Gas Line to Europe Raises Questions of Corruption and Human Rights
July 5, 2018
For more than a year protesters have sought to stop work on a European-financed natural gas line coming all the way from Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea to the land of olive trees and beaches in sou… Source: Gas Line to Europe Raises Questions of Corrup
Pipeline mired in controversy gets half a billion euros from European development bank
July 4, 2018
Brussels, London, Rome, Prague – Today the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a loan of EUR 500 million for the multi-billion euro Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) [1], in spite of the project failing to conform to the bank’s own policies and the fervent local resistance following the 878-kilometre pipeline where it crosses land in Greece and Albania before arriving onshore in Italy.
The ‘deconstruction’ of the most ambitious project of the EU, the ‘Southern Gas Corridor’
June 12, 2018
There is nothing that will change except from the supplier country since instead of Russia Europe will now Source: The ‘deconstruction’ of the most ambitious project of the EU, the ‘Southern Gas Corridor’
Gasdotto Tap, cosa cambierà, o non cambierà, con il nuovo governo
June 7, 2018
Il neoministro dell’Ambiente, Sergio Costa, ha bollato come “inutile” il corridoio Sud, che dovrebbe trasportare 10 miliardi di metri cubi di nuovo gas in Italia, sposando la tesi contraria a quella del precedente governo, che invece riteneva quest’ope
Du gaz azéri pour l’Europe
April 17, 2018
L’indépendance énergétique de l’Europe. Tout un programme, et en ces temps de tension extrême avec Moscou, tout projet qui vise à réduire notre dépendance au gaz russe est plus que bienvenu. C’est le cas du Corridor gazier sud-européen, 3 500 km de tuy
Federation vouches for gas from Azerbaijan – energate messenger +
March 6, 2018
Source: Federation vouches for gas from Azerbaijan – energate messenger +
Leaving Paris, the European Investment Bank steps on the gas
February 12, 2018
Distancing itself from the EU’s climate commitments enshrined in the Paris Agreement, the European Investment Bank has effectively taken a U-turn in its energy lending last week when it approved a record loan for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline.
Key decision made that could rewrite EU energy policy
February 7, 2018
The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Tuesday approved its largest ever single loan to an energy project: the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). The 1.5 Source: Key decision made that could rewrite EU energy policy
Despite Climate Objections, New Southern Gas Corridor Gets €1.5bn In EU Funds
February 7, 2018
The European Investment Bank says the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline will reduce dependence on both Russian gas and European coal. But a recent study says it could be as emissions-intensive as coal. Source: Despite Climate Objections, New Southern Gas Corrido
EU bank approves largest ever energy loan, for TAP pipeline
February 7, 2018
The European Investment Bank on Tuesday (6 February) approved its largest ever single loan to an energy project: the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). The €1.5 billion grant will be used to bring gas from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. Source: EU ban
