Updates on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Resistance to the Balkan pipeline carve up is growing

Bankwatch staff members have just returned from an invigorating and productive meeting with environmental and human rights groups from 14 countries aimed at developing responses to the rash of oil pipeline projects being proposed in South East Europe to bring Russian and Caspian oil to Europe and the US.

Preliminary fact-finding mission report: Kashagan oil field development Kazakhstan

Follow-up letter to the EIB regarding NGO concerns over the Zagreb municipal solid waste incinerator project

On October 4, 2007 EIB responded to this letter. Download the response as pdf here.

Letter to EBRD President Lemierre regarding violations of EBRD standards and legal and administrative proceedings in the Vlora Thermal Power Plant project

On October 31, 2007 president Lemierre responded to this letter. Download the response as pdf here.

Letter to the EBRD regarding the Croatian Country Strategy and the incorporation of civil society inputs

On September 17, 2007 EBRD responded to our letter. Download the response as pdf here.

Photographic report from the results of public monitoring of pipeline constructions on the Sakhalin II project

Letter to the EBRD following a fact-finding mission to the Gazela Bridge project

Proposal from the EIB Management Committee to the Board of Directors on the Gazela Bridge Project

Photo supplement attached to Act 01/22-LK: Scheduled review of the fulfillment of legislation requirements by LLC “Starstroi” during the construction of the main pipelines for Sakhalin II project in the Makarov District Of Sakhalin Region

From the Administration of Rosprirodnazor (Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage) of the Sakhalin region. English translation from Russian provided by Pacific Environment.

Letter to the EBRD regarding the environmental impacts of the Mittal Steel complex in Temirtau

8 August 2007 Reference number: 092 Alistair Clark Director, Environment and Sustainability Department European Bank for Reconstruction and Development One Exchange Square, London EC2A 2JN, United Kingdom Cc: Elizabeth Smith, Senior Environmental Advisor Mark King, Head, Environmental Policy and Implementation Alke Schmidt, Principal Environmental Advisor Doina Caloianu, Manager of Outreach and NGO Relations Subject: Mittal Steel Temirtau [MST]; ID: 3324 Dear Mr. Clark,