IFIs EIB-EBRD-IFC-KfW financing HPPs in South East Europe against environment impact rules

16 December 2015  | Mining SEE

Construction of HPPs in South East Europe countries seems to be very attractive for international banks and lenders like EIB-EBRD-IFC-KfW. Austrian companies and banks seems to be very interested in financing risky and non environment friendly projects in the region. Standards which are applied in EU does not seems to be a rule for international financiers. Latest Euronatur&Riverwatch report on HPPs financing in SEE reveals the investors interest in projects described as environment risky.

Prąd z wody straszy Gruzinów. Chcą zatapiać całe wsie

16 December 2015  | Wyborcza.biz

– Gdy budowali elektrownię, w ogóle nie było mowy o żadnym zagrożeniu. Nawet nam nie tłumaczyli, na jakiej zasadzie będzie ona działać. Dopiero teraz dowiadujemy się o niebezpieczeństwie – tłumaczy Eteri.

Romanian Court Rejects Environmental Permit for Coal Mining Expansion

15 December 2015  | Energetika-Net

Last week the Bucharest court annulled the environment permit for the felling of another 159 hectares of forest in Gorj country, effectively preventing the expansion of the Rosia lignite mine, said the Prague-based environmental NGO, CEE Bankwatch. …

Serbia: EBRD Admitted Mistakes with EPS

15 December 2015  | ESIA SEE

CEKOR had a meeting with the EBRD Director for Serbia, Daniel Berg, at which the Report on EBRD Complaint Mechanism was considered. In accordance with the undertaken contractual obligations, the EPS should enhance its procedures not only for the case of Vreoci, to which the complaint referred, but also at all locations where it performs business operations.

Study: Development Banks Financing HPP Projects at Protected Sites in Balkans

14 December 2015  | Energetika-Net

A wave of hydropower development fuelled by European public funding and EU companies is endangering pristine river environments in the Balkans, finds a new study released last Friday by the Central and Eastern European (CEE) Bankwatch Network.

Vesti u 9

11 December 2015  | PTC

U toku sednica na kojoj Vlada Srbije odlučuje o prodaji Telekoma. Nastavlja se rasprava o budžetu. Odbijeni svi amandmani opozicije. Bajden i Davutoglu o povlačenju turskih trupa iz Iraka – mora se poštovati suverenitet Iraka. Augzburg eliminisao Parti