New complaint on hidden EIB hydropower financing in Serbia shows need for tighter standards
January 27, 2022
As the EIB prepares to adopt a new environmental and social policy next week, an NGO complaint to the Bank’s Complaint Mechanism shows why the Bank’s standards for financial intermediaries urgently need to be tightened.
Правителството на Сърбия се отказа от проекта за литиева мина
January 21, 2022
Граждани и екоорганизации от дълго време водят кампания срещу проекта в далината Ядар заради рисковете за околната среда
Ecologists claim victory as Serbia cancels plans for lithium mine
January 21, 2022
Serbia may be sitting on 10 per cent of the world’s lithium, but the country’s government this week decided it will stay in the ground. …
Los Balcanes Occidentales también necesitan un fondo para una transición justa
January 21, 2022
Es de suma importancia que los Balcanes Occidentales reciban un fondo para una transición justa a una economía verde a partir de los combustibles fósiles, según un nuevo análisis de una organización griega sin fines de lucro.
The Western Balkans also need a fund for a fair transition
January 20, 2022
It is of the utmost importance for the Western Balkans to receive a fund for a just transition to a green …
War returnees won discrimination case over re-routing of the EBRD and EIB financed motorway
January 20, 2022
Municipal court decision concluded that the Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina (FBiH) indirectly discriminated against war returnees in Mostar South by choosing a new route of the Corridor Vc motorway without public consultations.
NGOs hail Chinese banks’ exit from Bosnia’s controversial Ugljevik III coal plant project
January 18, 2022
Republika of Srpska and China National Electric Engineering Corporation urged to follow.
Western Balkan countries need a dedicated fund to ensure a just energy transition – new report
January 11, 2022
The earlier a country’s coal-phase out commitment, the higher its share of a Just Transition Fund for the Western Balkan countries, finds a model-based analysis by The Green Tank and CEE Bankwatch Network, published today.
A Just Transition Fund for the Western Balkan countries
January 11, 2022
The EU’s Just Transition Mechanism will mobilise more than EUR 100 billion in investments over the period from 2021 to 2027 to help countries shift their energy sources from fossil fuels to more sustainable ones. Part of this Mechanism is the Just Tran
Serbs continue to protest against lithium mine, poor environmental standards
January 4, 2022
Plans to develop a lithium mine in western Serbia have provoked angry demonstrations amid increasing political tensions over pollution in …
