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Vujadin Berberović, local activist who campaigned against Corridor Vc in Bosnia and Herzegovina, passes away

10 February, 2021

Bankwatch is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Vujadin Berberović, president of the Serb returnee association in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, who played a key role in mobilising his community to ensure the local residents are equal stakeholders in the development of the Corridor Vc project.

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Secrecy surrounding €672 billion in EU recovery funding jeopardises building back better

9 February, 2021

Little is known about how Member States intend to use funds from the EU’s EUR 672 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility, raising concerns about the bloc’s ability to rebound from the economic downturn as it moves towards meeting Europe’s long-term climate and energy goals, finds new research by Bankwatch for the Green 10 network of environmental groups .

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NEW REPORT: EU push for metals mining is a raw deal for people and environment

28 January, 2021

With a fair and digital transformation topping the priorities of the Portuguese EU presidency, the European Green Deal’s push for raw materials should not come at the expense of workers, local communities and nature, warns a new report from CEE Bankwatch Network.

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The public is still paying, hydropower operators are still profiting

27 January, 2021

More than a year after Bankwatch revealed the scale of hydropower subsidies in the Western Balkans, progress in eliminating environmentally harmful aid is still slow.

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Pulling the ‘cotton’ over Uzbek eyes at latest EBRD investment

26 January, 2021

On 27 January 2021 the EBRD expects its Board of Directors to approve a loan of USD 70 million to Indorama Agro for the development of the cotton farming sector in Uzbekistan.

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