55 Injured in Clashes between Police and Hydropower Plant Protestors in Pankisi
April 22, 2019
Clashes occurred between police and local residents protesting the construction of the Khadori hydropower plant (HPP) in Birkiani in Georgia’s Pankisi region on Sunday.Source: 55 Injured in Clashes between Police and Hydropower Plant Protestors in Pank
Lieber Chinas Spatz als Europas Taube
April 5, 2019
Die Westbalkan-Staaten wollen in die EU. Doch bis es so weit ist, nehmen sie gern Geld aus Peking an. Noch bleiben zwei Monate Zeit, um Bedenken aus dem Weg zu räumen – das kann heikel werden.Source: Lieber Chinas Spatz als Europas Taube
Letter to EBRD president Suma Chakrabarti
April 3, 2019
CEE Bankwatch Network, Arab Watch Coalition and the International Accountability Project call to the EBRD President, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, to ensure a people-centered Access to Information Policy. Communities, individuals, and civil society have the ri
Will the EBRD Make a Better Offer on Public Information Disclosure and Engagement?
March 28, 2019
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will soon conclude the revision of three policies central to the environmental and social governance of its projects: the Access to Information Policy, Environmental and Social Policy, and Project Accountability Policy. Together, these three documents will form the core of the institution’s protocols ensuring communities’ right to information, right to development, and right to remedy.
When the EU’s bank can’t kick the fossil fuels habit
March 27, 2019
As the European Investment Bank (EIB) is nowadays preparing a new Energy Lending Policy to guide its investment in energy projects, it seems the world’s largest public lender is not willing to acknowledge its contribution to climate change, the biggest crisis currently facing humanity.
Comments on the EBRD draft Accountability Policy
March 27, 2019
The draft Accountability Policy of the EBRD proposes a substantial and welcomed restructuring of the mechanism and improves on many of the issues of independence and predictability that hindered the PCM. However, the draft Policy does not yet rectify a
Comments on the EBRD draft Access to Information policy
March 27, 2019
Fulfilling the right of access to information is the beginning and foundation of true development that respects the rights of all people. Access to information goes hand-in-hand with meaningful consultation and stakeholder engagement to ensure that pro
Comments on the EBRD draft Environmental and Social Policy
March 27, 2019
We welcome the proposed improvements in the EBRD draft Environmental and Social Policy, including the stronger language on human rights, gender and vulnerable groups, as well as the reintroduction of the referral list for financial intermediary high ri
New report highlights misuse of banking secrecy rules
March 26, 2019
BankTrack’s study finds that client confidentiality is not an absolute legal requirement in any of the world’s major banking centres. Banks can – and do – include the right to disclose information into their contracts. Will the EIB & EBRD acknowledge this in their policies on intermediated lending?
Европейски организации настояват пред Тимерманс за магистрала извън Кресненското дефиле
March 16, 2019
Природозащитници призоваха първия вицепрезидент на Европейската комисия Франс Тимерманс да се намеси и спешно да започне наказателна процедура срещу България, за да защити европейското природно богатство в Кресненското дефиле. Европейски организации настояват пред Тимерманс за магистрала извън Кресненското дефиле
