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Leaving Paris, the European Investment Bank steps on the gas

12 February, 2018

Distancing itself from the EU’s climate commitments enshrined in the Paris Agreement, the European Investment Bank has effectively taken a U-turn in its energy lending last week when it approved a record loan for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline.

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Controversial gas pipeline gets EUR 1.5 billion in public money amid massive climate risk

6 February, 2018

CEE Bankwatch Network, Counter Balance, Friends of the Earth Europe, 350.org Press release For immediate release Prague, Brussels –– The European Investment Bank (EIB) voted today to hand out one of Europe’s largest ever loans to one of the EU’s larges

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[Campaign update] More EBRD cash for Georgia dams should be cautionary tale for other development banks

5 February, 2018

The European Investment Bank is set to decide on the billion dollar Nenskra dam project during its board meeting today.

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As pollution blankets Pristina, so do protests

31 January, 2018

Hundreds of people fed up of breathing polluted air have joined a protest in Pristina, Kosovo earlier today.

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New study shutters EU claims on climate benefits from flagship energy project

30 January, 2018

The controversial Southern Gas Corridor, the EU’s flagship energy project, could be as emissions-intensive as coal power or even more, a new study reveals.

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