Report reveals bank transparency issues

15 November 2011  | New Europe

On 15 November, the first-ever Aid Transparency Index was released by the UK based group Publish What You Fund. The index evaluated 58 major actors in the international financial institutions sector, and the results found did not reflect well on European banks.

Les ONG dénoncent les pratiques des pétroliers au Nigeria

15 November 2011  | DD Magazine

Un nouveau rapport de mission au Nigeria publié conjointement par un collectif international d’ONG et d’associations environnementales dont les Amis de la Terre France dénonce un décalage entre le discours officiel de Total, Eni et Shell et les réalités constatées sur le terrain. Il montre comment l’Union européenne garantit sa sécurité énergétique au détriment de communautés locales dont elle détruit l’environnement et les conditions de vie.

EIB na Slovensku financuje plyn, u susedov obnoviteľné zdroje

10 November 2011  | Euractiv Slovakia

Z prostriedkov európskych bánk by sa pri Žiline mala postaviť kogeneračná plynová elektráreň. Neziskové organizácie i obyvatelia však upozorňujú na neexistujúce environmentálne zhodnotenie a neefektívnosť vynaložených prostriedkov.

A greener budget?

27 October 2011  | European Voice

Commission plans to allocate much more of the EU budget to climate issues are proving controversial.

NGOs urge stop to EBRD loan for Dalmatian hydropower plant

26 October 2011  | Croatian Times

Environmental organizations in Croatia and abroad are urging the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) not to go ahead with a planned 123 million Euro loan for the Ombla hydropower plant near Dubrovnik because of devastating consequences the plant’s construction could have on the environment.

Protest proti Teš 6

20 October 2011  | RTV Slovenia

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