Bosnian activists hail dam victory
June 28, 2018
Activists have claimed a small victory in their attempts to prevent the construction of around 3,000 dams across the Balkans, which will block fish migration routes and destroy some of Europe’s last free-flowing rivers. Villagers in Kruščica about 70k
Promises for coal jobs in southeastern Europe are dangerously out of touch with reality – new study
June 28, 2018
Prague – Proponents of coal say almost 30,000 jobs will be created or maintained in southeastern Europe if new coal plants are built, while according to new analysis [1] by Bankwatch, over 5,000 jobs will be lost.
The great coal jobs fraud (2018 UPDATE)
June 28, 2018
This study, an update of our November 2016 analysis, examines the claims and finds that in almost all cases, they are exaggerated. In fact, even the current levels of employment cannot be maintained and some companies such as Elektroprivreda Srbije and
Petition handed to EBRD calling on IFIs to drop “destructive hydropower in the Balkans”
June 26, 2018
Representatives from the Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign to save the continent’s last undammed rivers have handed in a petition endorsed globally by more than 120,000 people, calling on international development banks to rein in financial suppor
A new campaign aims to save the last wild rivers of Europe
June 26, 2018
Protecting the last “wild rivers” of Europe is the aim of a new campaign from outdoor clothing company Patagonia, along with NGOs and locals. Source: A new campaign aims to save the last wild rivers of Europe
Blue Heart und die tapferen Frauen von Kruščica
June 25, 2018
“Es ist eine Verschwendung von Geld und eine moralische Farce, dass einige der größten Finanzinstitutionen der Welt diese veraltete und ausbeuterische Technologie unterstützen.” Source: Blue Heart und die tapferen Frauen von Kruščica
120,000 sign petition to save one of Europe’s last unspoiled corners
June 22, 2018
More than 120,000 people have signed a petition calling for one of the last true wildernesses in Europe to be protected from hydroelectric dams. Home to the only remaining undammed rivers on the Continent, the so-called Blue Heart of Europe is an area
Hidroelektrane prijete rijekama na Balkanu?
June 22, 2018
Peticijom je zatraženo da se zaustavi investiranje u hidroelektrane na Balkanu. Source: Hidroelektrane prijete rijekama na Balkanu?
In 120 mila per salvare i fiumi dei Balcani dalle dighe
June 22, 2018
Alla Bers una petizione che chiede di bloccare i fondi per la costruzione di dighe e centrali idroelettriche nel cuore blu dell’Europa: 2800 gli impianti progettati Source: In 120 mila per salvare i fiumi dei Balcani dalle dighe
International nonprofits welcome World Bank’s shift towards green energy in Kosovo
June 21, 2018
A group of international and Kosovo-based NGOs have expressed support for the World Bank’s shift towards a more ‘comprehensive approach to energy sector development’ in Kosovo. Source: International nonprofits welcome World Bank’s shift towards green e