Serbia’s Coal Dependence Does Not Hold Water
The Balkanist | June 4, 2014As details trickle out about the costs of the tragic floods affecting Serbia, the costs to the energy sector are estimated at 100 million euros at Kolubara alone. This highlights the fact that such a centralized lignite-dependent system, as well as its human and environmental costs, is far from resilient in the face of serious weather events, which will soon become the norm.
El BERD apoyará a Kiev en las reformas necesarias para obtener financiación
La Vanguardia | May 20, 2014El presidente del Banco Europeo de Reconstrucción y Desarrollo (BERD), Suma Chakrabarti, dijo hoy en Varsovia que la institución se involucrará en apoyar las reformas en Ucrania, después de que ayer firmase con el Gobierno de Kiev un pacto anticorrupción que acelerará los cambios en el país.
On Ukraine, Russia, revolution, and nukes
Safe Energy | May 20, 2014One of the most disappointing aspects of the Ukrainian crisis has been the failure of many, especially on the left, to understand the nature of the revolution that took place there over the winter that led to the literal departure of former President Victor Yanukovich from the country, established an interim–and rather weak–transitional government, and set the stage for new elections later this month.
EBRD in Egypt for the long haul despite tough start
Emerging Markets | May 20, 2014The EBRD will stay the course in Egypt, despite the severe political headwinds that have held back the bank’s investments, according to Hildegard Gacek, the managing director responsible for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region at the multilateral
Five new lignite power plants planned in Western Balkan countries risk violating EU polution rules
Balkans.com | April 7, 2014http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=191430
Balkan power plants ‘risk breaching IED limits’
ENDS Europe | April 7, 2014Five new lignite-fired power projects in the Balkans are likely to breach EU air emission limits unless these are taken into account in the planning process, warns CEE Bankwatch.
Distress signal
Kiyv Post | March 11, 2014Ukraine’s new leaders deserve praise for some of the moves they have made since coming to power after Viktor Yanukovych abandoned the presidency on Feb. 22. But they will need lots of outside help in managing the multiple political, economic and military crises confronting Ukraine.
European Development Bank: Backward Step on Rights
Reuters AlertNet | March 5, 2014Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Facebook Like Email The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) new draft Environment and Social Policy would fail to weed out abusive development projects, seven human rights and bank watchdog organizations said today in a joint statement. The bank’s consultation on the draft policy closes on March 5, 2014. It then has an opportunity to revise the policy before sending it to the bank’s board for approval in the coming months.
European Development Bank: Backward Step On Rights, Says HRW
Eurasia Review | March 5, 2014The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) new draft Environment and Social Policy would fail to weed out abusive development projects, seven human rights and bank watchdog organizations said today in a joint statement. The bank’s consultation on the draft policy closes on March 5, 2014. It then has an opportunity to revise the policy before sending it to the bank’s board for approval in the coming months.
Ukraine’s woes deepen as EBRD warns of power price doubling
Energo | February 4, 2014available upon request
