The weight of gold
Blog entry | January 16, 2019
The new gold mine in Krumovgrad boasts environmental performance and social responsibility, yet there are black spots along the path of the Bulgarian gold around the globe.
Blog entry | January 16, 2019
The new gold mine in Krumovgrad boasts environmental performance and social responsibility, yet there are black spots along the path of the Bulgarian gold around the globe.
Event | January 23, 2019
Online media briefing: Friday, January 25, 11:00am-12:00 noon CET Next week, the European Investment Bank (EIB) will be holding its annual press conference where President Werner Hoyer is expected to give an overview of the bank’s performance over the
Press release | March 22, 2019
Member States across central and eastern Europe continue to do less than their fair share in setting the course for the EU to meet its long-term energy and climate commitments, finds a new Bankwatch analysis [1] of the national energy and climate plans (NECP) in eight Member States.
Page | April 2, 2019
Bankwatch in 2018 A banner year for protecting nature, climate and human rights across central and eastern Europe and beyond Who we areStories2018 in numbersFinancialsOur peopleConnect with us Dear friends, In 1996 I accompanied a group of intrepid you
Project | July 31, 2019
Working on just transition brings all actors who believe in fair regional redevelopment to the same table: unions, industry, public administration, governments, civil society and others sharing this goal. They should be working together to find what is best for their regions and communities, from creating good quality jobs to identifying sustainable alternatives.
Page | October 17, 2019
Run for your lives Air pollution kills. Running saves. When Tuesday 6 November 7:00 Where Hősök emlékköve, Budapest, Hungary What is this about? Nearly 20 000 people across Europe and beyond died prematurely in 2015 due to coal pollution from EU coal p
Blog entry | January 22, 2020
Serbia’s Ministry of Mining and Energy last week finally announced that its Regulation governing incentive measures for renewable energy and cogeneration is no longer in force.
Blog entry | April 15, 2020
A new study commissioned by a coalition of NGOs including Bankwatch member Estonia Green Movement that analyzed the different European and Estonian funds in place or under development that could be useful for the transition, the existing plans Estonia has in place and policy recommendations from international best practises.
Blog entry | April 2, 2020
The EIB-financed Ilovac hydropower plant was built on the river Kupa in north-west Croatia at around the same time as scientists established the existence of a new fish species there – Alburnus sava. Since the dam’s construction, the species has not been found at the site. Has Alburnus sava’s habitat been degraded for just 1.4 MW of installed power?
Page | October 1, 2014
With around 650 000 inhabitants, Montenegro’s electricity needs are currently satisfied by just one 210 MW coal power plant at Pljevlja (around one third of electricity), and hydropower plants (the remaining two thirds). Hydropower comes mainly from the 307 MW Perucica and 342 MW Piva plants, with the remainder from other much smaller hydro facilities. New forms of renewable energy are hardly used at all in the country, despite significant potential in some regions.
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