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 …
Mostransparenca e Bankës Evropiane të Investimeve dhe projekteve në Ballkan
December 11, 2021
Analizë speciale për Portalb.mk nga Malinka Ristevska Jordanova, Instituti për Politika Evropiane.
Šta spaja Rio Tinto i kopače zlata s Homoljskih planina
December 10, 2021
Kanadska kompanija Dundee (Dandi) Precious Metals iz Toronta želi da u Srbiji eksploatiše zlato u periodu od sedam godina na Homoljskim …
«Банкуотч»: Деньги, выделенные на борьбу с коронавирусом в Узбекистане, расходовались нецелевым образом
December 9, 2021
nПо данным базирующейся в Париже организации «Банкуотч» (Bankwatch Network), правительство Узбекистана могло бесцельно тратить деньги, …
How ADB’s pandemic aid to Uzbekistan was misused, whistleblower silenced
December 6, 2021
The Uzbek blogger who first raised these concerns was smeared, beaten, and now faces trial.
Bern Convention to investigate hydropower damage to the upper Neretva River in Bosnia and Herzegovina
December 3, 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina will be subject to a fact-finding mission for its failure to protect the upper Neretva river from eight planned hydropower plants, following a decision taken by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention (1) today. The Convention’s decision comes in response to a complaint submitted by environmental organisations last year.
