Nenskra complaint to the European Investment Bank
Publication | 1 June, 2018In our opinion, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has failed to comply with the Standard 7 by not respecting the status of Svans as indigenous peoples. The Bank did not fulfill its environmental and social standards: it ignored the project’s significa
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European Ombudsman requests more lending transparency from European Investment Bank
Press release | 24 May, 2018Brussels — The European Ombudsman has asked the European Investment Bank (EIB) to increase transparency in its lending activities.
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Leaving Paris, the European Investment Bank steps on the gas
Blog entry | 12 February, 2018Distancing itself from the EU’s climate commitments enshrined in the Paris Agreement, the European Investment Bank has effectively taken a U-turn in its energy lending last week when it approved a record loan for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline.
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Smoke and mirrors: why the climate promises of the Southern Gas Corridor don’t add up
Publication | 30 January, 2018The aim of this study is to quantify the fugitive emissions produced along the fossil gas supply chain of the Southern Gas Corridor, focusing on extraction and transmission operations.
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Guest post: One beast with many heads – a hydropower hydra in the Balkans
Blog entry | 21 December, 2017A visit to six mountain rivers and nine small dams in Macedonia exposed similar problems with many of them.
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European-financed small hydropower plants damaging pristine Balkan landscapes – study
Press release | 20 December, 2017Eight hydropower projects in Albania, Croatia and Macedonia financed with European public money have damaged biodiversity and are in urgent need of increased monitoring and restoration measures.
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Broken rivers. The impacts of European-financed small hydropower plants on pristine Balkan landscapes
Publication | 19 December, 2017Eight hydropower projects in Albania, Croatia and Macedonia financed with European public money have damaged biodiversity and are in urgent need of increased monitoring and restoration measures.
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EUR 1.5 billion public loan for controversial pipeline withheld
Press release | 12 December, 2017Today, at a board meeting in Luxembourg the European Investment Bank has decided, for now, to postpone loaning 1.5 billion euros to the controversial Trans-Adriatic Pipeline.
Read moreGas lending at the European Investment Bank 2013-2016
Publication | 12 December, 2017Since the European Investment Bank (EIB) revised its energy lending criteria in 2012, it has limited its support for fossil fuels projects in the energy sector and eliminated the most polluting power plants from its portfolio. However, the bank’s contr
Read moreSix reasons for not financing the Nenskra hydropower project in Georgia
Publication | 5 December, 2017This briefing outlines the main issues with the Nenskra hydropower project shortly before both the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank will decide on financing the project.
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