Last call for EU bank to uphold UN treaty on transparency
May 19, 2021
For too long, transparency and public participation have been a low priority for the European Investment Bank (EIB). Now it appears the world’s largest international lender is even in breach of international environmental law on access to information and public participation.
Czechia, Greensill and why more openness is needed from its export agencies
May 19, 2021
State support for exports is one part of a national budget where citizens are not sufficiently informed about how their taxes are being spent, and this is problematic given the vast financial flows to investments with questionable results.
How shared mobility can curb the hidden costs of reducing carbon emission with electric cars
May 6, 2021
Mining raw materials such as cobalt or lithium for information and communications technologies (ICT) or decarbonized mobility comes with a hefty environmental, social, and human rights price tag. With Europe’s green and digital transformation topping the Portuguese EU presidency, besides driving innovations in the transportation sector, clear policies and funds are needed to encourage reduced resource consumption while making supply chains of these minerals fair and sustainable.
Զգուշացում ՀՀ կառավարությանը․ Բեռնի կոնվենցիայի քարտուղարությունը՝ Ամուլսարի ծրագրի մասին
May 5, 2021
Հայկական բնապահպանական ճակատ նախաձեռնությունը հայտնում է․ «Էկոլուր կազմակերպությունն ու CEE Bankwatch-ը բողոք էին ներկայացրել Բեռնի …
Südwind: Versagen von Unternehmen zeigt dringenden Bedarf nach Lieferkettengesetz
May 5, 2021
Südwind: Versagen von Unternehmen zeigt dringenden Bedarf nach LieferkettengesetznFreiwillige Konzernverantwortung weist grobe Mängel auf …
The cracks of Shuakhevi
May 5, 2021
Water is leaking out of Shuakhevi hydropower plant’s recently reopened dam again. With three international financial institutions involved, who’s responsible for the safety of this USD 420 million project?
Žalbe na kontroverzni projekt autoceste u BiH pokrenule istragu EBRD-a
April 28, 2021
Lokalno stanovništvo južno od Mostara se boji da bi ih projekt autoceste koji finansira Evropska banka za …
Može li ukrajinska nuklearna industrija doživjeti još jedan Černobil?
April 27, 2021
Trideset i pet godina nakon katastrofe, nuklearna industrija Ukrajine je suočena sa korupcijom, sigurnosnim problemima i politizacijom pri …
Could Ukraine’s nuclear industry face another Chernobyl?
April 26, 2021
Thirty-five years after disaster the industry faces claims of corruption, safety issues and politicised decision-making.
Left jobless after eviction from Vinca landfill, Roma begin negotiations with Belgrade after complaint to the EBRD
April 22, 2021
The EBRD’s accountability mechanism has launched a problem-solving initiative to negotiate issues of affordable housing, access to education and income generation for the Roma families that were evicted from the Vinča landfill. In the two years since the eviction, these issues were not addressed, so the EBRD’s mediators will facilitate a problem-solving process between this vulnerable group and the city of Belgrade.
