Serbia’s RES law needs prioritizing environmental and economic sustainability
January 29, 2021
Moving away from feed-in tariffs is a much needed move from both the environmental and financial point of view, as Serbia’s existing …
Corridor Vc in Bosnia and Herzegovina
January 29, 2021
The transport Corridor Vc is a motorway planned to run for 330 kilometers through Bosnia and Herzegovina. Various sections of this corridor are being financed by the EIB and the EBRD. This briefing provides an overview of the key issues identified by a Bankwatch fact finding mission to a section of the motorway project south of Mostar, including non-transparent decision making, a threat to the fragile balance of interests of different ethnic groups in this post-war community, illusory public consultations, and biodiversity at risk.
The public is still paying, hydropower operators are still profiting
January 27, 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.
Renewable energy incentives in the Western Balkans
January 27, 2021
Progress towards compliance with EU state aid rules and preventing environmentally harmful subsidies.
Connecting or Dividing? The South Mostar section of Corridor Vc in Bosnia and Herzegovina
January 26, 2021
In the early 2000s, the Corridor Vc route south of Mostar was planned to run through the Neretva valley, but due to strong local opposition, in 2011 this was changed to a route on the nearby plateau. In 2015 and 2016, yet another decision was made to r
Tomanić (EFB): Neophodna regionalna solidarnost za ostvarenje prava na disanje
January 25, 2021
Zagadjen vazduh je problem celog Zapadnog Balkana, a za ostvarenje ljudskog prava na disanje neophodna je regionalna solidarnost, rekla …
EFB: Kampanja Ujedinjeni Balkan za čist vazduh
January 22, 2021
Regionalna organizacija Evropski fond za Balkan u saradnji sa partnerskim organizacijama pokrenula je kampanju Ujedinjen Balkan za čist …
Europa face schimbări radicale în strategia de energie. Avertismentul şefului BEI. „Gata cu gazul”
January 22, 2021
Europa trebuie să recunoască faptul că în viitor nu va mai trebui să se bazeze pe combustibili fosili. În schimb, vor fi finanţate mai …
EFB: Kampanja Ujedinjen Balkan za čist vazduh
January 22, 2021
Regionalna organizacija Evropski fond za Balkan u saradnji sa partnerskim organizacijama pokrenula je kampanju Ujedinjen Balkan za čist …
Banka Evropiane e Investimeve thirrje për t’u dhënë fund investimeve në energjinë e paripërtëritshme
January 22, 2021
Në mënyrë që të arrijë objektivat e vendosura për klimën, Evropës i duhet të shkëputet seriozisht nga mënyra e përdorimit, si në të …
