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Discovering Ukraine's Nuclear Shadows
April 27, 2015
 | by Ido Liven

- 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.

Chernobyl, Euratom, lifetime, nuclear safety
EBRD
Energy & climate, Development
Tax dodging, development and European public banks
April 22, 2015
 | by Éger Ákos

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.

development, European Investment Bank, Glencore, report, secrecy jurisdiction, tax havens
EIB
Social & economic impacts, Development
Guest post: Ombla must be protected, not flooded!
April 21, 2015
 | by Jagoda Munic

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.

biodiversity, economics, hydropower, local impacts, Ombla, protest
Other harmful projects, Development
Unpaid coal bill: Romanian coal exports to Serbia marred by corruption
April 21, 2015
 | by Ioana Ciuta

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.

coal, corruption, lignite, mining, Oltenia Energy Complex
Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts
Local initiatives champion sustainability and resilience in central and eastern Europe
March 26, 2015
 | by Sven Haertig-Tokarz

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

citizeneconomy, communities, local economy
EU Funds
Energy & climate, Transport, Resource efficiency, Social & economic impacts
Exhibition brings coal-affected communities in Colombia and Croatia a step closer together
March 24, 2015
 | by Dunja Mickov

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

coal, development, exhibition, highlight, Istria, local communities, mining, Plomin C
Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts, Development
[Campaign update] 92 percent of public consultation respondents against Plomin C coal power plant
March 24, 2015
 | by Pippa Gallop

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

coal, consultation, gas, health, Plomin
Energy & climate, Development
Western Balkans electricity plans: where will all that power go?
March 23, 2015
 | by Pippa Gallop

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?

Boskov Most, coal, E.on, electricity, Enel, energy exports, hydropower, stranded assets, Tuzla, Western Balkans
Chinese investors, Commercial banks, EBRD
Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts
By the numbers: where will energy come from in the western Balkans?
March 19, 2015
 | by David Hoffman

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.

Balkans, coal, data, energy, energy exports, infographic, stranded assets, study
Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts
European Parliament intergroup ITCO condemns new transparency policy of the European Investment Bank
March 13, 2015
 | by Xavier Sol

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.

accountability, EFSI, maladministration, public oversight, secrecy, transparency
EIB
Development

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