Updates on the European Investment Bank

Rusty reasoning: groups challenge EIB to justify the latest ArcelorMittal public millions

Although the world’s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal continues to receive support by international public finance. Neither does its chequered social and environmental record seem to change the public bank’s proclivity for this specific borrower.

Complaint to EIB concerning Arcelor Mittal loan

The complaint challenges the decision by the European Investment Bank to grant ArcelorMittal a loan for the “Steel product and processing R&D Facility” project.

Letter to EBRD raising unsolved concerns regarding the Tbilisi railway bypass project

Letter to members of the EIB Board of Directors regarding disbursement for the Gazela bridge reconstruction project

Independent expert group analysis of the Environmental impact of Moscow-Saint Petersburg motorway, Phase 1

The document offers an independent assessment of the ‘Environmental and Social Assessment. Additional environmental and social analysis of alternatives of the projected motorway’ by ‘North-West Concession Company’ LLC (NWCC). The NWCC’s orginal document can be found here.

Explanation of partial disclosure of EU-Turkmenistan human rights dialogue

Explanation by the Council of the European Union on reasons for partial disclosure of the reports on the EU-Turkmenistan human rights dialogues in 2008 and 2009.

Partially disclosed report by Council of the EU on the EU-Turkmenistan Human Rights dialogue 2009

Partially disclosed report by Council of the EU on the EU-Turkmenistan Human Rights dialogue 2008

EBRD response to open NGO letter regarding the Moscow-St.Petersburg motorway project

Letter to EBRD regarding specialist opinion on the impacts of the D1 motorway section Turany-Hubowa

The letter accompanied a specialist opinion on the impacts of the D1 TuranyHubov section, detailing that the construction represents a serious impact on the Natura 2000 network and the existing alternative solutions that could considerably reduce this impact. The specialist opinion can be downloaded here (pdf).