Updates on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Comments on the EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism – Kadri Sirg

Comments on EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism – International Accountability Project

Comments from International Accountability Project on the EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism.

Comments on EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism – Pacific Environment

Comments from Pacific Environment on the EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism.

Comments on the EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism – FSU organisations

Comments from “Green Salvation” and other FSU organizations on the EBRD’s complaint mechanism.

Comments on the EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism – CEE Bankwatch Network

CEE Bankwatch Network’s comments on the EBRD’s first review of its accountability mechanism.

Anti-cyanide protestors in Sofia boosted by European parliament support

Residents of the Bulgarian village of Poibrene have today taken their long-standing concerns about the potential introduction of controversial cyanide technology at the Chelopech gold mine – led by Canadian firm Dundee Precious Metals – directly to the Bulgarian ministries of environment and health and to the Sofia office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the publicly-owned development bank that is a potential funder of a USD 150 million project that could see cyanide leaching introduced at the gold mine without inclusive public consultation.

Request for EBRD evaluation of ArcelorMittal investments addressed to Evaluation and Environment Department

On January 14, 2009 EBRD responded to our request. Download the response as pdf here.

Request for EBRD evaluation of ArcelorMittal investments addressed to Board of Directors

Letter requesting the EBRD to undertake a thorough evaluation of the bank’s investments in “Arcelor Mittal” and its predecessors since 2001. On January 14, 2009 EBRD responded to our request. Download it as pdf here.

EBRD Independent Recourse Mechanism review – Project Complaint Mechanism Rules of Procedure

Pumped storage plants are not green investments

In November 2008, the National Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine decided to direct money from the International Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Emissions Trading into the construction of pumped storage plants (PSPs). Yet PSPs totally contradict the idea, as they do not lead to the decrease of carbon emissions and will harm the environment.