Italian authorities overrun communities in a bid to enable Europe’s dash for gas
May 8, 2017
In a last minute attempt to force facts on the ground, the Italian authorities have enabled the removal of a group of olive trees to make room for a future construction site of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), despite an earlier agreement between the company and local institutions. Nevertheless, the company has not been able to clear the site by the official deadline and the residents have vowed to step up their protest against the largest energy project the EU is currently pursuing.
Human rights row threatens gas pipelines
March 23, 2017
Campaigners are calling for European banks to pull the plug on the Southern Gas Corridor project due to Azerbaijan’s human rights record. Source: Human rights row threatens gas pipelines | Climate News NetworkClimate News Network
With the agreement of Turkey, Europe builds a giant gas pipeline
March 14, 2017
Long de 3.500 kilomètres, le « Southern Gas Corridor » doit acheminer le gaz de l’Azerbaïdjan vers l’Union européenne. Soutenue massivement par les institutions européennes et des banques privées, la construction du dernier tronçon, le Trans Adriatic P
Watchdog suspends Azerbaijan, EU gas pipeline loans threatened
March 10, 2017
Billions in development loans at risk after international human rights watchdog strips Azeri membership for failure to increase transparency Source: Watchdog suspends Azerbaijan, EU gas pipeline loans threatened
Soutenu par la Suisse, le gazoduc TAP joue son avenir
February 1, 2017
1 février 2017 Le projet de pipeline trans-adriatique, ou TAP, avance en terrain miné. Ce gazoduc reliant l’Azerbaïdjan à l’Italie, en passant par la Grèce et l’Albanie, est conçu pour approvisionner l’Europe en gaz naturel dès 2020. Face à l’oppositio
Dünya Bankası sicilleri kirli doğalgaz şirketlerine kredi verecek
December 25, 2016
Azerbaycan, doğalgaz, Dünya Bankası, Enerji, enerji haberleri, kredi, türkiye Source: Dünya Bankası sicilleri kirli doğalgaz şirketlerine kredi verecek
Bankwatch: TANAP’a kredi vermeyin
December 22, 2016
Bankacılık izleme örgütü Bankwatch, Avrupa bankaları ve Dünya Bankası tarafından desteklenen boru hattı projesine kredi vermeme çağrısı yaptı. Bankwatch’a göre projeyi yapan tüm firmalar sabıkalı. Source: Bankwatch: TANAP’a kredi vermeyin
Turkish gas companies with corrupt past get World Bank loan
December 21, 2016
Businessmen who have secured contracts to build massive gas pipeline linking EU and Azerbaijan were convicted for tender rigging and bribery Source: Turkish gas companies with corrupt past get World Bank loan
Aziende italiane con passato corruzione e sospetti mafia: così nascerà il TAP
December 16, 2016
Bankwatch critica i finanziamenti che le banche pubbliche europee si apprestano a erogare anche ad alcune aziende italiane sospettate di legami con la mafia Source: Aziende italiane con passato corruzione e sospetti mafia: così nascerà il TAP | Wall St
Watchdog warns on “dodgy” Southern Gas Corridor contracts
December 16, 2016
Construction cartels and firms with links to organised crime could benefit from billions in European public money after winning contracts to build a pipeline carrying gas from Azerbaijan to Europe, according to a development bank watchdog. Source: Watc
