EIB halts loan for Budapest Airport expansion over breach of EU environmental law
January 11, 2022
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has halted the payment of a EUR 200 million loan to expand the Budapest Airport in Hungary because the authorities haven’t analyzed how the investment could contribute to air pollution, noise pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. According to CEE Bankwatch Network, the case represents a violation of EIB’s policy and EU environmental law.
Az Európai Beruházási Bank befagyasztja a Budapest Airport bővítésének hitelfolyósítását
January 10, 2022
Nem készült környezetvédelmi hatástanulmány és a környék lakóit sem kérdezték meg.
EU bank freezes funding for major Budapest Airport expansion over sweeping violations of environmental norms
January 10, 2022
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has suspended the disbursement of a EUR 200 million loan intended to facilitate a dramatic increase in passenger turnover at Hungary’s main international airport following an investigation by the Bank’s Complaints Mechanism that found that no analysis had been done to assess the air pollution, noise pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that the development would generate, in breach of the Bank’s own policy as well as EU environmental law.
Dugo putovanje Dandija kroz Srbiju: Od rivala Rio Tinta do zlata sa Homolja
January 10, 2022
Zbog rudnog bogatstva istok Srbije predstavlja jedno od najvažnijih područja za rudarenje, a za njegovo rudno blago zainteresovane su i …
Serbia ra quyết định, châu Âu tiếp tục lụn bại trong cuộc đua kho báu xám với Trung Quốc
January 8, 2022
Trung Quốc hiện đang dẫn đầu trong cuộc đua kho báu xám này, thứ được xem như nắm giữ vận mệnh của xe điện.
Serbs continue to protest against lithium mine, poor environmental standards
January 4, 2022
Plans to develop a lithium mine in western Serbia have provoked angry demonstrations amid increasing political tensions over pollution in …
Paving over paradise
December 17, 2021
What were once iconic views of Georgia’s beautiful Khada Valley are slowly disappearing. Now, when you drive up the damaged road towards a narrow, 12-kilometre-long gorge, also known as the ‘valley of 60 towers’, the first thing you see is no longer the famous tower of Iukho village. Instead, a massive, white and blue metal construction site appears. Trucks, roaring and echoing through the mountains, drive back and forth near cultural heritage monuments to provide materials for the Kvesheti-Kobi road towards Russia.
Position Paper on the Serbia Solid Waste National Programme
December 15, 2021
This position paper, prepared by the CEE Bankwatch Network and based on research conducted by Springloop Cooperative, U.A. and Bankwatch member group CEKOR, Serbia, expresses concern about the Serbia Solid Waste National Programme, a multi-site EUR 150 million project co-financed 50:50 by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the French Development Agency. The paper discusses the various risks associated with approving the project without first ensuring that detailed social and environmental assessments are carried out, and it calls on the Bank to condition the project on guarantees that the rights and livelihoods of the most vulnerable and marginalized affected people will be protected.
Нетранспарентноста на Европската инвестициона банка и проектите на Балканот
December 13, 2021
Една неодамна објавена вест – дека Европската инвестициона банка (ЕИБ) ја усвоила новата политика на транспарентност – немаше да биде вест …
Шубҳали харажатлар: ОТБ коронавирусга қарши курашда Ўзбекистонга қандай ёрдам бермоқда?
December 13, 2021
“Бенквоч” Осиё тараққиёт банки томонидан коронавирусга қарши курашиш учун Ўзбекистонга ажратилган маблағ ҳисобидан молиялаштирилган давлат …