Lifting the smog
June 25, 2019
How much Tuzla’s public health would benefit from enforcement of air quality legislation CEE Bankwatch Network and the Center for Ecology and Energy have therefore undertaken independent monitoring in Tuzla of coarse dust particles known as PM10. Toget
Money for nothing: Ugljevik III coal concession must be cancelled, not bought off
June 7, 2019
After years of speculation about the Ugljevik III coal power project in Bosnia-Herzegovina, this week’s news is that the government wants to buy off Comsar Energy’s concession. Yet if the company hasn’t fulfilled the conditions from the contract, why should it be rewarded?
Kosova e Re power purchase agreement challenged at Energy Community
May 14, 2019
Kosovar and international non-governmental organizations have filed an official complaint to the Energy Community’s (EnC) dispute settlement mechanism, challenging the legality of the power purchase agreement (PPA) for the planned Kosova e Re coal powe
Kundërshtohet edhe zyrtarisht kontrata e projektit “Kosova e Re”
May 13, 2019
Disa organizata joqeveritare nga Kosova, si dhe ato ndërkombëtare, kanë nisur të hënën një ankesë zyrtare në mekanizimin për zgjidhjen e konflikteve të komunitetit të energjisë, duke sfiduar legjitimitetin e marrëveshjes për blerje të energjisë elektri
Kërkohet përdorimi i mekanizmave ligjorë kundër projektit TC “Kosova e Re”
May 13, 2019
Organizata Jo-qeveritare kosovare dhe ndërkombëtare kanë plasuar sot zyrtarisht një ankesë zyrtare tek Komuniteti i Energjisë, përkatësisht tek mekanizmi i zgjidhjes së mosmarrëveshjeve duke sfiduar ligjshmërinë e marrëveshjes së blerjes së energjisë p
Termocentrali ‘Kosova e Re’ përplas shoqërinë civile dhe Qeverinë
May 13, 2019
Disa organizata joqeveritare nga Kosova dhe ndërkombëtare kanë nisur të hënën, siç thuhet, një ankesë zyrtare tek Komuniteti i Energjisë, përkatësisht tek mekanizmi i zgjidhjes së mosmarrëveshjeve, duke sfiduar ligjshmërinë e marrëveshjes së blerjes së
Legal challenge mounted against Kosovo coal project’s “absurd” contract
May 13, 2019
Prishtina – Kosovar and international non-governmental organisations [1] have today submitted an official complaint to the Energy Community dispute settlement mechanism challenging the legality of the power purchase agreement for the planned Kosova e Re coal power project, which is currently awaiting ratification by the Kosovo parliament. [2]
Policy on corporate loans based on PCM CRR on the EPS Restructuring project
May 6, 2019
The PCM has finalised the Compliance Review Report (CRR) of the EPS Restructuring project and has closed the case without further monitoring. We welcome the recommendation that clarification of the policy framework and strategic guidance are urgently r
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.
Retrained and forgotten
April 16, 2019
This research analyses the context of downsizing the ining sector in the Jiu Valley, the concrete measures taken to mitigate the social impact in the areas hit by restructuring the mining sector and how successful these measures were.