Revised EIA study for the Demir Kapija – Smokvica highway
Publication | 15 September, 2009The study can be downloaded in pdf (55 MB) from the webpage dedicated to relevant documents regarding the Demir Kapija-Smokvica highway. The webpage is hosted by the Macedonian government. full text: http://www.vlada.mk/files/doc/studija_zs/EIA_Demir_Kapija_Smokvica_UPDATED_15092009.pdf
Read moreLetter to EBRD requesting urgent information on Gazela resettlement
Publication | 2 September, 2009On Monday, August 31st, the community living in the slum under the Gazela bridge was physically resettled. The City of Belgrade claims that a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) was approved, but the resettled PAPs have not seen the RAP and have not been consulted. Bankwatch and CEKOR are asking the EBRD to provide information on the resettlement process and the EBRD’s opinion on further developments. On September 8, 2009 we received EBRD’s response regarding involuntary Gazela resettlement. Download it as pdf here.
Read moreLetter to EIB requesting urgent information on Gazela resettlement
Publication | 2 September, 2009On Monday, August 31st, the community living in the slum under the Gazela bridge was physically resettled. The City of Belgrade claims that a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) was approved, but the resettled PAPs have not seen the RAP and have not been consulted. Bankwatch and CEKOR are asking the EIB to provide information on the resettlement process and to not disburse the loan for the Gazela Bridge rehabilitation project until it is assured that a sustainable and adequate solution for those resettled is found.
Read moreLetter to EC regarding a request for EIB emergency funding by European airlines
Publication | 28 August, 2009The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has approached the European Commission with a request for the EIB to make available financing for airlines in the context of the current crisis. In their letter, CEE Bankwatch Network, together with WWF-UK, AirportWatch and European Federation for Transport and Environment urge the European Commission to refuse such a bail-out for the aviation industry with its high-carbon intensity and overcapacity.
Read moreEco-sense comments to the new revised EIA study for the Demir Kapija-Smokvica highway
Publication | 26 August, 2009The comments are written in Macedonian and can be downloaded from Eco-sense’s website. Download Eco-sense comments to the new revised EIA study for the Demir Kapija-Smokvica highway
Read moreComplaint to European Ombudsman against the EIB for non-disclosure of the Framework Agreement with Tajikistan
Publication | 21 August, 2009The complaint regards the refusal of the European Investment Bank (EIB) to disclose the Framework Agreement concluded between the EIB and Tajikistan signed on 11 February 2009.
Read moreLetter to EBRD president Thomas Mirow regarding EBRD’s role in the Nabucco pipeline project
Publication | 7 August, 2009Following ambivalent messages from the EBRD leadership, CEE Bankwatch Network and Crude Accountability request clarification on the bank’s intentions regarding the controversial Nabucco gas pipeline project. On August 25, 2009 we received a response from President Thomas Mirow. Download it here.
Read moreComments on EIB Transparency & Public Disclosure Policy under revision
Publication | 30 July, 2009The document offers suggestions for revisions of the EIB’s Transparency & Public Disclosure Policies, including both general and detailed comments on both policies, among others on intermediated loans, publications vs. disclosure, corporate governance, stakeholders engagement and the policy framework.
Read moreComments on EIB Complaint Mechanism Policy under revision
Publication | 30 July, 2009The document offers suggestions for revisions of the EIB’s Complaint Mechanism Policy, covering the scope of the mechanism, complaint procedures, stakeholders’ engagement, publication and reporting and data protection, as well as the conceptual framework and objective of the mechanism.
Read moreDam Big Impact – The energy sector development in Georgia
Publication | 23 July, 2009The energy policy of the Georgian government supported by a number of IFIs, aims at utilising the hydroenergy potential in the country in order to overcome the existing energy crisis. But effectively, this policy has the potential to cause significant negative impact on the environment, to drastically change the social and demographic situation in Georgia’s mountain areas and to devastate the existing cultural heritage.
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