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EU recovery cash must not go to gas, coal leaders urged ahead of summit

16 November 2020  | EU Reporter

The Europe Beyond Coal coalition is urging coal region leaders to commit multibillion euro recovery sums to a clean energy transition – and to tell their governments that the EU should not divert the funds towards a fossil gas-led future.

‘Mensenrechten worden geschonden met Europees belastinggeld’

12 November 2020  | Mondiaal Nieuws

De Europese Investeringsbank wil zich maar al te graag verder profileren als de Europese Ontwikkelingsbank. Maar wat het voorstelt als duurzame ontwikkelingsprojecten, gefinancierd met privaat en publiek geld, komt in de praktijk te vaak neer op flagrante mensenrechtenschendingen, zegt Hans van Scharen. ‘De EU kan echt bijdragen aan duurzame ontwikkeling, maar dan moet het tenminste aanbevelingen van experts lezen.’

The Guardian: Dojdzie do reform w EBI?

10 November 2020  | Parkiet

Raport organizacji pozarządowych wykazał, że Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny wykorzystuje gotówkę podatników do wspierania projektów naruszających prawa człowieka.

EU bank supports projects linked to human rights violations, NGOs claim

9 November 2020  | The Guardian

European Investment Bank accused of failure to properly assess impacts of supported projects in Africa and Asia

Eine Bank will in die Welt

9 November 2020  | Tagesschau

Die Europäische Investitionsbank ist ein wichtiger Akteur unter den Förderbanken. Nun will sie auch zur EU-Entwicklungsbank werden. Dafür sei sie völlig ungeeignet, sagen Kritiker.

EIB eyes human rights rethink amid criticism

9 November 2020  | Devex

The European Investment Bank is preparing to consider changes to how it assesses the human rights impact of its projects, as a report from two NGOs released Monday argues the multilateral lender must be “deeply reformed” if it is to live up to its development potential.

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