Publications

The comments propose a shift in the EBRD's investment in Macedonia towards more sustainable modes of transport and renewable and energy efficiency projects.

The complaint from Estonian Green Movement and the Estonian Fund for Nature points out that from an environmental perspective the documentation presented by Nord Stream are far from acceptable. Many experts have expressed an impression that some documents have intentionally diminished the actual level of environmental risks in a hope that these activities and documents are not subjected to any serious scientific scrutiny.

The EIB responded to our letter on January 27, 2010. Their response can be downloaded as pdf.

The European Investment Bank has responded to Bankwatch's report 'Change the lending, not the Climate' that was released in the lead-up to the ill-fated Copenhagen climate talks, and the bank has asked us for the sake of transparecy to publish their response, which we are doing here.

The letter addresses the Kyrgyz Republic's Supreme Court decision to uphold a 2-year conditional sentence on Ms Baktygul Imankozhoeva, a doctor in the village of Barskoon near the EBRD-financed Kumtor gold mine, for abuse of official position.

The charges appear to be fabricated as a response to Ms Imankozhoeva's advocacy on behalf of the victims of a 1998 cyanide spill from the mine, and form part of a continuing pattern of intimidation against her.

The letter accompanied an expert study on the expected impacts of the proposed D1 motorway section Turany-Hubov on animal species, biotopes and Natura 2000 sites. The study (in Slovak language) is available at the website of Bankwatch member group Friends of the Earth-CEPA.