June 26, 2012 | Read more Luxembourg — Ahead of discussions this week about how the next one trillion euros EU budget will be spent, EU ministers are being urged to get rid of provisions that would allow public money to subsidise the fossil fuels industry.
June 25, 2012 | Read more A too strong focus on energy security is steering Europe’s engagement with neighbouring states in a troublesome direction for the partnering countries.
June 21, 2012 | Read more The Plomin “C” coal power plant in Croatia is illegal – so why has its environmental impact assessment been given the thumbs up?
June 20, 2012 | Read more 3 out of 4 experts gave a negative opinion on the environmental study of the Ombla hydropower plant. Now the Croatian government must heed their warnings and stop the project.
June 19, 2012 | Read more Joining a global day of action against fossil fuel subsidies, Bankwatchers in Ukraine highlighted how much still needs to be done in their country.
June 15, 2012 | Read more As Europe’s financial establishment braces for the results of tomorrow’s Greek elections and Eurozone officials dangle the carrot of a new European Investment Bank programme in front of Athens, we’ve prepared a snapshot of previous EIB loans in the country. [1] [2] [3] [4] (NB: any tricolour similarities are entirely coincidental.)
June 14, 2012 | Read more With the European Parliament’s ratification of the expansion of EBRD operations to north Africa the question arises again: Is the bank fit for this purpose? The Parliament’s answer sounds like a resounding ‘maybe’.
June 13, 2012 | Read more Brussels – Representatives of EU Member States meeting tomorrow in Brussels intend to promote the financing of gas distribution, storage and transmission from Cohesion Policy funds meant for low-carbon measures in the next EU budget. Such support for gas would mean the EU’s dependency on fossil fuels will continue for decades, undermining global efforts to combat climate change.
June 12, 2012 | Read more Pushing for public-private partnerships will not support democratisation in the Arab Spring countries but risks increasing their public debt. Our new website brings together the PPP lessons that Europe should have learned.
June 8, 2012 | Read more Kiev — Despite being the place of one of the most terrifying nuclear accidents in the world, Ukraine is currently working on expanding the lifespan of 13 of its old Soviet-style reactors, with electricity exports to the European Union in mind. In a study published today, CEE Bankwatch Network is revealing how the EU and its financing institutions are promoting electricity imports to the EU which are likely to have highly damaging consequences for the exporting countries.
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