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Polish authorities on collision course with EU institutions over S7 expressway

Bankwatch Mail | December 17, 2015

A barely eight kilometre long section of an express road in central Poland is becoming another battlefield in the long-running conflict between Polish road authorities on one side and European biodiversity protection laws, and environmental NGOs trying to uphold them, on the other. Except this time, it’s not just about the law – it’s also about the money.

Institution: EU Funds, EIB

Theme: Transport, Other harmful projects

Another own goal for Ukraine at the Euro 2012

A Euro 2012 related road rehabilitation in Ukraine has left locals with a high speed road but no safety in their front yards.

Tags: Euro 2012 Kiev local impacts road Ukraine EU neighbourhood

Institution: EBRD, EIB

Theme: Transport, Social & economic impacts

Khimki Forest activist wins Goldman Environmental Prize

One of this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize is Russian Khimki Forest defender Evgenia Chirikova, but the good news is being overshadowed by continued violence against other Khimki activists.

Tags: activism corruption forest Goldman human rights PPP prize road success Vinci CEE

Institution: EBRD, EIB

Theme: Transport, Social & economic impacts

In Poland positive signs from Commission that EU Funds for rails stay for rails

According to a leading Polish daily (Polish language), first negotiations between Polish vice ministers and European Commission representatives last week failed to convince the Commission to allow a shift of EUR 1,2 billion away from railway projects to motorway construction.

Tags: cohesion EU funds public transport rail road

Institution: EU Funds

Theme: Transport

Tirana Botanical Garden threatened by ring road

Last week, more than 33 Albanian civil society organizations -- including Bankwatch's Albanian partner organisation EDEN -- sent an open letter (pdf) to Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, protesting against the potential destruction of the Botanical Garden in Tirana.

Tags: biodiversity road transparency Balkans

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Transport, Balkans