N. Macedonia’s gas project threatens renewable goals – Bankwatch
SeeNews | April 16, 2024Gas pipeline. Source: Gasunie. April 16 (SeeNews) – North Macedonia’s project for a natural gas interconnection pipeline with Greece will …
CEE Bankwatch urges EU action on Bosnia motorway project
SeeNews | April 5, 2024April 5 (SeeNews) – The European Commission and EU public banks need to advocate for a reconsideration of the Corridor Vc motorway route …
Beyond Economics
Transitions Online | April 4, 2024Despite heavily increasing investments in green projects in recent years, the EBRD still lacks an effective system for safeguarding human …
EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania
EUobserver.com | March 28, 2024Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European countries, the €60bn Modernisation Fund …
Labor Rights Violations Persist in Uzbekistan
The Diplomat | March 27, 2024Cotton producer Indorama Agro silences workers speaking out against rights violations while development banks fail to ensure compliance.
EBRD Urged to Reconsider Funding Greece-North Macedonia Gas Pipeline
BalkanInsight.com | March 25, 2024Environmental watchdogs say bank should scrap planned loan for a new pipeline bringing additional gas to North Macedonia through Greece, …
NGO warns Bulgaria over plans to swap coal for fossil gas
Ben_intellinews | March 15, 2024CEE Bankwatch has urged Sofia to consider replacing coal power with renewables. / bne IntelliNews
Tajikistan Going All In On Hydropower, Doubters Be Damned
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | March 12, 2024Tajik President Emomali Rahmon attends the construction-launching ceremony of the Roghun hydroelectric project some 100 kilometrers from …
EU anti-fraud office probes €200M loan to Budapest Airport
Politico EU | February 29, 2024Former European Investment Bank Vice President Vazil Hudák was interviewed by investigators looking into the transaction.
OPINION: Plundering the Western Balkans with EU’s Tacit Acquiescence, Part. 1
Kyiv Post | February 3, 2024Corrupt politicians have been systematically plundering public budgets and natural resources in the Western Balkans for years. Increasingly …
