România respiră aerul toxic al fostei Iugoslavii
February 20, 2019
În loc să închidă termocentralele locale, politicienii noștri construiesc altele noi. România respiră aerul toxic al fostei Iugoslavii.
Environmentalists seek tougher EU curbs on Balkan coal power plants
February 19, 2019
Environmentalists urged EU policy makers on Tuesday to take a tougher stance on air pollution from coal power plants in the Western Balkans, blaming the fumes for 3,900 deaths across Europe each year. Environmentalists seek tougher EU curbs on Balkan coal power plants.
EU action on Western Balkans’ chronic coal pollution is a unique opportunity to improve health and productivity
February 19, 2019
Brussels – Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic liability for the whole of Europe, with people in the EU bearing the majority of the health impacts and costs, according to a new report [1] by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Sandbag, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, CEE Bankwatch Network and Europe Beyond Coal. The European Union (EU) needs to use all of the tools available to improve health, prolong lives, save health costs and increase productivity both in the EU and in the Western Balkan region.
Croatian coal plant must not be resurrected
February 13, 2019
The Plomin 1 coal plant, on Croatia’s Istrian coast, is already 50 years old. In 2017 it closed due to a fire. Yet the Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy looks set to allow Plomin 1’s owner, HEP, to bring it back from the dead without even an environmental impact assessment.
Sowjet-Reaktoren wiederbeleben
February 12, 2019
In der Ukraine soll an einem AKW aus den 1980ern weitergebaut werden. UmweltschützerInnen warnen, der Rohbau von damals sei längst veraltet.
Construction of SHPP near Štrpce halted, Podgorica to host talks on hydropower in the region
February 12, 2019
Amid the public outcry against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) throughout the region, with the latest cases in Štrpce in Kosovo* and at the Krapska river in Macedonia, all interested parties will have the opportunity to exchange views during two meetings in Podgorica – a public debate on planned hydropower plants (HPPs) on Morača river, as well as HPPs in BiH, Montenegro, and Serbia, and the Ministerial Conference on Transition to Sustainable Energy in the Western Balkans.
Nga Enver Hoxha te BERZH-i: Hidroenergjia në Shqipëri, kërcënim reale për natyrën dhe njerëzit e vendit malor
February 11, 2019
BERZH-i dhe Societe Generale po sponsorizojnë një projekt ndërtimi në shkallë të gjerë në të gjithë Shqipërinë. Mbi 300 hidrocentrale në faza të ndryshme zhvillimi po paraqesin kërcënime reale për natyrën dhe njerëzit e vendit malor. Ata duhet të shmangin përsëritjen e marrëzisë betonizuese të Enver Hoxhës.
Macedonian hydropower complaint highlights EBRD’s enduring opacity
February 11, 2019
After almost a year of struggling to get basic environmental information from the EBRD about the Krapska hydropower project, Bankwatch has submitted an official complaint [1] to the bank’s Secretary General. As we run the same administrative circles over and over again, another precious river valley has been irreversibly damaged.
EIB Underestimated Climate Risks In Granting Loans To Southern Gas Corridor Projects -NGOs
February 7, 2019
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) lodged a complaint on Thursday with the European Investment Bank (EIB), accusing the latter of failure to ensure a proper climate impact assessment when deciding on allocation of loans to two projects as parts of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC)
EIB LOAN TO SGC ‘WRONG’: CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS
February 7, 2019
The European bank used flawed methodology to downgrade the risk that the mega pipeline project would pose, both inherently through its operation, or through misconduct, they allege.
