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Civil society statement on energy access and public financing of fossil fuels

Policy comments | May 6, 2010

The statement, signed by 48 civil society organisations calls on international financial institutions to stop using public resources to subsidize the fossil fuel industry. These subsidies fuel overconsumption in wealthy countries, benefit an already highly profitable and well-established industry, and exacerbate many of the most urgent problems facing humanity today, not the least of which is climate change.

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Letter to EIB Sustainable Development Unit addressing deficiencies in the Hungarian scoping procedure for the Nabucco gas pipeline's Environmental Impact Assessment

Advocacy letter | May 5, 2010

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Letter to EBRD regarding the Sava river crossing, a new resettlement project in Serbia

Advocacy letter | May 4, 2010

Read more on the communities at the Sava river crossing also on our blog

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Letter to EBRD president Thomas Mirow regarding the loan approval for the D1 motorway Phase 1, Slovakia

Advocacy letter | April 29, 2010

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Bankwatch Mail 43

Bankwatch Mail | April 29, 2010

In this issue: Wise up! European Development Bank red herring masks critique of EIB's external operations * The case for cyanide in Bulgaria's gold mines kicked out * Lost in transition * New EU funds report and website * EU funds sinking in Latvia's enduring crisis swamp * Charge of the electricity brigade against villagers in Ukraine * Will the World Bank be rewarded for business as usual or put to the test to stop climate-damaging development? * Belene in and out of the grip of Russia * IFI

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Over the edge. Enel's plans to export its pollution to Porto Romano, Albania

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Study | April 27, 2010

The Italian energy giant Enel is planning to construct a coal-fired thermal power plant consisting of two 800 MW units at Porto Romano near the city of Durres in Albania. If constructed this would be the largest investment in the history of the Albanian energy industry. Eighty five percent of the electricity produced would be exported to Italy.

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Kazakhstan civil society letter to EIB requesting disclosure of information on the EIB's Framework Agreement with Kazakhstan

Advocacy letter | April 20, 2010

The EIB responded to our letter on May 19, 2010. Their response can be downloaded as pdf.

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Bankwatch comments on the draft EBRD Agribusiness Strategy

Policy comments | April 15, 2010

Bankwatch is pleased to see the EBRD giving additional attention to several environmental aspects of its agribusiness operations, but believes that promoting a model based on excessive food transportation and monocultural production is ultimately unsustainable. Additional attention also needs to be paid to the employment and gender impacts of projects.

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Counter Balance briefing on the Wise Persons Panel report evaluating the external lending mandate of the European Investment Bank

Policy comments | April 15, 2010

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Framework Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the European Investment Bank

Official document | April 10, 2010

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Letter from European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights to to Commissioner Oettinger concerning a visit to Turkmenistan

Official document | April 9, 2010

The letter from Heidi Hautala, Chairwoman of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, puts forward a request to Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger to include a meeting with human rights activists and raise the human rights situation in discussions with authorities during his visit in Turkmenistan.

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Comments on the EBRD's country strategy for Croatia, submitted by Zelena Akcija

Policy comments | April 2, 2010

Despite the progress made by Croatia towards EU accession, Zelena Akcija believes that there are a number of crucial environmental shortcomings that need to be addressed. In its country strategy and through its investments the EBRD can and should send a strong message to the Croatian government regarding these shortcomings.

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Letter to EIB directors proposing a meeting with civil society organisations

Advocacy letter | March 29, 2010

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Comments by Zelena Akcija on the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Dina VCM-PVC plant

Policy comments | March 23, 2010

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Letter to European Commission regarding impacts of the D1 motorway Turany-Hubova

Advocacy letter | March 23, 2010

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