EBRD Annual Meeting 2023
This year, human rights violations, shrinking civic space and marginalisation of communities in Central Asia will be high on our agenda. We’ll be holding the EBRD accountable and advocating for genuine public participation and protection of human rights in the region.
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Bishkekβs electric trolleybuses under threat from ADB-funded transport overhaul
Publication | 2 May, 2024In an effort to address Bishkek’s pollution issue, the city plans to purchase 120 electric buses as well as a fleet of compressed natural gas buses. However, these may replace the cityβs most environmentally friendly mode of transportation β the trolleybus.
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EBRD approves EUR 98.6 loan for disputed fossil gas mega pipeline in North Macedonia
Press release | 25 April, 2024The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) yesterday approved a EUR 98.6 million loan for a fossil gas pipeline that would allow North Macedonia to increase its gas consumption by three to six times compared to 2021, its highest-consuming year so far. (1)
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New report: EU must act to prevent needless environmental and social damage by Corridor Vc motorway in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Press release | 5 April, 2024The European Commission and EU public banks must press for a revision of the Corridor Vc motorway route near Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) if excessive environmental and social harm is to be avoided, finds a CEE Bankwatch Network report published today. (1)
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