Resistance to the Balkan pipeline carve up is growing
Blog entry | 2 October, 2007Bankwatch staff members have just returned from an invigorating and productive meeting with environmental and human rights groups from 14 countries aimed at developing responses to the rash of oil pipeline projects being proposed in South East Europe to bring Russian and Caspian oil to Europe and the US.
Read moreEuropean Investment Bank energy investments 2002-2006
Publication | 26 September, 2007A database of the EIB’s investments in the energy sector from 2002-2006, compiled from the EIB’s annual reports, shows that most of its investments in this sector went to gas as well as electricity distribution. (For an analysis covering the years until 2008, please see our study Change the lending, not the climate.)
Read moreTable of European Investment Bank energy investments 2002-2006
Publication | 26 September, 2007Read more
Second submission to the European Investment Banks public consultation on its anti-corruption policy
Publication | 13 September, 2007This submission complements the first one presented by the above organisations during the first round of public consultation on the European Investment Banks new policy on anti-fraud and anti-corruption matters. Although the EIB recognises the complexity of anti-corruption issues and the need to bring in external consultants or relevant European institutions, it is unclear how this will be reflected in the policy which the EIB aims to finalize before the end of the year.
Read moreFollow-up letter to the EIB regarding NGO concerns over the Zagreb municipal solid waste incinerator project
Publication | 10 September, 2007On October 4, 2007 EIB responded to this letter. Download the response as pdf here.
Read moreLetter to EBRD President Lemierre regarding violations of EBRD standards and legal and administrative proceedings in the Vlora Thermal Power Plant project
Publication | 9 September, 2007On October 31, 2007 president Lemierre responded to this letter. Download the response as pdf here.
Read moreLetter to the EBRD regarding the Croatian Country Strategy and the incorporation of civil society inputs
Publication | 3 September, 2007On September 17, 2007 EBRD responded to our letter. Download the response as pdf here.
Read moreLetter to the EBRD following a fact-finding mission to the Gazela Bridge project
Publication | 31 August, 2007Read more
Proposal from the EIB Management Committee to the Board of Directors on the Gazela Bridge Project
Publication | 30 August, 2007Read more