Updates on the European Investment Bank

Letter to DG Environment regarding the Nabucco pipeline project

The letter to European Commission, DG Environment raises political and environmental concerns related to the Nabucco pipeline, among others the human rights situation in Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. On September 8, 2009 we received a response from DG Environment. Download it a pdf here.

Media briefing on the Nabucco gas pipeline

Letter to European Commission regarding serious problems with the TEN-T network in the Czech Republic

Bankwatch Mail 41

In this issue: Environmental navigation can steer paths through EU funds storm * EU shadow banking sanctioned by the EU * EIB transport lending off course thanks to climate and biodiversity blind spots * Crisis loans set to dig more holes in Serbia * Croatia to become dumping ground of Europe? * Real costs of nukes in central and eastern Europe unleashed * The road to cyanide gold is paved with abuses

Eco-sense’s recommendations for transparent public hearings

These recommendations have been made during the preparation for the second round of public hearings on the Demir Kapija-Smokvica highway project. They are written in Macedonian and are available at Eco-sense’s website. Download Eco-sense’s recommendations for transparent public hearings

Letter to EIB’s Board of Governors at the occasion of the bank’s 51st AGM

The European Investment Bank and Central Asia: NGO comments to the EIBs regional strategy

Letter to EIB regarding Gazela resettlement process

In this letter CEKOR requests the EIB to send a delegation for a meeting with representatives of the Roma community from Gazela, interested Roma and non-Roma CSOs and representatives of the Roma national council and to thus establish consultative and sustainable process of the resettlement. On June 17, 2009 we have received a response from EIB, which can be downloaded as pdf here.

High voltage power lines, Ukraine – EBRD AGM Issue Paper

In April 2009 the National Energy Company of Ukraine Ukrenergo announced plans to construct two new high voltage transmission lines with hoped for financial support from the EBRD. A closer look at the background details reveals information that neither the project sponsor nor the EBRD provided. Based on them, it seems that in close cooperation with Ukrenergo the EBRD will rather improve Ukraine’s capacity to export electricity from its nuclear blocks under the smokescreen of serving the local needs.

Review of lessons from completed PPP projects financed by the EIB

This report reviews the European Investment Bank’s public-private partnership (PPP) projects to inform and help shape the bank’s lending policies and practices. The research has been commissioned by the European Investment Bank but is not available on the EIB’s website. The report describes the EIB PPP portfolio, presents the outcomes of interviews with EIB staff involved in PPP operations. The report draws interesting conclusions about the PPP project selection, risk sharing and transparency.