Report from fact-finding mission on Corridor Vc motorway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23 – 25 February 2010
Publication | 2 February, 2010On 23-25 February 2010 Bankwatchs Balkan and EBRD Co-ordinators together with colleagues from the Banja Luka-based Center for Environment and Sarajevo-based Ekotim undertook a third visit regarding the Corridor Vc motorway in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Read moreLetter accompanying Bankwatch’s comments on the European Commission’s Communication on public-private partnerships
Publication | 26 January, 2010Bankwatch’s policy comments on public-private partnerships are available here.
Read moreBankwatch comments on the European Commission’s Communication on PPPs
Publication | 26 January, 2010Bankwatch is concerned that public-private partnerships in infrastructure are being heavily promoted in central and eastern Europe (CEE) even though the evidence from the use of such models so far, both in the region and in western Europe is mixed or sometimes absent.
Read moreNGO letter to EIB and European Commissioners regarding the bank’s potential involvement in the Moscow-St.Petersburg motorway project
Publication | 19 January, 2010The letter, signed by 41 civil society organisations from Russia, requests the European Investment Bank not to approve funding for the Moscow-St.Petersburg motorway project unless the route is changed to avoid the Khimki Forest near Moscow.
Read moreResponse by Georgian Railways regarding the Tbilisi railway bypass project
Publication | 18 January, 2010Read more
Some implications of the Lisbon Treaty for the European Investment Bank – Counter Balance Briefing for MEPs
Publication | 15 January, 2010Read more
Letter to DG Economic and Financial Affairs regarding the EIB’s external mandate and Central Asia
Publication | 11 January, 2010Read more
EIB’s conclusion report on Bankwatch’s complaint regarding refused access to information on D1 motorway Slovakia
Publication | 5 January, 2010Bankwatch’s complaint concerned the inadequate appraisal of environmental risks connected with the Turany – Hubova section of the D1 motorway in Slovakia, the damage so far and further potential impacts on the Natura 2000 sites and habitats of Community importance. Our complaint is available in pdf here
Read moreLetter to EIB requesting information on SME lending through financial intermediaries
Publication | 4 January, 2010The EIB responded to our letter on January 27, 2010. Their response can be downloaded as pdf.
Read moreGreen Alternative and Bankwatch comments on the Tbilisi railway bypass project
Publication | 30 December, 2009Read more