European development money helps sustain fossil fuels-based companies – report
September 27, 2018
Five of Europe’s biggest climate offenders continue to enjoy billions of euros in public funds, according to a Bankwatch report released today.
European public funding for fossil fuel-dependent companies
September 27, 2018
CEE Bankwatch Network follows closely the EBRD’s ‘sister institutions’ and actively advocates for improvement of their lending policies. As the European Investment Bank (EIB) is expected to review its 2013 ‘Screening and Assessment Criteria for Energy
SKANDALOZNO KORIŠTENJE JAVNIH SREDSTAVA: Mora se ispitati državna garancija za gradnju Bloka 7 TE Tuzla
September 26, 2018
Planovi po kojima bi se javna sredstva koristila kao garancija za kineski kredit koji bi se uložio u planirani Blok 7 Termoelektrane Tuzla bi mogli biti u sukobu sa zakonom i trebali bi biti istraženi od strane Sekretarijata Energetske zajednice, navod
Calls for Investigation of Use of Public Money to Support Tuzla 7 TPP
September 26, 2018
Plans to use public money to guarantee a Chinese loan for the planned 450 MW Tuzla 7 coal-fired power plant could be illegal and need to be investigated by the Energy Community Secretariat, according to a formal complaint submitted to the regional body
Fulfilling Europe’s potential to lead on climate change
September 26, 2018
Fulfilling Europe’s potential to lead on climate change The European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are both reviewing their energy sector lending policies. This is an opportunity to live up to their potential
Use of public money to support Tuzla 7 coal power plant must be investigated, shows new complaint
September 25, 2018
Sarajevo, Prague – Plans to use public money to guarantee a Chinese loan for the planned Tuzla 7 coal power plant could be illegal and need to be investigated by the Energy Community Secretariat, according to a formal complaint submitted to the regional body today by the Aarhus Resource Centre, Sarajevo, and CEE Bankwatch Network.
Six years later, a criminal investigation into illegal environment permits finally begins in Romania
September 13, 2018
In 2012, almost one hundred permits were issued to Oltenia Energy Complex (OEC), allowing the company to cut down hectares of forest to make way for coal mines. The permits were issued illegally, however, as Bankwatch Romania proved in court over the past six years. After many lawsuits and complaints to the relevant authorities, a sign of progress came this summer when the Romanian Ministry for Environment informed criminal investigation bodies about this situation.
Energy doublethink: contradictions at the EU bank in combatting climate change
September 11, 2018
See the web-version of the report. This year the European Investment Bank is expected to review its 2013 ‘Screening and Assessment Criteria for Energy Projects’, also known as its Energy Lending Criteria, which governs the types of projects the bank ca
Serbia is mining away a green future
September 10, 2018
Serbia’s notorious Drmno mine is rapidly expanding on Chinese loans, pushing the country towards high-carbon lock-in and a long-term debt.
Ugljen u JI Europi ne znači nova radna mjesta
August 21, 2018
Zagovornici projekata napuhuju brojke Ekološka grupacija CEE Bankwatch objavila je da države Jugoistočne Europe – Bosna i Hercegovina, Srbija, Bugarska, Grčka, Kosovo, Makedonija, Rumunjska i Crna Gora – u javnosti stvaraju pogrešnu sliku kako će se pr
