Updates on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Green Alternative and Bankwatch comments on the Tbilisi railway bypass project

Letter to ArcelorMittal asking to disclose information under the company’s Stakeholder Engagement Plan

Karaganda Ecological Museum comments on the EBRD’s draft country strategy for Kazakhstan for 2009-2011

KzHRB comments on the EBRD’s draft country strategy for Kazakhstan for 2009-2011

Letter to EBRD regarding legal punishment of human rights activist supporting Kumtor cyanide spill victims

The letter addresses the Kyrgyz Republic’s Supreme Court decision to uphold a 2-year conditional sentence on Ms Baktygul Imankozhoeva, a doctor in the village of Barskoon near the EBRD-financed Kumtor gold mine, for abuse of official position. The charges appear to be fabricated as a response to Ms Imankozhoeva’s advocacy on behalf of the victims of a 1998 cyanide spill from the mine, and form part of a continuing pattern of intimidation against her.

New ban on cyanide mining in Hungary gives hope across the region

A ban on all cyanide-based mining technologies on Hungarian territory that was passed by 356 votes in favour to one vote against in Hungary’s parliament earlier this month has strengthened hopes of other national bans – even a Europe-wide ban – ahead of the tenth anniversary of the Baia Mare disaster next month.

Letter to the EIB regarding impacts of a proposed D1 motorway section

The letter accompanied an expert study on the expected impacts of the proposed D1 motorway section Turany-Hubov on animal species, biotopes and Natura 2000 sites. The study (in Slovak language) is available at the website of Bankwatch member group Friends of the Earth-CEPA.

Letter to the European Commission regarding impacts of a proposed D1 motorway section

The letter accompanied an expert study on the expected impacts of the proposed D1 motorway section Turany-Hubov on animal species, biotopes and Natura 2000 sites. The study (in Slovak language) is available at the website of Bankwatch member group Friends of the Earth-CEPA.

Letter to the EBRD regarding the Kapan gold mine, Armenia

The letter outlines the situation found during the latest fact finding mission and provides visual proof of the lack of re-cultivation on site.

Letter to EBRD requesting the evaluation of Mittal Steel Temirtau Coal Mine Modernisation project