North Macedonia: Bitola coal plant charged for failing to prevent pollution from ash dump
September 9, 2019
The public prosecutor’s office in the city of Bitola on Friday filed criminal charges against the state-owned REK Bitola coal power plant and its Director for failure to implement mitigation measures at the plant’s ash landfill.
Croatian NGOs file court case to prevent resurrection of Plomin 1 coal plant
April 9, 2019
Zelena akcija/Friends of the Earth Croatia and Green Istria have filed a court case challenging the decision to extend the Plomin 1 coal power plant’s environmental permit, it was announced today.
Bosnia-Herzegovina politicians mark April Fools’ Day by backing new coal plant
April 1, 2019
The Federal Bosnia-Herzegovina House of Peoples voted today in favour of a state guarantee for a EUR 614 million loan from China Eximbank to build the Tuzla 7 coal plant.
Bosnia-Herzegovina coal plant loan guarantee complaint under investigation by the Energy Community Secretariat
October 22, 2018
A guarantee for a EUR 614 million loan from the China Eximbank for the Tuzla 7 coal plant fails to meet EU requirements on energy subsidies.
Nenskra Hydro Project – Update
June 29, 2018
The Asian Infrastracture Investment Bank is considering a non-sovereign loan of USD 100 million for a 280 MW reservoir-type hydropower plant, located in the Nenskra and Nakra valleys of Northwest Georgia. We would like to provide information about new developments that the AIIB should consider as part of its due dillgence on the project.
Locals in Upper Nitra, Slovakia agree on the future of their region after coal phaseout
September 22, 2017
One of the positive outcomes of the debate about Europe’s Energy Union was an increased attention to the issue of Just Transition*. Even more promising is that the debate is moving from Brussels to the very regions that are facing an imminent coal phaseout. One of those regions is Horna Nitra /Upper Nitra in Slovakia.
[Campaign Update] New blow to Bosnia-Herzegovina coal plans as Energy Community requires changes to permit
February 15, 2017
A new coal-fired power plant in Bosnia-Herzegovina will have adhere to stricter air quality standards, according to a new ruling by the Energy Community Secretariat. The decision comes in response to a complaint filed by the environmental NGO Ekotim regarding the environmental permit enabling the construction of the 350 MW Banovići power plant in north-eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina. The complaint, filed in July 2016, claimed that the Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism had failed to require pollution limits as obliged under the Energy Community Treaty.
Across Visegrad countries we’re talking about development
January 28, 2016
Summing up an exciting year of awareness raising about development finance, a new video shows moments from four events in the Visegrad countries Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
Video: Bankwatch’s media coordinator explaining our EYD2015 project
January 14, 2016
As the European Year for Development draws to a close, Bankwatch’s media coordinator David Hoffman was asked to summarise the issues about which our project strived to increase EU citizens’ awareness. Watch the interview on Youtube >>
In Hungary, students find the answer to the 7.5 billion question
December 11, 2015
In September 2015, 164 classes totalling 4 000 high school students participated in a half-year contest by Bankwatch member group MTVSZ culminating in December’s final event, where the top ten teams from around the country helped close the 2015 European Year of Development.
