Caucasus EU neighbourhood

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Social & economic impacts, Other harmful projects

The village of Junkovac near the Kolubara mine - neglected and destroyed

Briefing | May 9, 2014

The story of Junkovac in Serbia highlights systemic violations of human rights, neglect and wrong doings in the lignite mining sector that have not changed since the involvement of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development began in 2000. One of most recent cases of violations of human and property rights involves the illegal dumping of overburden from the mines at the Junkovac site that for years has been a threat to the properties and lives of hundreds of people in the nearby village.

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts, Mining

Serbian NGO presses criminal charges against Kolubara mining company over landslide

One year after a landslide destroyed thirteen houses the Kolubara mining company continues to dump waste in the same area without information from its investigations forthcoming. Locals fear that more landslides may occur. Bankwatch member group CEKOR has now increased pressure on the company and the EBRD.

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Institution: EBRD

Theme: Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts

[Campaign update] Kolubara landslide: Images of devastation, people waiting for compensation

People in Junkovac (Serbia) are still waiting for information on how they will be compensated after a landslide connected to the Kolubara lignite mine has destroyed several houses and terrified the town one month ago.

Tags: EBRD fossil fuels Kolubara landslide lignite local impacts mining resettlement Serbia Balkans EU neighbourhood