Radio silence on gas allegations: European Commission breaks another deadline to respond to Bankwatch’s complaint
October 21, 2021
The European Commission’s Directorate General for Energy is dragging its feet in answering allegations on its role in the selection of priority gas pipelines in the Western Balkans and Caucasus region. The delays threaten to diminish the chances of the Ombudsman’s findings being taken into account while developing new EU energy rules.
New report: European Investment Bank hydropower failures necessitate tighter rules
October 21, 2021
The European Investment Bank has financed a series of damaging hydropower projects since 2010 which underline the need to tighten its environmental and social standards, according to a new report published today by CEE Bankwatch Network and EuroNatur.
Public money vs. pristine rivers
October 21, 2021
As the EIB revises its Environmental and Social Standards, this report presents eight hydropower schemes in central and eastern Europe either financed or under consideration by the Bank. The projects – some financed directly and others via intermediari
Por- és kerozinszennyezéstől szenvednek a reptér közelében élők, mégis a magyar lakosság kétszeresére növelik az utasforgalmat
October 12, 2021
Új tanulmányban vonja kérdőre a Magyar Természetvédők Szövetsége és a Közép- és Kelet-Európai Bankfigyelő Hálózat (Bankwatch) a budapesti …
Trouble in the air: EIB ignores environmental and social burdens caused by Budapest Airport expansion
October 11, 2021
The Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport is located 16 kilometres from the centre of Budapest. With a licence for a capacity of 6 million passengers per year and 15 million in the peak year of 2019, new plans to develop the airport aim to increa
Sprawiedliwa transformacja w regionach po omacku
September 8, 2021
Terytorialne plany sprawiedliwej transformacji (TPST) niewiele mówią na temat przyszłych miejsc pracy dla pracowników zamykanych kopalń. …
EU complicity in colossal, lawless air pollution from Balkan coal plants must prompt swift action – new report
September 7, 2021
Around 19,000 people are estimated to have died over the past three years as a result of air pollution from Western Balkan coal-fired power plants, according to a report released today by CEE Bankwatch Network and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
Just transition in Poland – an overview of territorial just transition plans from six coal regions
September 2, 2021
Poland is one of the countries in central and eastern Europe that plans to use European funds to finance just transition in their coal regions. In order to receive the funds, these regions will need to prepare Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTPs).
Polska Zielona Sieć: Terytorialne Plany Transformacji polskich regionów węglowych pod lupą obywatelską
September 2, 2021
Każdy, kto przyłączy się do marszu w stronę zielonej gospodarki, nie będzie pozostawiony w tyle i nie będzie maszerował sam. To podstawa …
Polskie regiony węglowe czekają na kasę z UE. Niektórym miliardy euro przejdą koło nosa
September 1, 2021
Terytorialne Plany Sprawiedliwej Transformacji (TPST) polskich regionów węglowych pod lupą Bankwatch Network i Polskiej Zielonej Sieci. …