Goldman winner to development banks: drop billion dollar Nenskra dam in Georgia
April 29, 2019
The 2019 winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize from Europe Ana Colovic Lesoska has today called on development banks – the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Asian Development Bank and (ADB) the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – to drop their funding for the Nenskra hydropower project planned in Georgia’s Caucasus mountains.
55 Injured in Clashes between Police and Hydropower Plant Protestors in Pankisi
April 22, 2019
Clashes occurred between police and local residents protesting the construction of the Khadori hydropower plant (HPP) in Birkiani in Georgia’s Pankisi region on Sunday.Source: 55 Injured in Clashes between Police and Hydropower Plant Protestors in Pank
Boskov most hydropower plant, North Macedonia
April 19, 2019
Boskov Most was one of 18 hydropower greenfield projects planned by the North Macedonian government in the Mavrovo National Park. After five years of campaigning, we convinced the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development about the folly of this project and to cancel its EUR 65 million loan. Without its major source of funding, the project lost steam and was discontinued.
Corporate loans – the rotten apple in EBRD’s Environmental and Social Policy?
April 18, 2019
As the Board of Directors is expected to vote any day now on the renewed Policy which lays out the conditions for reaching the Bank’s sustainability mandate and commitment to EU standards, a compliance review on Serbia’s energy company’s corporate restructuring loan calls for clearer and stronger safeguards for corporate level loans.
Croatian NGOs file court case to prevent resurrection of Plomin 1 coal plant
April 9, 2019
Zelena akcija/Friends of the Earth Croatia and Green Istria have filed a court case challenging the decision to extend the Plomin 1 coal power plant’s environmental permit, it was announced today.
Građani i dalje ne znaju koliko će koštati autoput
April 8, 2019
“Autoput je trebalo da bude završen u maju ove godine, ali će kasniti zbog određenog nesnalaženja kod projektovanja, usklađivanja sa evropskom dokumentacijom i hidrogeoloških istraživanja”, rekao je Mujević.Source: Građani i dalje ne znaju koliko će ko
EU-China summit an opportunity to tackle Chinese support for coal in southeast Europe
April 8, 2019
Brussels – With the EU-China summit kicking off in Brussels on April 9, Bankwatch launches a new analysis [1] showing 3.5 GW of new coal may be built in southeast Europe with Chinese support, including in EU member states Romania and Greece.
Chinese-financed coal projects in Southeast Europe
April 8, 2019
EU member states Romania and Greece, as well as several EU enlargement countries in the Western Balkans, plan to build new lignite power plants. The Balkan coal plans starkly conflict with the Paris Agreement’s aim of limiting climate change to 1.5°C b
Lieber Chinas Spatz als Europas Taube
April 5, 2019
Die Westbalkan-Staaten wollen in die EU. Doch bis es so weit ist, nehmen sie gern Geld aus Peking an. Noch bleiben zwei Monate Zeit, um Bedenken aus dem Weg zu räumen – das kann heikel werden.Source: Lieber Chinas Spatz als Europas Taube
Company Suspected of Ties with Cosa Nostra Wants to Build Turkstream 2 in Bulgaria
April 3, 2019
A consortium led by a construction company associated with the legendary Italian Mafia Cosa Nostra has submitted a bid for the Bulgarian section of the TurkStream 2 gas pipeline, Bivol has learned. This is Bonatti Group S.p.a., which participated in th
