Smog Chokes the Balkans
Transitions Online | January 9, 2018As heating is turned up to beat the mid-winter cold, the Balkan peninsula is grappling with a well-known foe: suffocating levels of air pollution. Source: Smog Chokes the Balkans
Bankwatch: Montenegro Should Drop Construction of Pljevlja 2 TPP
Energetika.net | January 8, 2018Now that the Montenegrin government and the power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) have officially announced the termination of the contract with the Czech company Škoda Praha for construction of the second unit of the Pljevlja thermal power pl
European-backed small HPPs damaging environment in Balkans
SEE News | December 20, 2017The CEE Bankwatch Network, a non-governmental organisation based in the Czech Republic, said on Wednesday that eight hydropower plant (HPP) projects in Albania, Croatia and Macedonia financed with European public money have damaged biodiversity and sho
Azerbaijan: EBRD Gives Go Ahead for Azeri Pipeline Funding Despite “Laundromat” Allegations
Eurasianet | October 18, 2017The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development’s board on October 18 approved $500 million in funding for the Azerbaijan-led TANAP pipeline, which will facilitate the delivery of Caspian Basin natural gas to Western Europe.
Azerbaijani gas pipeline gets $500m in EU public funds
Climate Home News | October 18, 2017The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a half billion dollar loan to a pipeline that will link Caspian sea gas fields with southern Italy. The southern gas corridor (SGC) is Europe’s biggest fossil fuel project, estimated to cost $40 billion.
EBRD to lend $500m for Azerbaijan gas pipeline
Financial Times | October 18, 2017The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved crucial $500mfinancing for a pipeline to bring Azeri gas from the Caspian Sea to the EU, despite questions aboutAzerbaijan’s record on corruption and democracy. The bank’s board approved
Seis firmas acaparan las obras costeadas con créditos chinos
El Universo | October 17, 2017Era un día especial. El entonces presidente Rafael Correa celebraba el aniversario 125 de la Revolución Liberal en una sabatina. Anunció que China había dado un crédito de $ 1.700 millones para construir la hidroeléctrica Coca Codo Sinclair, la mayor inversión en la historia del país.
“BERZH pranoi se HEC-et në Shqipëri dëmtojnë mjedisin dhe banorët” pretendojnë mjedisorët
Reporter.al | October 9, 2017Rrjeti i grupeve mjedisore në Europën Qendrore dhe Lindore, Bankwatch, publikoi të mërkurën një deklaratë ku zbuloi korrespondencën e vet me Bankën Europiane për Rindërtim dhe Zhvillim (BERZH) dhe diskutimet për ndikimin negativ të dy hidrocentraleve te popullsia shqiptare.
Junckerov plán vytvorí 700 tisíc pracovných miest, tvrdí šéf EIB
Euractiv | October 2, 2017Až 2,25 milóna pracovných miest má vzniknúť v Európskej únii vďaka projektom, ktoré podporila Európska investičná banka (EIB). Vyplýva to z výskumu hospodárskych dopadov Európskeho investičného plánu, ktorý vo štvrtok prezentoval predseda EIB Werner Hoyer.
Albanie : le gazoduc TAP, une aubaine financière, mais pour qui ?
Les Courrier des Balkans | September 15, 2017Les travaux du Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) ont débuté il y a un an en Albanie. Soutenu par l’Union européenne, le projet est controversé : selon plusieurs ONG, il ne devrait pas bénéficier à l’intérêt général du pays.
